Taiwan vs Ukraine: Birth rate

Taiwan
5.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ukraine
5.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan rank
230th
Ukraine rank
231st

Birth rate over time

  • Taiwan
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 5.68 births per 1,000 people against 5.62 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.

Taiwan ranks 230th and Ukraine ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 44.06 births per 1,000 people 21.37 births per 1,000 people 22.69 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
1960s 32.78 births per 1,000 people 16.91 births per 1,000 people 15.88 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
1970s 24.32 births per 1,000 people 15.1 births per 1,000 people 9.22 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
1980s 19.34 births per 1,000 people 15.16 births per 1,000 people 4.18 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
1990s 15.06 births per 1,000 people 10.24 births per 1,000 people 4.82 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
2000s 9.8 births per 1,000 people 9.25 births per 1,000 people 0.5474 births per 1,000 people Taiwan
2010s 8.43 births per 1,000 people 9.93 births per 1,000 people 1.51 births per 1,000 people Ukraine
2020s 6.22 births per 1,000 people 6.46 births per 1,000 people 0.235 births per 1,000 people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Taiwan or Ukraine?
Taiwan, at 5.68 births per 1,000 people against 5.62 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Taiwan and Ukraine?
0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Taiwan and Ukraine rank globally for birth rate?
Taiwan ranks 230th and Ukraine ranks 231st 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.