1. RecordsTaiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea

   The lowest fertility in the world

   Taiwan — 0.70 (2025), Hong Kong — 0.73 (2025), South Korea — 0.80 (2025), Puerto Rico — 0.87 (2024), Singapore — 0.94 (2023). Children per woman, the latest year with data; countries above one million people.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• South Korea: higher GDP per person than Japan
• Taiwan: an older population than France
• South Korea: an older population than France
• Taiwan: lower fertility than Japan
• South Korea: lower fertility than Japan
• Togo: more babies born than in South Korea

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