South Korea vs Saint Barthelemy: Fertility rate: births per woman
South Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy
0.801 live births per woman
in 2023
South Korea rank
234th
Saint Barthelemy rank
233rd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- South Korea
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
Saint Barthelemy currently reports 0.801 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.081 live births per woman.
That makes Saint Barthelemy's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 234th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Saint Barthelemy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.49 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.4461 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.2285 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 0.2317 live births per woman | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2010s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.1345 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0.7812 live births per woman | 0.0075 live births per woman | Saint Barthelemy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, South Korea or Saint Barthelemy?
- Saint Barthelemy, at 0.801 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between South Korea and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.081 live births per woman, with Saint Barthelemy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saint Barthelemy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- South Korea ranks 234th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The 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.