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Births per woman in China

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 40 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

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

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Latest value · 2024 1.01per woman +0.01 since 2023
Countries · 2024 40 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.76
vs World −1.18 World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · China · World
−0.76 since 2014
China World

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

Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
China
1.01
World
2.19

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 1.01 · 2024
First value 4.45 · 1960
Highest 7.51 · 1963
Lowest 1.00 · 2023
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 1.01 +0.01 2.19
2023 1.00 −0.04 2.20
2022 1.03 −0.08 2.22
2021 1.12 −0.12 2.25
2020 1.24 −0.26 2.28
2019 1.50 −0.04 2.35
2018 1.54 −0.26 2.39
2017 1.80 +0.02 2.46
2016 1.77 +0.10 2.49
2015 1.67 −0.10 2.49
2014 1.77 +0.05 2.52
2013 1.71 −0.08 2.52
2012 1.80 +0.13 2.56
2011 1.67 −0.02 2.55
2010 1.69 −0.03 2.57
2009 1.71 +0.01 2.59
2008 1.70 +0.04 2.60
2007 1.67 +0.02 2.60
2006 1.64 +0.02 2.61
2005 1.62 +0.02 2.61
2004 1.60 +0.03 2.63
2003 1.57 +0.00 2.64
2002 1.57 +0.00 2.66
2001 1.56 −0.06 2.69
2000 1.63 +0.10 2.73
1999 1.53 +0.01 2.72
1998 1.52 −0.00 2.75
1997 1.53 −0.03 2.78
1996 1.55 −0.03 2.82
1995 1.59 −0.04 2.87
1994 1.63 −0.06 2.92
1993 1.69 −0.08 2.97
1992 1.78 −0.16 3.04
1991 1.93 −0.58 3.13
1990 2.51 −0.01 3.31
1989 2.52 −0.02 3.35
1988 2.54 −0.22 3.39
1987 2.76 +0.04 3.48
1986 2.72 +0.09 3.51
1985 2.63 +0.03 3.53
1984 2.61 +0.05 3.57
1983 2.56 −0.41 3.59
1982 2.97 +0.18 3.72
1981 2.79 +0.05 3.71
1980 2.74 −0.01 3.73
1979 2.74 +0.03 3.76
1978 2.72 −0.13 3.77
1977 2.84 −0.39 3.84
1976 3.24 −0.34 3.97
1975 3.57 −0.60 4.07
1974 4.17 −0.56 4.26
1973 4.73 −0.39 4.42
1972 5.11 −0.41 4.55
1971 5.52 −0.56 4.69
1970 6.08 −0.09 4.84
1969 6.18 −0.33 4.88
1968 6.51 +0.70 4.98
1967 5.81 −0.50 4.87
1966 6.31 −0.30 4.97
1965 6.60 −0.07 5.08
1964 6.67 −0.84 5.13
1963 7.51 +1.43 5.31
1962 6.08 +2.22 5.02
1961 3.86 −0.59 4.56
1960 4.45 4.69

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

Ranking · Countries

2021 · 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
#TerritoryBirths per woman
42 Hong Kong SAR China 0.77
41 South Korea 0.81
40 China 1.12
39 Chile 1.18
38 Spain 1.18
37 Italy 1.25
36 Poland 1.33
35 Lithuania 1.36
34 Greece 1.43
33 Canada 1.44
32 Finland 1.46
31 Russia 1.50
30 Norway 1.55
29 Germany 1.58
28 United Kingdom 1.58
27 Argentina 1.58
26 Netherlands 1.62
25 Brazil 1.64
24 United States 1.66
23 Colombia 1.68
22 Türkiye 1.71
21 Bulgaria 1.80
20 Romania 1.81
19 France 1.83
18 Czechia 1.83
17 Ecuador 1.91
16 Philippines 1.95
15 Mexico 1.97
14 India 2.01
13 Indonesia 2.17
12 Saudi Arabia 2.17
11 Bangladesh 2.17
10 Lebanon 2.28
9 Honduras 2.55
8 Egypt 2.75
7 Algeria 2.87
6 Gabon 3.78
5 Sierra Leone 3.98
4 Liberia 4.09
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.28
2 Yemen 4.60
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.16

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

What it means

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

How it is calculated

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).