Korea vs Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Fertility and wanted fertility

Korea
0.748
in 2024
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
0.582
in 2024
Korea rank
214th
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
215th

Fertility and wanted fertility over time

  • Korea
  • Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.748 against 0.582 in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, a difference of 0.166.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 214th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 215th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Difference Ahead
1960s 5.1 3.71 1.39 Korea
1970s 3.6 1.7 1.9 Korea
1980s 1.95 2 0.0512 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
1990s 1.6 1.38 0.2213 Korea
2000s 1.21 0.9113 0.3026 Korea
2010s 1.15 1.11 0.0451 Korea
2020s 0.7784 0.689 0.0894 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility and wanted fertility, Korea or Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Korea, at 0.748 against 0.582 in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility and wanted fertility between Korea and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
0.166, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank globally for fertility and wanted fertility?
Korea ranks 214th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 215th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility and wanted fertility. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility and wanted fertility
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed