China vs India: Number of births, by world region
China
8.90 million births
in 2023
India
23.22 million births
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Number of births, by world region over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 23.22 million births against 8.90 million births in China, a difference of 14.32 million births.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.13 million births | 16.94 million births | 7.19 million births | China |
| 1960s | 27.59 million births | 20.16 million births | 7.42 million births | China |
| 1970s | 24.98 million births | 23.33 million births | 1.65 million births | China |
| 1980s | 24.45 million births | 27.06 million births | 2.61 million births | India |
| 1990s | 20.06 million births | 28.51 million births | 8.46 million births | India |
| 2000s | 16.96 million births | 28.23 million births | 11.27 million births | India |
| 2010s | 17.61 million births | 25.46 million births | 7.85 million births | India |
| 2020s | 10.16 million births | 23.33 million births | 13.16 million births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, China or India?
- India, at 23.22 million births against 8.90 million births in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between China and India?
- 14.32 million births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. 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 calendar year.