South Korea vs Taiwan: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
South Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
South Korea rank
234th
Taiwan rank
232nd
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.15 live births per woman.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
South Korea ranks 234th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 0.3258 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.0565 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.49 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.3416 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.0611 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.1024 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.0186 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.0318 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.1525 live births per woman | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.87 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.15 live births per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- South Korea ranks 234th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); 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.