China vs Ukraine: Fertility rate: births per woman

China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
Ukraine
0.977 live births per woman
in 2023
China rank
228th
Ukraine rank
229th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • China
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.999 live births per woman against 0.977 live births per woman in Ukraine, a difference of 0.022 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 228th and Ukraine ranks 229th of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 5.93 live births per woman 2.34 live births per woman 3.58 live births per woman China
1960s 6 live births per woman 2.08 live births per woman 3.92 live births per woman China
1970s 4.07 live births per woman 2.04 live births per woman 2.03 live births per woman China
1980s 2.68 live births per woman 2.02 live births per woman 0.6658 live births per woman China
1990s 1.73 live births per woman 1.47 live births per woman 0.2601 live births per woman China
2000s 1.63 live births per woman 1.25 live births per woman 0.3791 live births per woman China
2010s 1.69 live births per woman 1.39 live births per woman 0.297 live births per woman China
2020s 1.1 live births per woman 1.06 live births per woman 0.039 live births per woman China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, China or Ukraine?
China, at 0.999 live births per woman against 0.977 live births per woman in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between China and Ukraine?
0.022 live births per woman, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Ukraine rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
China ranks 228th and Ukraine ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.