Hong Kong, China vs Republic of Korea: Natural population growth

Hong Kong, China
-0.2136
in 2023
Republic of Korea
-0.2109
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
199th
Republic of Korea rank
198th

Natural population growth over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Republic of Korea
-10123195019862023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports -0.2109 against -0.2136 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0027.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 199th and Republic of Korea ranks 198th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 3.03 1.97 1.06 Hong Kong, China
1960s 2.53 2.44 0.0908 Hong Kong, China
1970s 1.3 1.75 0.4483 Republic of Korea
1980s 1 1.21 0.211 Republic of Korea
1990s 0.6449 0.9577 0.3127 Republic of Korea
2000s 0.2937 0.4946 0.2009 Republic of Korea
2010s 0.3775 0.2496 0.128 Hong Kong, China
2020s -0.1527 -0.1734 0.0207 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Hong Kong, China or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at -0.2109 against -0.2136 in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
0.0027, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea rank globally for natural population growth?
Hong Kong, China ranks 199th and Republic of Korea ranks 198th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed