Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macau, China, a difference of 0.055 live births per woman.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Macau, China ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Macau, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.7008 live births per woman | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 0.9501 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.3803 live births per woman | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1454 live births per woman | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 0.8914 live births per woman | 0.0889 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | 0.0733 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7383 live births per woman | 0.0355 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
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 Macau, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 0.055 live births per woman, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Macau, China ranks 236th 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.