China Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the China birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for China in 2025 is 10.310 births per 1000 people, a 1.6% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for China in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.577
Gabon 27.169
Iraq 26.853
Namibia 25.605
Samoa 23.139
Tonga 23.083
Guatemala 22.216
Botswana 21.562
Jordan 20.157
Turkmenistan 19.825
Algeria 19.177
Fiji 19.141
Belize 18.958
Paraguay 18.826
South Africa 18.500
Guyana 18.264
Ecuador 17.896
Dominican Republic 17.374
Kazakhstan 17.122
Suriname 17.041
Venezuela 16.677
Peru 16.337
Libya 16.001
Mexico 15.809
Lebanon 15.783
Iran 15.430
Malaysia 15.331
Jamaica 14.611
Turkey 14.478
Grenada 14.376
Colombia 13.260
Azerbaijan 13.259
Brazil 12.354
Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
Montenegro 11.107
Russia 10.888
Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
Romania 9.204
Cuba 9.178
Serbia 8.909
Bulgaria 8.582
China - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 10.310 -1.600%
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%