Number of births in China 2007-2017

Number of births per year in China from 2007 to 2017 (in millions)

The data displays the number of births per year in China from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, around 17.2 million babies had been born in China.

Demographic development in China – additional information The annual number of births in China has increased continuously from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, the number of births in China had reached 17.86 million. In tandem with the rising number of births, the birth rate in China has remained largely unchanged. It depicts the total number of births per 1,000 women per year. The last decade saw a slight decline in birth rate from 12.

2007 15.94
2008 16.08
2009 16.15
2010 15.96
2011 16.04
2012 16.35
2013 16.4
2014 16.87
2015 16.55
2016 17.86
2017 17.23