Hong Kong, China vs Ukraine: Birth rate vs. death rate

Hong Kong, China
5.55 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ukraine
5.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
232nd
Ukraine rank
231st

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Ukraine
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 5.62 births per 1,000 people against 5.55 births per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 232nd and Ukraine ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 38.66 births per 1,000 people 21.37 births per 1,000 people 17.29 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1960s 30.53 births per 1,000 people 16.91 births per 1,000 people 13.62 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1970s 18.16 births per 1,000 people 15.1 births per 1,000 people 3.06 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1980s 15.27 births per 1,000 people 15.16 births per 1,000 people 0.1076 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
1990s 11.98 births per 1,000 people 10.24 births per 1,000 people 1.74 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
2000s 8.68 births per 1,000 people 9.25 births per 1,000 people 0.57 births per 1,000 people Ukraine
2010s 10.21 births per 1,000 people 9.93 births per 1,000 people 0.2771 births per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
2020s 6.26 births per 1,000 people 6.46 births per 1,000 people 0.2027 births per 1,000 people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Hong Kong, China or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 5.62 births per 1,000 people against 5.55 births per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Hong Kong, China and Ukraine?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Ukraine rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Hong Kong, China ranks 232nd and Ukraine ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.