Fertility & birth rates in Armenia and China

Fertility rate in Armenia vs China by year

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Armenia

China

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Year	Fertility rate
	Armenia	China
2023	1.9	1
2022	1.7	1.03
2021	1.7	1.12
2020	1.7	1.24
2019	1.6	1.5
2018	1.6	1.54
2017	1.6	1.8
2016	1.6	1.77
2015	1.6	1.67
2014	1.7	1.77
2013	1.6	1.71
2012	1.6	1.8
2011	1.5	1.67
2010	1.5	1.69
2009	1.5	1.71
2008	1.4	1.7
2007	1.4	1.67
2006	1.3	1.64
2005	1.3	1.62
2004	1.4	1.61
2003	1.3	1.57
2002	1.2	1.57
2001	1.2	1.56
2000	1.3	1.63
1999	1.53	1.53
1998	1.81	1.52
1997	1.9	1.53
1996	2.06	1.55
1995	2.07	1.59
1994	2.08	1.63
1993	2.29	1.69
1992	2.5	1.78
1991	2.64	1.93
1990	2.71	2.51
1989	2.71	2.52
1988	2.68	2.54
1987	2.66	2.76
1986	2.66	2.72
1985	2.64	2.63
1984	2.6	2.61
1983	2.56	2.56
1982	2.5	2.97
1981	2.48	2.79
1980	2.48	2.74
1979	2.53	2.75
1978	2.62	2.72
1977	2.74	2.84
1976	2.84	3.24
1975	2.92	3.57
1974	2.98	4.17
1973	3.08	4.73
1972	3.2	5.11
1971	3.29	5.52
1970	3.33	6.09
1969	3.49	6.18
1968	3.62	6.51
1967	3.73	5.81
1966	3.83	6.31
1965	3.99	6.61
1964	4.15	6.67
1963	4.35	7.51
1962	4.52	6.09
1961	4.67	3.86
1960	4.79	4.45

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Armenia was 1.9 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1 in China in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Armenia vs China population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Armenia

China

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Year	Natural population change
	Armenia	China
2023	12,153	-2,087,851
2022	9,799	-847,305
2021	2,370	480,203
2020	296	2,046,095
2019	10,072	4,673,713
2018	10,688	5,302,433
2017	10,428	7,790,880
2016	12,269	9,062,269
2015	13,821	6,788,911
2014	15,371	9,205,180
2013	14,505	8,043,116
2012	14,818	10,075,174
2011	15,442	8,245,065
2010	16,746	6,407,607
2009	16,863	6,483,236
2008	13,583	6,729,247
2007	13,362	6,813,465
2006	10,320	6,922,185
2005	11,013	7,678,911
2004	11,710	7,607,960
2003	9,866	7,743,284
2002	6,719	8,258,580
2001	8,030	8,839,358
2000	9,985	9,570,849
1999	10,452	10,247,372
1998	14,357	11,351,286
1997	16,685	12,374,554
1996	21,092	12,686,872
1995	22,452	12,711,220
1994	26,271	13,360,470
1993	35,818	13,493,138
1992	50,346	13,548,601
1991	56,269	14,937,124
1990	59,893	16,335,313
1989	57,520	16,824,495
1988	33,232	17,328,640
1987	60,176	18,005,821
1986	61,771	16,609,920
1985	62,499	14,987,830
1984	62,124	13,561,671
1983	61,028	13,599,789
1982	58,617	15,815,318
1981	56,323	14,461,027
1980	54,128	11,647,260
1979	52,452	11,250,148
1978	48,326	11,473,980
1977	45,320	11,378,068
1976	41,948	11,782,472
1975	40,217	14,378,237
1974	38,392	15,738,118
1973	37,355	18,423,727
1972	36,943	19,102,585
1971	36,590	19,622,980
1970	36,045	21,137,076
1969	37,333	20,760,332
1968	38,118	21,206,083
1967	38,674	19,263,662
1966	39,842	19,282,187
1965	42,271	20,296,950
1964	44,886	19,302,532
1963	48,058	22,742,225
1962	50,461	17,969,132
1961	51,957	2,496,047
1960	51,675	-3,048,510

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.41% in Armenia and -0.15% in China.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.33% in Armenia and +0.31% in China.

Birth rate in Armenia vs China by year

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Armenia

China

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Armenia	China
2023	12.3	6.39
2022	12.3	6.77
2021	12.4	7.52
2020	12.3	8.52
2019	12.2	10.4
2018	12.3	10.9
2017	12.6	12.6
2016	13.5	13.6
2015	13.9	12
2014	14.3	13.8
2013	13.8	13
2012	14	14.6
2011	14.3	13.3
2010	14.7	11.9
2009	14.5	12
2008	13.3	12.1
2007	12.9	12.1
2006	12	12.1
2005	11.9	12.4
2004	11.8	12.3
2003	11.3	12.4
2002	10.1	12.9
2001	10	13.4
2000	10.6	14
1999	11.4	14.6
1998	12.6	15.6
1997	13.2	16.6
1996	14.5	17
1995	14.8	17.1
1994	15.8	17.7
1993	18.3	18.1
1992	22	18.3
1991	23.3	19.7
1990	24.6	21.1
1989	24.3	21.6
1988	25.1	22.4
1987	25.8	23.3
1986	26.5	22.4
1985	27	21
1984	27.1	19.9
1983	27	20.2
1982	26.5	22.3
1981	26	20.9
1980	25.4	18.2
1979	25.1	17.8
1978	24.1	18.3
1977	23.7	18.9
1976	23.1	19.9
1975	22.9	23
1974	22.6	24.8
1973	22.6	27.9
1972	22.8	29.8
1971	23.1	30.7
1970	23.3	33.4
1969	24.4	34.1
1968	25.3	35.6
1967	26.3	34
1966	27.7	35.1
1965	29.8	37.9
1964	32.2	39.1
1963	35.1	43.4
1962	37.7	37
1961	39.9	18
1960	41.2	20.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.3 in Armenia and 6.39 in China, compared with 41.2 and 20.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Armenia

Factual

UN forecast

China

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Armenia	China
2100	12.9%	7.83%
2099	12.9%	7.84%
2098	13%	7.87%
2097	13.1%	7.91%
2096	13.1%	7.96%
2095	13.2%	8.03%
2094	13.3%	8.1%
2093	13.3%	8.18%
2092	13.4%	8.26%
2091	13.5%	8.34%
2090	13.5%	8.41%
2089	13.5%	8.47%
2088	13.6%	8.52%
2087	13.6%	8.55%
2086	13.6%	8.57%
2085	13.5%	8.57%
2084	13.5%	8.56%
2083	13.5%	8.53%
2082	13.5%	8.48%
2081	13.4%	8.41%
2080	13.4%	8.34%
2079	13.3%	8.25%
2078	13.3%	8.15%
2077	13.3%	8.06%
2076	13.2%	7.96%
2075	13.2%	7.86%
2074	13.2%	7.77%
2073	13.2%	7.7%
2072	13.2%	7.64%
2071	13.3%	7.6%
2070	13.3%	7.58%
2069	13.4%	7.59%
2068	13.4%	7.63%
2067	13.5%	7.7%
2066	13.6%	7.8%
2065	13.7%	7.93%
2064	13.8%	8.08%
2063	13.9%	8.25%
2062	14.1%	8.44%
2061	14.2%	8.64%
2060	14.3%	8.84%
2059	14.4%	9.03%
2058	14.5%	9.22%
2057	14.5%	9.39%
2056	14.6%	9.54%
2055	14.6%	9.67%
2054	14.6%	9.78%
2053	14.6%	9.86%
2052	14.7%	9.92%
2051	14.6%	9.94%
2050	14.6%	9.94%
2049	14.6%	9.92%
2048	14.6%	9.88%
2047	14.6%	9.82%
2046	14.6%	9.75%
2045	14.6%	9.67%
2044	14.6%	9.59%
2043	14.7%	9.52%
2042	14.8%	9.46%
2041	14.9%	9.4%
2040	15%	9.35%
2039	15.2%	9.32%
2038	15.4%	9.3%
2037	15.6%	9.32%
2036	15.8%	9.42%
2035	16%	9.63%
2034	16.2%	10%
2033	16.5%	10.5%
2032	16.8%	11.2%
2031	17.2%	11.8%
2030	17.5%	12.4%
2029	17.8%	13.1%
2028	18.2%	13.8%
2027	18.5%	14.5%
2026	18.9%	15.1%
2025	19.1%	15.7%
2024	19.2%	16%
2023	19.5%	16.6%
2022	19.9%	17.1%
2021	20%	17.6%
2020	20.2%	18%
2019	20.3%	18.2%
2018	20.5%	18.3%
2017	20.5%	18.4%
2016	20.3%	18.3%
2015	20.1%	18.3%
2014	19.9%	18.3%
2013	19.7%	18.3%
2012	19.5%	18.3%
2011	19.4%	18.3%
2010	19.3%	18.5%
2009	19.3%	18.6%
2008	19.4%	18.9%
2007	19.8%	19.2%
2006	20.4%	19.6%
2005	21.2%	20.3%
2004	22.1%	21.2%
2003	22.9%	22%
2002	23.8%	22.9%
2001	24.9%	23.8%
2000	26.3%	24.5%
1999	27.9%	25.2%
1998	29.6%	25.7%
1997	30.8%	26.3%
1996	31.3%	27%
1995	31.8%	27.4%
1994	32%	27.8%
1993	31.7%	28.2%
1992	31%	28.4%
1991	30.4%	28.6%
1990	30.3%	28.8%
1989	30.4%	28.9%
1988	30.6%	29.3%
1987	30.5%	29.8%
1986	30.4%	30.4%
1985	30.3%	31.2%
1984	30.2%	32.2%
1983	30.1%	33.3%
1982	30.1%	34.3%
1981	30.2%	35.1%
1980	30.5%	36.1%
1979	31%	37.2%
1978	31.5%	38.6%
1977	32.1%	39.8%
1976	32.8%	40.3%
1975	33.8%	40.2%
1974	34.9%	40.2%
1973	35.9%	40.1%
1972	36.8%	40.4%
1971	37.7%	40.7%
1970	38.5%	40.8%
1969	39.1%	41%
1968	39.6%	41%
1967	39.9%	41.3%
1966	40.2%	41.5%
1965	40.3%	41.5%
1964	40.2%	41.2%
1963	40%	40.6%
1962	39.6%	40%
1961	38.7%	40%
1960	37.5%	40.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.2% of the population in Armenia and 16% in China in 2024, compared to 30.3% and 28.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Armenia and China compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Armenia vs China

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Armenia

China

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Armenia	China
2023	19	16
2022	27	18
2021	57	21
2020	43	20
2019	23	21
2018	24	22
2017	24	24
2016	25	25
2015	25	26
2014	26	28
2013	26	30
2012	27	32
2011	27	33
2010	28	34
2009	29	35
2008	29	38
2007	30	38
2006	31	40
2005	32	42
2004	34	45
2003	35	47
2002	36	50
2001	38	52
2000	40	56
1999	42	58
1998	45	60
1997	48	63
1996	49	67
1995	50	71
1994	51	76
1993	50	80
1992	50	86
1991	47	92
1990	47	102
1989	46	104
1988	55	108
1987	52	114
1986	54	120
1985	55	125

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, compared to 16 deaths in China.

Under-five mortality rates

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Armenia

China

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Armenia	China
2023	1%	0.62%
2022	1.05%	0.66%
2021	1.1%	0.7%
2020	1.16%	0.75%
2019	1.21%	0.8%
2018	1.27%	0.86%
2017	1.33%	0.92%
2016	1.4%	0.99%
2015	1.46%	1.07%
2014	1.54%	1.15%
2013	1.62%	1.25%
2012	1.7%	1.35%
2011	1.78%	1.46%
2010	1.87%	1.58%
2009	1.97%	1.71%
2008	2.06%	1.85%
2007	2.17%	2.01%
2006	2.28%	2.19%
2005	2.4%	2.4%
2004	2.52%	2.64%
2003	2.65%	2.89%
2002	2.79%	3.15%
2001	2.93%	3.42%
2000	3.08%	3.67%
1999	3.23%	3.91%
1998	3.39%	4.14%
1997	3.55%	4.36%
1996	3.72%	4.56%
1995	3.9%	4.75%
1994	4.09%	4.93%
1993	4.29%	5.08%
1992	4.49%	5.22%
1991	4.69%	5.31%
1990	4.9%	5.37%
1989	5.11%	5.39%
1988	9.93%	5.4%
1987	5.55%	5.4%
1986	5.78%	5.4%
1985	6.01%	5.43%
1984	6.26%	5.5%
1983	6.52%	5.61%
1982	6.78%	5.78%
1981	7.06%	6%
1980	7.36%	6.28%
1979	7.67%	6.62%
1978	7.98%	7.01%
1977	8.32%	7.47%
1976	8.67%	7.97%
1975	-	8.5%
1974	-	9.05%
1973	-	9.61%
1972	-	10.2%
1971	-	10.7%
1970	-	11.3%
1969	-	11.9%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Armenia and 0.62% in China. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.