Hong Kong, China vs Republic of Korea: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Hong Kong, China
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
235th
Republic of Korea rank
234th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.003 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.1 live births per woman | 0.4442 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 0.7122 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.362 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.3845 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.2439 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | 0.0268 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Hong Kong, China or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 0.003 live births per woman, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.