China vs South Korea: Natural population growth rate
China
-0.2%
in 2023
South Korea
-0.2%
in 2023
China rank
200th
South Korea rank
203rd
Natural population growth rate over time
- China
- South Korea
How they compare
China currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 200th and South Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | China |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, China or South Korea?
- China, at -0.2% against -0.2% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between China and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and South Korea rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- China ranks 200th and South Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.