Singapore vs Taiwan, China: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty

Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan, China
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Taiwan, China rank
232nd

Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time

  • Singapore
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.943 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.073 live births per woman.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Singapore ranks 230th and Taiwan, China ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1950s 6.31 live births per woman 6.46 live births per woman 0.1556 live births per woman Taiwan, China
1960s 4.63 live births per woman 5.04 live births per woman 0.4125 live births per woman Taiwan, China
1970s 2.38 live births per woman 3.15 live births per woman 0.7689 live births per woman Taiwan, China
1980s 1.58 live births per woman 2.04 live births per woman 0.4554 live births per woman Taiwan, China
1990s 1.43 live births per woman 1.72 live births per woman 0.2915 live births per woman Taiwan, China
2000s 1.11 live births per woman 1.21 live births per woman 0.0949 live births per woman Taiwan, China
2010s 0.9623 live births per woman 1.11 live births per woman 0.1429 live births per woman Taiwan, China
2020s 0.943 live births per woman 0.9263 live births per woman 0.0167 live births per woman Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Singapore or Taiwan, China?
Singapore, at 0.943 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Singapore and Taiwan, China?
0.073 live births per woman, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan, China?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Taiwan, China rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
Singapore ranks 230th and Taiwan, China 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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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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.