South Korea vs Taiwan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
South Korea
0.734 live births per woman
in 2024
Taiwan
0.863 live births per woman
in 2024
South Korea rank
234th
Taiwan rank
232nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.863 live births per woman against 0.734 live births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.129 live births per woman.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 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 | 0.7658 live births per woman | 0.9136 live births per woman | 0.1478 live births per woman | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.863 live births per woman against 0.734 live births per woman in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.129 live births per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- South Korea ranks 234th and Taiwan ranks 232nd 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 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.