China vs India: Births by age of mother
China
9,403
in 2023
India
8,926
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Births by age of mother over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 9,403 against 8,926 in India, a difference of 477.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,564 | 3,750 | 813.7 | China |
| 1960s | 656.9 | 5,393 | 4,736 | India |
| 1970s | 7,667 | 5,561 | 2,105 | China |
| 1980s | 5,248 | 5,317 | 69.1 | India |
| 1990s | 5,122 | 4,356 | 766.2 | China |
| 2000s | 7,876 | 6,353 | 1,523 | China |
| 2010s | 11,941 | 9,654 | 2,287 | China |
| 2020s | 11,076 | 8,756 | 2,320 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births by age of mother, China or India?
- China, at 9,403 against 8,926 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births by age of mother between China and India?
- 477, with China 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 births by age of mother?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.