Hong Kong vs Macao: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Hong Kong
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Macao
0.662 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
235th
Macao rank
236th
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.055 live births per woman.
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 | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.7008 live births per woman | Macao |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 0.9501 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.3803 live births per woman | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1454 live births per woman | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 0.8914 live births per woman | 0.0889 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | 0.0733 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7383 live births per woman | 0.0355 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
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 Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.055 live births per woman, 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 fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Hong Kong ranks 235th and Macao ranks 236th 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.