British Virgin Islands vs China: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
British Virgin Islands
1.04 live births per woman
in 2023
China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
226th
China rank
228th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- British Virgin Islands
- China
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.04 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China, a difference of 0.041 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 226th and China ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.16 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.7661 live births per woman | China |
| 1960s | 4.22 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 3.35 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.7262 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 2.68 live births per woman | 0.6311 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.0694 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.2481 live births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.08 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 0.6141 live births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.01 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 0.0855 live births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, British Virgin Islands or China?
- British Virgin Islands, at 1.04 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between British Virgin Islands and China?
- 0.041 live births per woman, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and China rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 226th and China ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.