Singapore vs Taiwan: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Taiwan rank
232nd
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Singapore
- Taiwan
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.943 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan, a difference of 0.073 live births per woman.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Singapore ranks 230th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 0.1556 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.63 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.4125 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.38 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.7689 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.4554 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.2915 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.11 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.0949 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.9623 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.1429 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.943 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.0167 live births per woman | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Singapore or Taiwan?
- Singapore, at 0.943 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Singapore and Taiwan?
- 0.073 live births per woman, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Taiwan rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Singapore ranks 230th 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 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.