Birth rate, crude in China
China: Birth rate, crude was 6.77 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.77 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
206th
of 217 countries
All-time high
43.37 per 1,000 people
in 1963
All-time low
6.39 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
China recorded 6.77 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in China peaked at 43.37 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 6.39 per 1,000 people, in 2023.
China ranks 206th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.86 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 18.02 per 1,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1962 | 37.01 per 1,000 people | +105.4% |
| 1963 | 43.37 per 1,000 people | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 39.14 per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 37.88 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 35.05 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 33.96 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 35.59 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 34.11 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 33.43 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 30.65 per 1,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 29.77 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 27.93 per 1,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 24.82 per 1,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 23.01 per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 19.91 per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 18.93 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 18.25 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 17.82 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 18.21 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 20.91 per 1,000 people | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 22.28 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 20.19 per 1,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 19.9 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 21.04 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 22.43 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 23.33 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 22.37 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 21.58 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 21.06 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 19.68 per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 18.27 per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 18.09 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 17.7 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.12 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 16.98 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.57 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 15.64 per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 14.64 per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 14.03 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 13.38 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 12.86 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 12.41 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 12.29 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.09 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.14 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.95 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.27 per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 14.57 per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 13.03 per 1,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 13.83 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 11.99 per 1,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 13.57 per 1,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 12.64 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 10.86 per 1,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 10.41 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.52 per 1,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 7.52 per 1,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 6.77 per 1,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 6.39 per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 6.77 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.5 per 1,000 people | 18.02 per 1,000 people | 43.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.45 per 1,000 people | 17.82 per 1,000 people | 33.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.22 per 1,000 people | 18.21 per 1,000 people | 23.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.57 per 1,000 people | 14.64 per 1,000 people | 21.06 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.57 per 1,000 people | 11.95 per 1,000 people | 14.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.61 per 1,000 people | 10.41 per 1,000 people | 14.57 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 per 1,000 people | 6.39 per 1,000 people | 8.52 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in China?
- Birth rate, crude in China was 6.77 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 43.37 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does China rank for birth rate, crude?
- China ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.