Hong Kong, China vs Chinese Taipei: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Hong Kong, China
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
235th
Chinese Taipei rank
232nd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.153 live births per woman.
That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Chinese Taipei ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Chinese Taipei in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.3877 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.3706 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.4231 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.4869 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.2253 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.0586 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.1525 live births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
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 Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 0.87 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 Chinese Taipei?
- 0.153 live births per woman, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Chinese Taipei ranks 232nd 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.