Hong Kong vs South Korea: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Hong Kong
0.841 births per woman
in 2024
South Korea
0.748 births per woman
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
216th
South Korea rank
217th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.841 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.093 births per woman.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 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 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 births per woman | 5.1 births per woman | 0.4442 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.82 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman | 0.7772 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.3474 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 0.3777 births per woman | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9817 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman | 0.2322 births per woman | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | 0.0132 births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7896 births per woman | 0.7784 births per woman | 0.0112 births per woman | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Hong Kong or South Korea?
- Hong Kong, at 0.841 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.093 births per woman, 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 fertility rate, total?
- 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 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.