China vs India: Births, by age of mother
China
9,403 births
in 2023
India
8,926 births
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 births against 8,926 births in India, a difference of 477 births.
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 births | 3,750 births | 813.7 births | China |
| 1960s | 656.9 births | 5,393 births | 4,736 births | India |
| 1970s | 7,667 births | 5,561 births | 2,105 births | China |
| 1980s | 5,248 births | 5,317 births | 69.1 births | India |
| 1990s | 5,122 births | 4,356 births | 766.2 births | China |
| 2000s | 7,876 births | 6,353 births | 1,523 births | China |
| 2010s | 11,941 births | 9,654 births | 2,287 births | China |
| 2020s | 11,076 births | 8,756 births | 2,320 births | 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 births against 8,926 births in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births, by age of mother between China and India?
- 477 births, 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.