Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Birth rate, crude

Hong Kong, China
4.9 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Macau, China
5.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
216th
Macau, China rank
215th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 people against 4.9 per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 215th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
1960s 28.96 per 1,000 people 20.24 per 1,000 people 8.71 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1970s 18.46 per 1,000 people 8.28 per 1,000 people 10.18 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1980s 14.55 per 1,000 people 21.97 per 1,000 people 7.42 per 1,000 people Macau, China
1990s 10.63 per 1,000 people 14.95 per 1,000 people 4.32 per 1,000 people Macau, China
2000s 8.78 per 1,000 people 8.03 per 1,000 people 0.75 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
2010s 9.38 per 1,000 people 10.59 per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people Macau, China
2020s 4.9 per 1,000 people 6.54 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 5.3 per 1,000 people against 4.9 per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
0.4 per 1,000 people, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 215th 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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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.