Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Fertility rate, total
Hong Kong, China
0.841 births per woman
in 2024
Korea
0.748 births per woman
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
216th
Korea rank
217th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.841 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in Korea, a difference of 0.093 births per woman.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Korea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 births per woman | 5.1 births per woman | 0.4442 births per woman | Korea |
| 1970s | 2.82 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman | 0.7772 births per woman | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.3474 births per woman | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 0.3777 births per woman | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9817 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman | 0.2322 births per woman | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | 0.0132 births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7896 births per woman | 0.7784 births per woman | 0.0112 births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.841 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 0.093 births per woman, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Korea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.