Fertility & birth rates in China and Cyprus

Fertility rate in China vs Cyprus by year

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China

Cyprus

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Cyprus
2023	1	1.39
2022	1.03	1.39
2021	1.12	1.39
2020	1.24	1.36
2019	1.5	1.33
2018	1.54	1.32
2017	1.8	1.32
2016	1.77	1.36
2015	1.67	1.32
2014	1.77	1.31
2013	1.71	1.3
2012	1.8	1.38
2011	1.67	1.36
2010	1.69	1.43
2009	1.71	1.48
2008	1.7	1.48
2007	1.67	1.45
2006	1.64	1.51
2005	1.62	1.48
2004	1.61	1.51
2003	1.57	1.51
2002	1.57	1.5
2001	1.56	1.57
2000	1.63	1.64
1999	1.53	1.67
1998	1.52	1.76
1997	1.53	1.86
1996	1.55	1.95
1995	1.59	2.03
1994	1.63	2.16
1993	1.69	2.25
1992	1.78	2.46
1991	1.93	2.34
1990	2.51	2.4
1989	2.52	2.37
1988	2.54	2.47
1987	2.76	2.39
1986	2.72	2.45
1985	2.63	2.43
1984	2.61	2.51
1983	2.56	2.49
1982	2.97	2.49
1981	2.79	2.15
1980	2.74	2.3
1979	2.75	2.14
1978	2.72	2.08
1977	2.84	2.09
1976	3.24	2.33
1975	3.57	2.11
1974	4.17	2.28
1973	4.73	2.4
1972	5.11	2.99
1971	5.52	3.04
1970	6.09	3.07
1969	6.18	3.19
1968	6.51	3.27
1967	5.81	3.32
1966	6.31	3.4
1965	6.61	3.47
1964	6.67	3.41
1963	7.51	3.49
1962	6.09	3.51
1961	3.86	3.62
1960	4.45	3.39

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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China

Cyprus

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Cyprus
2023	-2,087,851	5,025
2022	-847,305	4,466
2021	480,203	5,305
2020	2,046,095	5,826
2019	4,673,713	5,679
2018	5,302,433	5,905
2017	7,790,880	6,082
2016	9,062,269	6,643
2015	6,788,911	6,340
2014	9,205,180	6,193
2013	8,043,116	6,116
2012	10,075,174	6,726
2011	8,245,065	6,271
2010	6,407,607	6,723
2009	6,483,236	6,820
2008	6,729,247	6,429
2007	6,813,465	5,983
2006	6,922,185	6,166
2005	7,678,911	5,646
2004	7,607,960	5,705
2003	7,743,284	5,484
2002	8,258,580	5,225
2001	8,839,358	5,308
2000	9,570,849	5,570
1999	10,247,372	5,524
1998	11,351,286	5,879
1997	12,374,554	6,444
1996	12,686,872	6,911
1995	12,711,220	7,226
1994	13,360,470	7,973
1993	13,493,138	8,463
1992	13,548,601	9,844
1991	14,937,124	9,102
1990	16,335,313	9,417
1989	16,824,495	9,156
1988	17,328,640	9,595
1987	18,005,821	9,114
1986	16,609,920	9,412
1985	14,987,830	9,242
1984	13,561,671	9,516
1983	13,599,789	9,318
1982	15,815,318	9,282
1981	14,461,027	7,135
1980	11,647,260	7,954
1979	11,250,148	6,620
1978	11,473,980	5,949
1977	11,378,068	5,607
1976	11,782,472	6,546
1975	14,378,237	5,023
1974	15,738,118	321
1973	18,423,727	5,405
1972	19,102,585	8,244
1971	19,622,980	8,398
1970	21,137,076	8,412
1969	20,760,332	8,857
1968	21,206,083	9,153
1967	19,263,662	9,313
1966	19,282,187	9,478
1965	20,296,950	9,643
1964	19,302,532	8,322
1963	22,742,225	8,568
1962	17,969,132	9,455
1961	2,496,047	9,584
1960	-3,048,510	8,385

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 -0.15% in China and +0.37% in Cyprus.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and +0.45% in Cyprus.

Birth rate in China vs Cyprus by year

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China

Cyprus

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Cyprus
2023	6.39	10.8
2022	6.77	11
2021	7.52	11.2
2020	8.52	11.1
2019	10.4	11
2018	10.9	11
2017	12.6	11.2
2016	13.6	11.5
2015	12	11.2
2014	13.8	11.1
2013	13	11
2012	14.6	11.6
2011	13.3	11.3
2010	11.9	11.8
2009	12	12.1
2008	12.1	12
2007	12.1	11.6
2006	12.1	12
2005	12.4	11.7
2004	12.3	11.9
2003	12.4	11.8
2002	12.9	11.6
2001	13.4	12
2000	14	12.5
1999	14.6	12.7
1998	15.6	13.3
1997	16.6	14.1
1996	17	14.9
1995	17.1	15.5
1994	17.7	16.7
1993	18.1	17.6
1992	18.3	19.4
1991	19.7	18.6
1990	21.1	19.1
1989	21.6	19
1988	22.4	19.9
1987	23.3	19.4
1986	22.4	20.1
1985	21	20.2
1984	19.9	21.2
1983	20.2	21.3
1982	22.3	21.5
1981	20.9	18.6
1980	18.2	19.8
1979	17.8	18.2
1978	18.3	17.4
1977	18.9	17.1
1976	19.9	18.8
1975	23	16.8
1974	24.8	17.9
1973	27.9	18.3
1972	29.8	22.5
1971	30.7	22.7
1970	33.4	22.6
1969	34.1	23.4
1968	35.6	23.9
1967	34	24.2
1966	35.1	24.6
1965	37.9	25
1964	39.1	24.7
1963	43.4	25.3
1962	37	25.5
1961	18	26.3
1960	20.9	24.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 10.8 in Cyprus, compared with 20.9 and 24.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Cyprus

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Cyprus
2100	7.83%	12.5%
2099	7.84%	12.5%
2098	7.87%	12.5%
2097	7.91%	12.5%
2096	7.96%	12.5%
2095	8.03%	12.5%
2094	8.1%	12.5%
2093	8.18%	12.5%
2092	8.26%	12.4%
2091	8.34%	12.4%
2090	8.41%	12.3%
2089	8.47%	12.3%
2088	8.52%	12.2%
2087	8.55%	12.2%
2086	8.57%	12.1%
2085	8.57%	12.1%
2084	8.56%	12.1%
2083	8.53%	12%
2082	8.48%	12%
2081	8.41%	12%
2080	8.34%	12%
2079	8.25%	12%
2078	8.15%	12%
2077	8.06%	12.1%
2076	7.96%	12.1%
2075	7.86%	12.1%
2074	7.77%	12.2%
2073	7.7%	12.3%
2072	7.64%	12.3%
2071	7.6%	12.4%
2070	7.58%	12.5%
2069	7.59%	12.5%
2068	7.63%	12.6%
2067	7.7%	12.6%
2066	7.8%	12.7%
2065	7.93%	12.7%
2064	8.08%	12.7%
2063	8.25%	12.7%
2062	8.44%	12.7%
2061	8.64%	12.7%
2060	8.84%	12.7%
2059	9.03%	12.6%
2058	9.22%	12.6%
2057	9.39%	12.6%
2056	9.54%	12.5%
2055	9.67%	12.5%
2054	9.78%	12.4%
2053	9.86%	12.4%
2052	9.92%	12.4%
2051	9.94%	12.3%
2050	9.94%	12.3%
2049	9.92%	12.3%
2048	9.88%	12.4%
2047	9.82%	12.4%
2046	9.75%	12.5%
2045	9.67%	12.6%
2044	9.59%	12.7%
2043	9.52%	12.8%
2042	9.46%	13%
2041	9.4%	13.2%
2040	9.35%	13.4%
2039	9.32%	13.6%
2038	9.3%	13.9%
2037	9.32%	14.2%
2036	9.42%	14.4%
2035	9.63%	14.7%
2034	10%	14.9%
2033	10.5%	15.1%
2032	11.2%	15.3%
2031	11.8%	15.5%
2030	12.4%	15.7%
2029	13.1%	15.8%
2028	13.8%	15.9%
2027	14.5%	16%
2026	15.1%	16.1%
2025	15.7%	16.1%
2024	16%	16.1%
2023	16.6%	16.1%
2022	17.1%	16%
2021	17.6%	16%
2020	18%	15.9%
2019	18.2%	15.9%
2018	18.3%	15.9%
2017	18.4%	15.9%
2016	18.3%	15.9%
2015	18.3%	16%
2014	18.3%	16.1%
2013	18.3%	16.2%
2012	18.3%	16.4%
2011	18.3%	16.6%
2010	18.5%	17%
2009	18.6%	17.5%
2008	18.9%	18%
2007	19.2%	18.7%
2006	19.6%	19.3%
2005	20.3%	19.9%
2004	21.2%	20.5%
2003	22%	21%
2002	22.9%	21.3%
2001	23.8%	21.7%
2000	24.5%	22.3%
1999	25.2%	22.9%
1998	25.7%	23.4%
1997	26.3%	23.9%
1996	27%	24.3%
1995	27.4%	24.6%
1994	27.8%	24.7%
1993	28.2%	24.6%
1992	28.4%	24.6%
1991	28.6%	24.7%
1990	28.8%	24.8%
1989	28.9%	25%
1988	29.3%	25.1%
1987	29.8%	25.2%
1986	30.4%	25.2%
1985	31.2%	25.2%
1984	32.2%	25.1%
1983	33.3%	24.9%
1982	34.3%	24.8%
1981	35.1%	25%
1980	36.1%	25.5%
1979	37.2%	26.2%
1978	38.6%	27%
1977	39.8%	27.9%
1976	40.3%	28.8%
1975	40.2%	29.6%
1974	40.2%	30%
1973	40.1%	30.3%
1972	40.4%	30.8%
1971	40.7%	31.2%
1970	40.8%	31.7%
1969	41%	32.1%
1968	41%	32.6%
1967	41.3%	33%
1966	41.5%	33.5%
1965	41.5%	34%
1964	41.2%	34.5%
1963	40.6%	35.1%
1962	40%	35.8%
1961	40%	36.4%
1960	40.3%	36.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Cyprus compared.

Maternal mortality chart: China vs Cyprus

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China

Cyprus

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	China	Cyprus
2023	16	14
2022	18	53
2021	21	98
2020	20	87
2019	21	13
2018	22	13
2017	24	12
2016	25	12
2015	26	11
2014	28	11
2013	30	10
2012	32	10
2011	33	10
2010	34	10
2009	35	10
2008	38	10
2007	38	10
2006	40	10
2005	42	10
2004	45	10
2003	47	10
2002	50	11
2001	52	11
2000	56	12
1999	58	12
1998	60	13
1997	63	13
1996	67	14
1995	71	14
1994	76	15
1993	80	15
1992	86	15
1991	92	15
1990	102	15
1989	104	16
1988	108	17
1987	114	17
1986	120	18
1985	125	19

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, compared to 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Under-five mortality rates

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China

Cyprus

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	China	Cyprus
2023	0.62%	0.35%
2022	0.66%	0.35%
2021	0.7%	0.34%
2020	0.75%	0.32%
2019	0.8%	0.31%
2018	0.86%	0.3%
2017	0.92%	0.3%
2016	0.99%	0.29%
2015	1.07%	0.29%
2014	1.15%	0.29%
2013	1.25%	0.3%
2012	1.35%	0.3%
2011	1.46%	0.32%
2010	1.58%	0.33%
2009	1.71%	0.35%
2008	1.85%	0.37%
2007	2.01%	0.39%
2006	2.19%	0.42%
2005	2.4%	0.46%
2004	2.64%	0.5%
2003	2.89%	0.54%
2002	3.15%	0.58%
2001	3.42%	0.62%
2000	3.67%	0.66%
1999	3.91%	0.71%
1998	4.14%	0.76%
1997	4.36%	0.81%
1996	4.56%	0.86%
1995	4.75%	0.91%
1994	4.93%	0.97%
1993	5.08%	1.02%
1992	5.22%	1.06%
1991	5.31%	1.09%
1990	5.37%	1.11%
1989	5.39%	1.12%
1988	5.4%	1.13%
1987	5.4%	1.16%
1986	5.4%	1.23%
1985	5.43%	1.33%
1984	5.5%	1.45%
1983	5.61%	1.61%
1982	5.78%	1.78%
1981	6%	1.96%
1980	6.28%	2.16%
1979	6.62%	2.39%
1978	7.01%	2.65%
1977	7.47%	2.91%
1976	7.97%	3.16%
1975	8.5%	3.37%
1974	9.05%	3.53%
1973	9.61%	3.63%
1972	10.2%	3.72%
1971	10.7%	3.81%
1970	11.3%	-
1969	11.9%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in China and 0.35% in Cyprus. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.