British Virgin Islands vs China: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
British Virgin Islands
1.03 children per women
in 2023
China
0.9859 children per women
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
226th
China rank
228th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- British Virgin Islands
- China
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.03 children per women against 0.9859 children per women in China, a difference of 0.0441 children per women.
The two have swapped places 11 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 2 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.49 children per women | 4.39 children per women | 0.0983 children per women | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 3.9 children per women | 4.92 children per women | 1.01 children per women | China |
| 1970s | 3.19 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.4185 children per women | China |
| 1980s | 1.98 children per women | 2.49 children per women | 0.5035 children per women | China |
| 1990s | 1.75 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 0.1312 children per women | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 1.35 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.219 children per women | China |
| 2010s | 1.06 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 0.6014 children per women | China |
| 2020s | 0.9955 children per women | 1.08 children per women | 0.0857 children per women | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, British Virgin Islands or China?
- British Virgin Islands, at 1.03 children per women against 0.9859 children per women in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between British Virgin Islands and China?
- 0.0441 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 226th and China ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).