Fertility Rate: China
China's fertility rate is currently 1.013 births per woman as of 2024. # China Fertility Rate China's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.013 births per woman
+1.4% y/y
Peak (1963)
7.513 births per woman
Low (2023)
0.999 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — China
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — China
Analysis# China Fertility Rate
China's fertility rate stands at 1.013 births per woman in 2024, near its all-time low of 0.999 recorded in 2023. This represents a dramatic 77.2% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 7.513 births per woman in 1963. The country has shifted from one of the world's highest fertility rates to below replacement level, fundamentally reshaping its demographic structure.
The steepest descent occurred after 2015, when the rate was 1.67. Annual declines accelerated through the 2020s, dropping to 1.236 by 2020 and continuing downward. A slight uptick to 1.013 in 2024 suggests stabilization near the historic low, yet the trajectory indicates China faces sustained population aging and shrinkage without significant policy intervention or fertility recovery.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.013 births per woman | +1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.999 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 2022 | 1.034 births per woman | -7.43% |
| 2021 | 1.117 births per woman | -9.63% |
| 2020 | 1.236 births per woman | -17.38% |
| 2019 | 1.496 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 2018 | 1.539 births per woman | -14.26% |
| 2017 | 1.795 births per woman | +1.30% |
| 2016 | 1.772 births per woman | +6.11% |
| 2015 | 1.67 births per woman | -5.60% |
| 2014 | 1.769 births per woman | +3.21% |
| 2013 | 1.714 births per woman | -4.67% |
| 2012 | 1.798 births per woman | +7.79% |
| 2011 | 1.668 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 2010 | 1.687 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 2009 | 1.714 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 2008 | 1.701 births per woman | +2.10% |
| 2007 | 1.666 births per woman | +1.34% |
| 2006 | 1.644 births per woman | +1.23% |
| 2005 | 1.624 births per woman | +1.18% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.605 births per woman | +2.23% |
| 2003 | 1.57 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 2002 | 1.566 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 2001 | 1.563 births per woman | -3.99% |
| 2000 | 1.628 births per woman | +6.41% |
| 1999 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 1998 | 1.522 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1997 | 1.527 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1996 | 1.554 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1995 | 1.588 births per woman | -2.46% |
| 1994 | 1.628 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1993 | 1.691 births per woman | -4.79% |
| 1992 | 1.776 births per woman | -8.17% |
| 1991 | 1.934 births per woman | -23.07% |
| 1990 | 2.514 births per woman | -0.24% |
| 1989 | 2.52 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 1988 | 2.539 births per woman | -8.01% |
| 1987 | 2.76 births per woman | +1.43% |
| 1986 | 2.721 births per woman | +3.34% |
| 1985 | 2.633 births per woman | +1.00% |
| 1984 | 2.607 births per woman | +1.88% |
| 1983 | 2.559 births per woman | -13.90% |
| 1982 | 2.972 births per woman | +6.45% |
| 1981 | 2.792 births per woman | +1.94% |
| 1980 | 2.739 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 1979 | 2.745 births per woman | +1.07% |
| 1978 | 2.716 births per woman | -4.50% |
| 1977 | 2.844 births per woman | -12.09% |
| 1976 | 3.235 births per woman | -9.41% |
| 1975 | 3.571 births per woman | -14.36% |
| 1974 | 4.17 births per woman | -11.76% |
| 1973 | 4.726 births per woman | -7.55% |
| 1972 | 5.112 births per woman | -7.44% |
| 1971 | 5.523 births per woman | -9.24% |
| 1970 | 6.085 births per woman | -1.46% |
| 1969 | 6.175 births per woman | -5.12% |
| 1968 | 6.508 births per woman | +12.09% |
| 1967 | 5.806 births per woman | -7.94% |
| 1966 | 6.307 births per woman | -4.51% |
| 1965 | 6.605 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1964 | 6.672 births per woman | -11.19% |
| 1963 | 7.513 births per woman | +23.47% |
| 1962 | 6.085 births per woman | +57.52% |
| 1961 | 3.863 births per woman | -13.21% |
| 1960 | 4.451 births per woman | — |
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