Hong Kong, China vs Republic of Korea: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Hong Kong, China
0.727 live births per woman
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.734 live births per woman
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
235th
Republic of Korea rank
234th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.734 live births per woman against 0.727 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.007 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.1 live births per woman | 0.4442 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 0.7122 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.362 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.3845 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.2439 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | 0.0268 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7644 live births per woman | 0.7658 live births per woman | 0.0014 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Hong Kong, China or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.734 live births per woman against 0.727 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 0.007 live births per woman, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. 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.