Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China
China: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 0.9859 children per women in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.9859 children per women
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.16 children per women
in 1963
All-time low
0.9859 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
China recorded 0.9859 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China peaked at 6.16 children per women in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.9859 children per women, in 2023.
China ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.26 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.2 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 4.8 children per women | +14.3% |
| 1953 | 4.51 children per women | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 4.7 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 4.71 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 4.41 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1957 | 4.82 children per women | +9.3% |
| 1958 | 4.18 children per women | -13.4% |
| 1959 | 3.27 children per women | -21.7% |
| 1960 | 3.09 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 2.94 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 4.95 children per women | +68.6% |
| 1963 | 6.16 children per women | +24.3% |
| 1964 | 5.51 children per women | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 5.49 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.29 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 4.9 children per women | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 5.54 children per women | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 5.3 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 5.26 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.81 children per women | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 4.48 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 4.17 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 3.71 children per women | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 3.2 children per women | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 2.91 children per women | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 2.58 children per women | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 2.47 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.51 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.52 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.57 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.75 children per women | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 2.37 children per women | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 2.42 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.44 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.53 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.57 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.36 children per women | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.35 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.34 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.81 children per women | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 1.66 children per women | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.58 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.53 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.49 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.47 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.44 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.44 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.46 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.55 children per women | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 children per women | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.51 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 children per women | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.59 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.62 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.66 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.67 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.65 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.63 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 children per women | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 children per women | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.74 children per women | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.64 children per women | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 children per women | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.77 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.51 children per women | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.47 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.22 children per women | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 children per women | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 children per women | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9859 children per women | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.39 children per women | 3.27 children per women | 4.82 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.92 children per women | 2.94 children per women | 6.16 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.61 children per women | 2.47 children per women | 5.26 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 2.35 children per women | 2.75 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 2.34 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 1.67 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 children per women | 0.9859 children per women | 1.22 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in China was 0.9859 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 children per women in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9859 children per women in 2023.
- How does China rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- China ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).