China vs Malta: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
China
0.999 births per woman
in 2023
Malta
1.06 births per woman
in 2023
China rank
209th
Malta rank
207th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- China
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.06 births per woman against 0.999 births per woman in China, a difference of 0.061 births per woman.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 209th and Malta ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.07 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 0.7202 births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 0.1876 births per woman | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.1851 births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 0.3568 births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.1 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | 0.0035 births per woman | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, China or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.06 births per woman against 0.999 births per woman in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between China and Malta?
- 0.061 births per woman, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Malta rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- China ranks 209th and Malta ranks 207th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release