Hong Kong vs Macao: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Hong Kong
0.751 births per woman
in 2023
Macao
0.586 births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
213th
Macao rank
215th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.751 births per woman against 0.586 births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.165 births per woman.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 213th and Macao ranks 215th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.82 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.6 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 0.3986 births per woman | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.1564 births per woman | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.9817 births per woman | 0.9113 births per woman | 0.0704 births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.16 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | 0.0583 births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7768 births per woman | 0.7157 births per woman | 0.061 births per woman | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 0.751 births per woman against 0.586 births per woman in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.165 births per woman, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 213th and Macao ranks 215th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release