Hong Kong vs Taiwan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Hong Kong
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
235th
Taiwan rank
232nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.153 live births per woman.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 235th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.3877 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.3706 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.4231 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.4869 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.2253 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.0586 live births per woman | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7737 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, Hong Kong or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.87 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Hong Kong and Taiwan?
- 0.153 live births per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Taiwan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Hong Kong ranks 235th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed 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
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.