Korea vs Chinese Taipei: Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita

Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea rank
234th
Chinese Taipei rank
232nd

Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Chinese Taipei
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How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in Korea, a difference of 0.15 live births per woman.

That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 234th and Chinese Taipei ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Chinese Taipei in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 live births per woman 6.46 live births per woman 0.3258 live births per woman Chinese Taipei
1960s 5.1 live births per woman 5.04 live births per woman 0.0565 live births per woman Korea
1970s 3.49 live births per woman 3.15 live births per woman 0.3416 live births per woman Korea
1980s 1.98 live births per woman 2.04 live births per woman 0.0611 live births per woman Chinese Taipei
1990s 1.62 live births per woman 1.72 live births per woman 0.1024 live births per woman Chinese Taipei
2000s 1.22 live births per woman 1.21 live births per woman 0.0186 live births per woman Korea
2010s 1.14 live births per woman 1.11 live births per woman 0.0318 live births per woman Korea
2020s 0.7738 live births per woman 0.9263 live births per woman 0.1525 live births per woman Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. gdp per capita, Korea or Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei, at 0.87 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Chinese Taipei?
0.15 live births per woman, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Chinese Taipei?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea and Chinese Taipei rank globally for fertility rate vs. gdp per capita?
Korea ranks 234th and Chinese Taipei ranks 232nd 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
Last refreshed

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.