Korea vs Chinese Taipei: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Korea
0.722 births per woman
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
0.864 births per woman
in 2023
Korea rank
34th
Chinese Taipei rank
33rd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Korea
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 0.864 births per woman against 0.722 births per woman in Korea, a difference of 0.142 births per woman.
That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Korea ranks 34th and Chinese Taipei ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Chinese Taipei in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.0073 births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 1.15 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | 0.0496 births per woman | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.787 births per woman | 0.9263 births per woman | 0.1392 births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Korea or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 0.864 births per woman against 0.722 births per woman in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Korea and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.142 births per woman, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Chinese Taipei?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Chinese Taipei rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Korea ranks 34th and Chinese Taipei ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.