China (People’s Republic of) vs Malta: Fertility rate, total

China (People’s Republic of)
0.999 births per woman
in 2023
Malta
1.06 births per woman
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
209th
Malta rank
207th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Malta
0246197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.06 births per woman against 0.999 births per woman in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.061 births per woman.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 209th and Malta ranks 207th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 4.07 births per woman 2.02 births per woman 2.06 births per woman China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 2.68 births per woman 1.96 births per woman 0.7202 births per woman China (People’s Republic of)
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 (People’s Republic of)
2010s 1.69 births per woman 1.33 births per woman 0.3568 births per woman China (People’s Republic of)
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 (People’s Republic of) or Malta?
Malta, at 1.06 births per woman against 0.999 births per woman in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?
0.061 births per woman, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Malta rank globally for fertility rate, total?
China (People’s Republic of) 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

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release