Hong Kong vs South Korea: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Hong Kong
4.9 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Korea
4.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
216th
South Korea rank
217th
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 4.9 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 216th and South Korea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.96 per 1,000 people | 35.34 per 1,000 people | 6.38 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 18.46 per 1,000 people | 25.87 per 1,000 people | 7.41 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14.55 per 1,000 people | 17.93 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 15.24 per 1,000 people | 4.61 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.78 per 1,000 people | 10.22 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.38 per 1,000 people | 8.14 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Hong Kong or South Korea?
- Hong Kong, at 4.9 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Hong Kong ranks 216th and South Korea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.