China vs Ukraine: Fertility rate, total
China
0.999 births per woman
in 2023
Ukraine
0.977 births per woman
in 2023
China rank
209th
Ukraine rank
210th
Fertility rate, total over time
- China
- Ukraine
How they compare
China currently reports 0.999 births per woman against 0.977 births per woman in Ukraine, a difference of 0.022 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 209th and Ukraine ranks 210th of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.07 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 0.6658 births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 0.2601 births per woman | China |
| 2000s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 0.3791 births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 0.297 births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.1 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | 0.039 births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, China or Ukraine?
- China, at 0.999 births per woman against 0.977 births per woman in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between China and Ukraine?
- 0.022 births per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ukraine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Ukraine rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- China ranks 209th and Ukraine ranks 210th 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