China vs Italy: Birth rate
China
6.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy
6.46 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
226th
Italy rank
224th
Birth rate over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.26 births per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 226th and Italy ranks 224th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.49 births per 1,000 people | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 22.13 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 38.32 births per 1,000 people | 18.49 births per 1,000 people | 19.83 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 23.14 births per 1,000 people | 10.39 births per 1,000 people | 12.76 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 16.63 births per 1,000 people | 9.51 births per 1,000 people | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 12.99 births per 1,000 people | 9.47 births per 1,000 people | 3.52 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 8.12 births per 1,000 people | 4.56 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 7.13 births per 1,000 people | 6.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.4337 births per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.26 births per 1,000 people in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between China and Italy?
- 0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for birth rate?
- China ranks 226th and Italy ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.