South Korea vs Taiwan: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr

South Korea
0.749
in 2024
Taiwan
0.877
in 2024
South Korea rank
34th
Taiwan rank
33rd

Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr over time

  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
0.511.522.53197620002024

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.877 against 0.749 in South Korea, a difference of 0.128.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Taiwan ahead.

South Korea ranks 34th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Taiwan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.21 1.22 0.0073 Taiwan
2010s 1.15 1.1 0.0496 South Korea
2020s 0.7794 0.9164 0.137 Taiwan

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 tfr, South Korea or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 0.877 against 0.749 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr between South Korea and Taiwan?
0.128, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
South Korea ranks 34th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,354 data points, 1891–2025
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