Hong Kong vs South Korea: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Hong Kong
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
South Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
235th
South Korea rank
234th
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, 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 South Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 235th and South Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.1 live births per woman | 0.4442 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 0.7122 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.362 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.3845 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.2439 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | 0.0268 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0 live births per woman | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Hong Kong or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.003 live births per woman, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Hong Kong ranks 235th and South Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.