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Birth rate in China

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 36 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 6.8per 1,000 +0.4 since 2023
Countries · 2024 36 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −7.1
vs World −9.5 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · China · World
−7.1 since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
China
6.8
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 6.8 · 2024
First value 20.9 · 1960
Highest 43.4 · 1963
Lowest 6.4 · 2023
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 6.8 +0.4 16.3
2023 6.4 −0.4 16.3
2022 6.8 −0.8 16.6
2021 7.5 −1.0 16.8
2020 8.5 −1.9 17.1
2019 10.4 −0.4 17.8
2018 10.9 −1.8 18.2
2017 12.6 −0.9 18.8
2016 13.6 +1.6 19.3
2015 12.0 −1.8 19.3
2014 13.8 +0.8 19.8
2013 13.0 −1.5 19.9
2012 14.6 +1.3 20.4
2011 13.3 +1.4 20.3
2010 11.9 −0.0 20.2
2009 12.0 −0.2 20.4
2008 12.1 +0.0 20.5
2007 12.1 +0.0 20.6
2006 12.1 −0.3 20.6
2005 12.4 +0.1 20.8
2004 12.3 −0.1 21.0
2003 12.4 −0.4 21.1
2002 12.9 −0.5 21.4
2001 13.4 −0.6 21.7
2000 14.0 −0.6 22.1
1999 14.6 −1.0 22.3
1998 15.6 −0.9 22.7
1997 16.6 −0.4 23.1
1996 17.0 −0.1 23.5
1995 17.1 −0.6 23.8
1994 17.7 −0.4 24.2
1993 18.1 −0.2 24.6
1992 18.3 −1.4 25.0
1991 19.7 −1.4 25.6
1990 21.1 −0.5 26.3
1989 21.6 −0.8 26.7
1988 22.4 −1.0 27.2
1987 23.3 +0.9 27.6
1986 22.4 +1.4 27.7
1985 21.0 +1.1 27.6
1984 19.9 −0.3 27.6
1983 20.2 −2.1 27.9
1982 22.3 +1.4 28.5
1981 20.9 +2.7 28.2
1980 18.2 +0.4 27.8
1979 17.8 −0.4 27.7
1978 18.2 −0.7 27.8
1977 18.9 −1.0 28.0
1976 19.9 −3.1 28.4
1975 23.0 −1.8 29.2
1974 24.8 −3.1 29.9
1973 27.9 −1.8 30.7
1972 29.8 −0.9 31.4
1971 30.6 −2.8 31.8
1970 33.4 −0.7 32.6
1969 34.1 −1.5 32.8
1968 35.6 +1.6 33.3
1967 34.0 −1.1 33.2
1966 35.0 −2.8 33.5
1965 37.9 −1.3 34.5
1964 39.1 −4.2 35.2
1963 43.4 +6.4 36.3
1962 37.0 +19.0 35.2
1961 18.0 −2.8 31.2
1960 20.9 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
42 South Korea 5.3
41 Hong Kong SAR China 5.8
40 Italy 6.8
39 Spain 7.2
38 Greece 7.9
37 Lithuania 8.4
36 Finland 8.4
35 China 8.5
34 Bulgaria 9.0
33 Germany 9.3
32 Poland 9.5
31 Canada 9.5
30 Netherlands 9.7
29 Russia 9.8
28 Norway 9.8
27 Chile 10.1
26 United Kingdom 10.2
25 Romania 10.3
24 Czechia 10.3
23 United States 10.9
22 France 10.9
21 Argentina 11.8
20 Brazil 13.0
19 Türkiye 13.4
18 Colombia 14.1
17 Ecuador 16.4
16 Mexico 16.6
15 Saudi Arabia 16.6
14 Indonesia 16.7
13 India 16.7
12 Lebanon 16.9
11 Philippines 17.0
10 Bangladesh 20.3
9 Egypt 22.0
8 Algeria 22.4
7 Honduras 22.8
6 Gabon 29.5
5 Congo - Brazzaville 31.7
4 Liberia 31.9
3 Sierra Leone 32.2
2 Yemen 35.9
1 Congo - Kinshasa 42.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.