China vs India: Number of births per year
China
8.90 million
in 2023
India
23.22 million
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Number of births per year over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 23.22 million against 8.90 million in China, a difference of 14.32 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.13 million | 16.94 million | 7.19 million | China |
| 1960s | 27.59 million | 20.16 million | 7.42 million | China |
| 1970s | 24.98 million | 23.33 million | 1.65 million | China |
| 1980s | 24.45 million | 27.06 million | 2.61 million | India |
| 1990s | 20.06 million | 28.51 million | 8.46 million | India |
| 2000s | 16.96 million | 28.23 million | 11.27 million | India |
| 2010s | 17.61 million | 25.46 million | 7.85 million | India |
| 2020s | 10.16 million | 23.33 million | 13.16 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births per year, China or India?
- India, at 23.22 million against 8.90 million in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births per year between China and India?
- 14.32 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of births per year?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of births per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.