Hong Kong vs Macao: Fertility rate: births per woman
Hong Kong
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Macao
0.662 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
235th
Macao rank
236th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.055 live births per woman.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 235th and Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.7008 live births per woman | Macao |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 0.9501 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.3803 live births per woman | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1454 live births per woman | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 0.8914 live births per woman | 0.0889 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | 0.0733 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.7383 live births per woman | 0.0355 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 0.717 live births per woman against 0.662 live births per woman in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.055 live births per woman, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Hong Kong ranks 235th and Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.