Hong Kong vs Macao: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Hong Kong
0.7136
in 2023
Macao
0.6589
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
235th
Macao rank
236th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.7136 against 0.6589 in Macao, a difference of 0.0547.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 235th and Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
1950s 4.12 4.77 0.6496 Macao
1960s 4.43 3.47 0.9562 Hong Kong
1970s 2.7 1.63 1.07 Hong Kong
1980s 1.59 1.95 0.3637 Macao
1990s 1.22 1.36 0.1399 Macao
2000s 0.9728 0.8841 0.0886 Hong Kong
2010s 1.16 1.08 0.0724 Hong Kong
2020s 0.77 0.7346 0.0353 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Hong Kong or Macao?
Hong Kong, at 0.7136 against 0.6589 in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Hong Kong and Macao?
0.0547, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Hong Kong ranks 235th and Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed