China vs Korea: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
China
-0.2%
in 2023
Korea
-0.2%
in 2023
China rank
200th
Korea rank
203rd
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
China currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 200th and Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | China |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, China or Korea?
- China, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between China and Korea?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- China ranks 200th and Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.