South Korea vs Taiwan: Fertility rate: births per woman
South Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
South Korea rank
234th
Taiwan rank
232nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.15 live births per woman.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
South Korea ranks 234th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 0.3258 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.0565 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.49 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.3416 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.0611 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.1024 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.0186 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.0318 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.1525 live births per woman | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.87 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 Taiwan?
- 0.15 live births per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- South Korea ranks 234th and Taiwan ranks 232nd 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.