1. FertilityChina

   China: 1.00 children per woman in 2023, fewer than ever since 1950

   It was 5.81 children per woman in 1950. About 2.1 keeps each generation the same size.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• China: an older population than the US
• China: lower fertility than Japan
• China: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births
• China: stock prices have risen 25% since December 2022
• China: more people now die than are born
• China generates more electricity than the US, the EU and India combined

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