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China Lowest Birth Rate

Name: China Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.0 in 2025

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people · World Bank

The lowest birth rate in China was 4.0 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (4.0), 2023 (6.4), 2022 (6.8), 2021 (7.5), 2020 (8.5).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.0	−2.4	213th
2023	6.4	−0.4	8th
2022	6.8	−0.8	9th
2021	7.5	−1.0	11th
2020	8.5	−1.9	19th
2019	10.4	−0.4	51st
2018	10.9	−1.8	56th
2017	12.6	−0.9	79th
2015	12.0	−1.8	59th
2010	11.9	−0.0	48th
2009	12.0	−0.2	49th
2013	13.0	−1.5	66th
2008	12.1	+0.0	51st
2007	12.1	+0.0	53rd
2006	12.1	−0.3	52nd
2011	13.3	+1.4	65th
2005	12.4	+0.1	54th
2004	12.3	−0.1	52nd
2003	12.4	−0.4	54th
2016	13.6	+1.6	84th
2014	13.8	+0.8	81st
2002	12.9	−0.5	55th
2001	13.4	−0.6	57th
2012	14.6	+1.3	86th
2000	14.0	−0.6	54th
1999	14.6	−1.0	62nd
1998	15.6	−0.9	66th
1997	16.6	−0.4	68th
1996	17.0	−0.1	68th
1995	17.1	−0.6	67th
1994	17.7	−0.4	67th
1993	18.1	−0.2	65th
1992	18.3	−1.4	64th
1980	18.2	+0.4	51st
1979	17.8	−0.4	48th
1978	18.3	−0.7	53rd
1961	18.0	−2.8	21st
1991	19.7	−1.4	70th
1984	19.9	−0.3	63rd
1977	18.9	−1.0	55th
1976	19.9	−3.1	58th
1990	21.1	−0.5	73rd
1989	21.6	−0.8	72nd
1985	21.0	+1.1	68th
1983	20.2	−2.1	65th
1981	20.9	+2.7	66th
1960	20.9	–	32nd
1988	22.4	−1.0	77th
1987	23.3	+0.9	79th
1986	22.4	+1.4	75th
1982	22.3	+1.4	72nd
1975	23.0	−1.8	68th
1974	24.8	−3.1	71st
1973	27.9	−1.8	79th
1972	29.8	−0.9	86th
1971	30.7	−2.8	84th
1970	33.4	−0.7	92nd
1969	34.1	−1.5	94th
1967	34.0	−1.1	86th
1968	35.6	+1.6	98th
1966	35.1	−2.8	86th
1965	37.9	−1.3	97th
1962	37.0	+19.0	83rd
1964	39.1	−4.2	97th
1963	43.4	+6.4	126th

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