Hong Kong (China) vs Korea: Long run birth rate

Hong Kong (China)
5.55
in 2023
Korea
4.57
in 2023
Hong Kong (China) rank
225th
Korea rank
228th

Long run birth rate over time

  • Hong Kong (China)
  • Korea
010203040195019862023

How they compare

Hong Kong (China) currently reports 5.55 against 4.57 in Korea, a difference of 0.98.

That makes Hong Kong (China)'s figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong (China) ahead.

Hong Kong (China) ranks 225th and Korea ranks 228th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong (China) averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong (China) Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 38.66 42.1 3.44 Korea
1960s 30.53 35.34 4.81 Korea
1970s 18.16 24.76 6.6 Korea
1980s 15.27 18.38 3.12 Korea
1990s 11.98 15.08 3.09 Korea
2000s 8.68 10.02 1.34 Korea
2010s 10.21 7.98 2.23 Hong Kong (China)
2020s 6.26 4.93 1.32 Hong Kong (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run birth rate, Hong Kong (China) or Korea?
Hong Kong (China), at 5.55 against 4.57 in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in long run birth rate between Hong Kong (China) and Korea?
0.98, with Hong Kong (China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong (China) and Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong (China) and Korea rank globally for long run birth rate?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 225th and Korea ranks 228th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long run birth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed