China vs Vatican: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2023
China rank
228th
Vatican rank
227th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- China
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 1 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China, a difference of 0.001 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 228th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | China |
| 1960s | 6 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 5 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.7264 live births per woman | China |
| 2000s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.6281 live births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.6908 live births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.1 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0965 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, China or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 1 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 China and Vatican?
- 0.001 live births per woman, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Vatican rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- China ranks 228th and Vatican ranks 227th 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.