Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in China
China: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 6.07 per 1,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in China, 2001–2020
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
China recorded 6.07 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2020.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in China peaked at 11.19 per 1,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.68 per 1,000 population, in 2002.
That places China 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.71 per 1,000 population | 2.68 per 1,000 population | 6.34 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.21 per 1,000 population | 5.93 per 1,000 population | 11.19 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.07 per 1,000 population | 6.07 per 1,000 population | 6.07 per 1,000 population | 1 |
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More population data for China
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15.54 million people (2100)
- Population density 67.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 303,405 people (2020)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in China?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in China was 6.07 per 1,000 population in 2020, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 per 1,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 per 1,000 population in 2002.
- How does China rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- China ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)