Live births in China
Live births in China was 8.9 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in China, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,899,881 Estimated |
| 2022 | 9,455,320 Estimated |
| 2021 | 10,461,124 Estimated |
| 2020 | 11,843,469 Estimated |
| 2019 | 14,615,866 Estimated |
| 2018 | 15,357,072 Estimated |
| 2017 | 18,260,492 Estimated |
| 2016 | 18,329,285 Estimated |
| 2015 | 17,518,179 Estimated |
| 2014 | 18,769,423 Estimated |
| 2013 | 18,297,106 Estimated |
| 2012 | 19,246,445 Estimated |
| 2011 | 17,824,404 Estimated |
| 2010 | 17,912,367 Estimated |
| 2009 | 18,031,193 Estimated |
| 2008 | 17,712,990 Estimated |
| 2007 | 17,202,357 Estimated |
| 2006 | 16,868,048 Estimated |
| 2005 | 16,602,725 Estimated |
| 2004 | 16,461,427 Estimated |
| 2003 | 16,221,728 Estimated |
| 2002 | 16,382,375 Estimated |
| 2001 | 16,586,483 Estimated |
| 2000 | 17,551,191 Estimated |
| 1999 | 16,862,871 Estimated |
| 1998 | 17,187,249 Estimated |
| 1997 | 17,677,015 Estimated |
| 1996 | 18,306,560 Estimated |
| 1995 | 19,003,368 Estimated |
| 1994 | 19,528,689 Estimated |
| 1993 | 20,203,478 Estimated |
| 1992 | 21,066,913 Estimated |
| 1991 | 22,645,215 Estimated |
| 1990 | 28,079,115 Estimated |
| 1989 | 27,234,008 Estimated |
| 1988 | 26,442,277 Estimated |
| 1987 | 27,557,082 Estimated |
| 1986 | 26,044,589 Estimated |
| 1985 | 24,136,257 Estimated |
| 1984 | 22,909,693 Estimated |
| 1983 | 21,682,298 Estimated |
| 1982 | 24,352,551 Estimated |
| 1981 | 22,489,545 Estimated |
| 1980 | 21,674,421 Estimated |
| 1979 | 21,151,275 Estimated |
| 1978 | 20,249,289 Estimated |
| 1977 | 20,323,856 Estimated |
| 1976 | 22,013,490 Estimated |
| 1975 | 23,099,724 Estimated |
| 1974 | 25,594,012 Estimated |
| 1973 | 27,636,942 Estimated |
| 1972 | 28,596,626 Estimated |
| 1971 | 29,670,983 Estimated |
| 1970 | 31,461,750 Estimated |
| 1969 | 30,911,420 Estimated |
| 1968 | 31,649,577 Estimated |
| 1967 | 27,472,169 Estimated |
| 1966 | 29,208,554 Estimated |
| 1965 | 30,064,192 Estimated |
| 1964 | 30,071,914 Estimated |
| 1963 | 33,461,050 Estimated |
| 1962 | 26,826,299 Estimated |
| 1961 | 16,879,455 Estimated |
| 1960 | 19,310,830 Estimated |
| 1959 | 20,310,612 Estimated |
| 1958 | 24,284,912 Estimated |
| 1957 | 27,068,471 Estimated |
| 1956 | 24,364,154 Estimated |
| 1955 | 25,727,524 Estimated |
| 1954 | 25,438,543 Estimated |
| 1953 | 24,139,415 Estimated |
| 1952 | 25,496,318 Estimated |
| 1951 | 22,144,814 Estimated |
| 1950 | 22,293,375 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, China, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, China, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/china. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, China, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/china.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, China, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/china (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_china_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, China, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/china. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in China?
Live births in China was 8.9 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in China?
33.46 million in 1963, the highest value since 1950 in this series.