1. FertilityChina

   China: fertility has been falling since 2016, from 1.77 to 1.00 children per woman

   Before 2016 it barely changed; since then it has fallen by about 0.12 a year. Latest data: 2023.

   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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