Italy vs South Korea: Total number of births by birth order

Italy
186,613
in 2023
South Korea
146,189
in 2024
Italy rank
7th
South Korea rank
10th

Total number of births by birth order over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 186,613 against 146,189 in South Korea, a difference of 40,424.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 10th of 33 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 287,095 241,850 45,245 Italy
2010s 238,637 215,650 22,986 Italy
2020s 189,441 145,664 43,777 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Italy or South Korea?
Italy, at 186,613 against 146,189 in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Italy and South Korea?
40,424, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
Italy ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs South Korea: Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-number-of-births-by-birth-order/italy/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-number-of-births-by-birth-order/italy/korea-rep/">Italy vs South Korea: Total number of births by birth order</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total number of births by birth order
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,650 data points, 1933–2025
Last refreshed