China vs Singapore: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
China
0.9859 children per women
in 2023
Singapore
0.9384 children per women
in 2023
China rank
228th
Singapore rank
230th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
China currently reports 0.9859 children per women against 0.9384 children per women in Singapore, a difference of 0.0475 children per women.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
China ranks 228th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.39 children per women | 5.74 children per women | 1.35 children per women | Singapore |
| 1960s | 4.92 children per women | 4.42 children per women | 0.4987 children per women | China |
| 1970s | 3.61 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 1.29 children per women | China |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 0.9287 children per women | China |
| 1990s | 1.62 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.2091 children per women | China |
| 2000s | 1.57 children per women | 1.1 children per women | 0.4693 children per women | China |
| 2010s | 1.66 children per women | 0.9568 children per women | 0.7021 children per women | China |
| 2020s | 1.08 children per women | 0.9382 children per women | 0.143 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, China or Singapore?
- China, at 0.9859 children per women against 0.9384 children per women in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between China and Singapore?
- 0.0475 children per women, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- China ranks 228th and Singapore ranks 230th 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).