China vs Maldives: Birth rate by women's age group
China
5.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Maldives
5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
China rank
203rd
Maldives rank
202nd
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 5.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in China, a difference of 0.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
China ranks 203rd and Maldives ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 157.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 73.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 64.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 171.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 107.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 29.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 172.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 143.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 24.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 166.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 142.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 11.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 80.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 68.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 7.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 18.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 10.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.012 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, China or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 5.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between China and Maldives?
- 0.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Maldives rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- China ranks 203rd and Maldives ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.