Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Republic of Korea or Vatican?

Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.0% in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Republic of Korea and Vatican?

0.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Vatican?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Vatican: Share of births by age of mother

Republic of Korea

0.3%

in 2023

Vatican

0.0%

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

231st

Vatican rank

234th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Republic of Korea
Vatican

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.0% in Vatican, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 231st and Vatican ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 7 and Vatican in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.8%	0.0%	3.8%	Republic of Korea
1960s	2.5%	4.6%	2.0%	Vatican
1970s	3.0%	0.0%	3.0%	Republic of Korea
1980s	2.9%	0.0%	2.9%	Republic of Korea
1990s	1.1%	0.0%	1.1%	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Republic of Korea or Vatican?: Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.0% in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Republic of Korea and Vatican?: 0.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Vatican rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Republic of Korea ranks 231st and Vatican ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.