South Korea vs Singapore: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
South Korea
0.748 births per woman
in 2024
Singapore
0.97 births per woman
in 2024
South Korea rank
217th
Singapore rank
214th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.97 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.222 births per woman.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 217th and Singapore ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 0.4712 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.6 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.252 births per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.0636 births per woman | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.21 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.1101 births per woman | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.15 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman | 0.0443 births per woman | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.7784 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | 0.2616 births per woman | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, South Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.97 births per woman against 0.748 births per woman in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.222 births per woman, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- South Korea ranks 217th and Singapore ranks 214th 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.