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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

2023 · 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
10 Algeria 19.6
21 Argentina 11.1
9 Bangladesh 20.4
19 Brazil 12.3
28 Bulgaria 8.9
29 Canada 8.8
27 Chile 9.0
40 China 6.4
18 Colombia 13.5
4 Congo - Brazzaville 30.6
1 Congo - Kinshasa 41.3
31 Czechia 8.4
17 Ecuador 15.0
8 Egypt 21.0
34 Finland 7.8
24 France 9.9
6 Gabon 27.7
33 Germany 8.3
37 Greece 6.8
7 Honduras 22.0
42 Hong Kong SAR China 4.4
12 India 16.1
15 Indonesia 15.9
39 Italy 6.4
13 Lebanon 16.1
3 Liberia 31.0
36 Lithuania 7.2
16 Mexico 15.7
26 Netherlands 9.2
25 Norway 9.4
14 Philippines 16.0
35 Poland 7.4
32 Romania 8.4
30 Russia 8.6
11 Saudi Arabia 16.4
5 Sierra Leone 30.6
41 South Korea 4.5
38 Spain 6.6
20 Türkiye 11.2
23 United Kingdom 10.0
22 United States 10.7
2 Yemen 35.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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.