Korea vs Macau, China: Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita

Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Macau, China
0.662 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea rank
234th
Macau, China rank
236th

Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.72 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macau, China, a difference of 0.058 live births per woman.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 234th and Macau, China ranks 236th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 7 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Macau, China Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 live births per woman 5.27 live births per woman 0.8669 live births per woman Korea
1960s 5.1 live births per woman 3.71 live births per woman 1.39 live births per woman Korea
1970s 3.49 live births per woman 1.7 live births per woman 1.8 live births per woman Korea
1980s 1.98 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 0.0183 live births per woman Macau, China
1990s 1.62 live births per woman 1.38 live births per woman 0.2391 live births per woman Korea
2000s 1.22 live births per woman 0.8914 live births per woman 0.3328 live births per woman Korea
2010s 1.14 live births per woman 1.09 live births per woman 0.0465 live births per woman Korea
2020s 0.7738 live births per woman 0.7383 live births per woman 0.0355 live births per woman Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. gdp per capita, Korea or Macau, China?
Korea, at 0.72 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Macau, China?
0.058 live births per woman, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Macau, China?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea and Macau, China rank globally for fertility rate vs. gdp per capita?
Korea ranks 234th and Macau, China ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.