South Korea vs Macao: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
South Korea
0.748 births per woman
in 2024
Macao
0.582 births per woman
in 2024
South Korea rank
217th
Macao rank
218th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- South Korea
- Macao
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.748 births per woman against 0.582 births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.166 births per woman.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 217th and Macao ranks 218th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.6 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.95 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 0.0512 births per woman | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.2213 births per woman | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.21 births per woman | 0.9113 births per woman | 0.3026 births per woman | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.15 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | 0.0451 births per woman | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7784 births per woman | 0.689 births per woman | 0.0894 births per woman | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, South Korea or Macao?
- South Korea, at 0.748 births per woman against 0.582 births per woman in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between South Korea and Macao?
- 0.166 births per woman, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Macao?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Macao rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- South Korea ranks 217th and Macao ranks 218th 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.