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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

2022 · 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
7 Algeria 2.82
28 Argentina 1.48
11 Bangladesh 2.18
25 Brazil 1.63
18 Bulgaria 1.78
32 Canada 1.34
37 Chile 1.26
40 China 1.03
21 Colombia 1.66
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.22
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.11
23 Czechia 1.64
17 Ecuador 1.86
8 Egypt 2.75
33 Finland 1.32
19 France 1.78
6 Gabon 3.71
29 Germany 1.46
34 Greece 1.32
9 Honduras 2.52
42 Hong Kong SAR China 0.70
14 India 1.99
12 Indonesia 2.15
38 Italy 1.24
10 Lebanon 2.26
4 Liberia 4.02
36 Lithuania 1.27
15 Mexico 1.94
27 Netherlands 1.49
31 Norway 1.41
16 Philippines 1.93
35 Poland 1.29
20 Romania 1.71
30 Russia 1.42
13 Saudi Arabia 2.14
5 Sierra Leone 3.88
41 South Korea 0.78
39 Spain 1.16
24 Türkiye 1.63
26 United Kingdom 1.56
22 United States 1.66
2 Yemen 4.59

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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).