China vs Japan: Birth rate vs. death rate
China
6.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
6.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
226th
Japan rank
227th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.26 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.23 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 226th and Japan ranks 227th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.49 births per 1,000 people | 21.17 births per 1,000 people | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 38.32 births per 1,000 people | 17.47 births per 1,000 people | 20.84 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 17.39 births per 1,000 people | 10.57 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 23.14 births per 1,000 people | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 11.49 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 16.63 births per 1,000 people | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 7.19 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 12.99 births per 1,000 people | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | 4.19 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 7.73 births per 1,000 people | 4.95 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 7.13 births per 1,000 people | 6.36 births per 1,000 people | 0.7752 births per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, China or Japan?
- China, at 6.26 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between China and Japan?
- 0.23 births per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- China ranks 226th and Japan ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.