Hong Kong, China vs Taiwan, China: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Hong Kong, China
0.717 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan, China
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
235th
Taiwan, China rank
232nd
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 0.87 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.153 live births per woman.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Taiwan, China ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.3877 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 2.78 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.3706 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.4231 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.4869 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 0.9803 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.2253 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 1.16 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.0586 live births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.7737 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.1525 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Hong Kong, China or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 0.87 live births per woman against 0.717 live births per woman in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China?
- 0.153 live births per woman, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 235th and Taiwan, China ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. 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.