South Korea vs Saint Barthelemy: Birth rate
South Korea
4.57 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy
4.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Korea rank
235th
Saint Barthelemy rank
234th
Birth rate over time
- South Korea
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
Saint Barthelemy currently reports 4.82 births per 1,000 people against 4.57 births per 1,000 people in South Korea, a difference of 0.25 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Saint Barthelemy's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 235th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Saint Barthelemy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.1 births per 1,000 people | 23.73 births per 1,000 people | 18.37 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 35.34 births per 1,000 people | 23.44 births per 1,000 people | 11.9 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 8.43 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 18.38 births per 1,000 people | 17.86 births per 1,000 people | 0.5216 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 15.08 births per 1,000 people | 13.9 births per 1,000 people | 1.17 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 10.02 births per 1,000 people | 10.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.9684 births per 1,000 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2010s | 7.98 births per 1,000 people | 7.54 births per 1,000 people | 0.4492 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.93 births per 1,000 people | 4.86 births per 1,000 people | 0.072 births per 1,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, South Korea or Saint Barthelemy?
- Saint Barthelemy, at 4.82 births per 1,000 people against 4.57 births per 1,000 people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between South Korea and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.25 births per 1,000 people, 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 birth rate?
- South Korea ranks 235th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.