China Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the China birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for China in 2024 is 10.478 births per 1000 people, a 1.57% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for China in 2023 was 10.645 births per 1000 people, a 2.36% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for China in 2022 was 10.902 births per 1000 people, a 2.3% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for China in 2021 was 11.159 births per 1000 people, a 2.25% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
China - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 10.478 -1.570%
2023 10.645 -2.360%
2022 10.902 -2.300%
2021 11.159 -2.250%
2020 11.416 -2.200%
2019 11.673 -2.150%
2018 11.930 -1.290%
2017 12.086 -1.270%
2016 12.241 -1.260%
2015 12.397 -1.230%
2014 12.552 -1.230%
2013 12.708 -0.160%
2012 12.728 -0.160%
2011 12.748 -0.150%
2010 12.767 -0.160%
2009 12.787 -0.160%
2008 12.807 -0.430%
2007 12.862 -0.430%
2006 12.917 -0.430%
2005 12.973 -0.420%
2004 13.028 -0.420%
2003 13.083 -2.230%
2002 13.381 -2.180%
2001 13.679 -2.130%
2000 13.976 -2.090%
1999 14.274 -2.050%
1998 14.572 -3.760%
1997 15.141 -3.630%
1996 15.711 -3.500%
1995 16.280 -3.380%
1994 16.850 -3.270%
1993 17.419 -7.780%
1992 18.889 -7.220%
1991 20.359 -6.730%
1990 21.829 -6.310%
1989 23.299 -5.930%
1988 24.769 2.970%
1987 24.054 3.060%
1986 23.339 3.160%
1985 22.623 3.260%
1984 21.908 3.370%
1983 21.193 -1.210%
1982 21.453 -1.190%
1981 21.712 -1.180%
1980 21.972 -1.170%
1979 22.231 -1.160%
1978 22.491 -7.740%
1977 24.378 -7.180%
1976 26.265 -6.700%
1975 28.152 -6.280%
1974 30.039 -5.910%
1973 31.926 -4.520%
1972 33.438 -4.330%
1971 34.951 -4.150%
1970 36.463 -3.980%
1969 37.976 -3.830%
1968 39.488 0.040%
1967 39.473 0.040%
1966 39.458 0.040%
1965 39.442 0.040%
1964 39.427 0.040%
1963 39.412 1.530%
1962 38.818 1.560%
1961 38.223 1.580%
1960 37.629 1.610%
1959 37.034 1.630%
1958 36.440 -3.220%
1957 37.652 -3.120%
1956 38.863 -3.020%
1955 40.075 -2.930%
1954 41.286 -2.850%
1953 42.498 -2.770%
1952 43.710 -2.700%
1951 44.921 -2.630%
1950 46.133 0.000%