Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Hong Kong, China
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
235th
Korea rank
234th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.003 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Korea |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.1 live births per woman | 0.4442 live births per woman | Korea |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 0.7122 live births per woman | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.362 live births per woman | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.3845 live births per woman | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.2439 live births per woman | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | 0.0268 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0 live births per woman | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.72 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 0.003 live births per woman, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.