China vs Singapore: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

China
0.9859
in 2023
Singapore
0.9384
in 2023
China rank
228th
Singapore rank
230th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • China
  • Singapore
0246195019862023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.9859 against 0.9384 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0475.

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 5.74 1.35 Singapore
1960s 4.92 4.42 0.4987 China
1970s 3.61 2.32 1.29 China
1980s 2.49 1.56 0.9287 China
1990s 1.62 1.41 0.2091 China
2000s 1.57 1.1 0.4693 China
2010s 1.66 0.9568 0.7021 China
2020s 1.08 0.9382 0.143 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, China or Singapore?
China, at 0.9859 against 0.9384 in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between China and Singapore?
0.0475, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
China ranks 228th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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