Fertility & birth rates in China and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in China vs Tuvalu by year

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China

Tuvalu

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Tuvalu
2023	1	3.21
2022	1.03	3.24
2021	1.12	3.28
2020	1.24	3.31
2019	1.5	3.33
2018	1.54	3.33
2017	1.8	3.3
2016	1.77	3.3
2015	1.67	3.31
2014	1.77	3.33
2013	1.71	3.39
2012	1.8	3.47
2011	1.67	3.46
2010	1.69	3.44
2009	1.71	3.43
2008	1.7	3.42
2007	1.67	3.45
2006	1.64	3.53
2005	1.62	3.55
2004	1.61	3.55
2003	1.57	3.58
2002	1.57	3.64
2001	1.56	3.75
2000	1.63	3.84
1999	1.53	3.92
1998	1.52	3.95
1997	1.53	3.95
1996	1.55	3.95
1995	1.59	3.96
1994	1.63	3.92
1993	1.69	3.92
1992	1.78	3.86
1991	1.93	3.79
1990	2.51	3.75
1989	2.52	3.8
1988	2.54	3.88
1987	2.76	3.94
1986	2.72	3.97
1985	2.63	3.97
1984	2.61	3.95
1983	2.56	3.91
1982	2.97	3.88
1981	2.79	3.8
1980	2.74	3.73
1979	2.75	3.65
1978	2.72	3.59
1977	2.84	3.56
1976	3.24	3.55
1975	3.57	3.58
1974	4.17	3.63
1973	4.73	3.71
1972	5.11	3.81
1971	5.52	3.94
1970	6.09	4.08
1969	6.18	4.23
1968	6.51	4.36
1967	5.81	4.49
1966	6.31	4.64
1965	6.61	4.73
1964	6.67	4.83
1963	7.51	4.91
1962	6.09	5
1961	3.86	5.09
1960	4.45	5.15

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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China

Tuvalu

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Tuvalu
2023	-2,087,851	137
2022	-847,305	150
2021	480,203	151
2020	2,046,095	161
2019	4,673,713	166
2018	5,302,433	169
2017	7,790,880	163
2016	9,062,269	157
2015	6,788,911	153
2014	9,205,180	149
2013	8,043,116	148
2012	10,075,174	148
2011	8,245,065	142
2010	6,407,607	136
2009	6,483,236	130
2008	6,729,247	125
2007	6,813,465	125
2006	6,922,185	129
2005	7,678,911	131
2004	7,607,960	132
2003	7,743,284	136
2002	8,258,580	141
2001	8,839,358	151
2000	9,570,849	159
1999	10,247,372	166
1998	11,351,286	172
1997	12,374,554	177
1996	12,686,872	182
1995	12,711,220	191
1994	13,360,470	195
1993	13,493,138	202
1992	13,548,601	196
1991	14,937,124	203
1990	16,335,313	204
1989	16,824,495	208
1988	17,328,640	215
1987	18,005,821	219
1986	16,609,920	219
1985	14,987,830	215
1984	13,561,671	212
1983	13,599,789	206
1982	15,815,318	198
1981	14,461,027	186
1980	11,647,260	173
1979	11,250,148	158
1978	11,473,980	141
1977	11,378,068	128
1976	11,782,472	117
1975	14,378,237	108
1974	15,738,118	102
1973	18,423,727	101
1972	19,102,585	94
1971	19,622,980	101
1970	21,137,076	102
1969	20,760,332	102
1968	21,206,083	97
1967	19,263,662	92
1966	19,282,187	91
1965	20,296,950	93
1964	19,302,532	98
1963	22,742,225	106
1962	17,969,132	113
1961	2,496,047	120
1960	-3,048,510	126

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 +1.39% in Tuvalu.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and +1.48% in Tuvalu.

Birth rate in China vs Tuvalu by year

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China

Tuvalu

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Tuvalu
2023	6.39	23.1
2022	6.77	24.1
2021	7.52	24.4
2020	8.52	24.6
2019	10.4	24.9
2018	10.9	24.9
2017	12.6	24.3
2016	13.6	23.8
2015	12	23.3
2014	13.8	23
2013	13	22.8
2012	14.6	22.9
2011	13.3	22.5
2010	11.9	22.2
2009	12	21.9
2008	12.1	21.7
2007	12.1	21.9
2006	12.1	22.4
2005	12.4	22.7
2004	12.3	23.1
2003	12.4	23.6
2002	12.9	24.5
2001	13.4	25.6
2000	14	26.6
1999	14.6	27.6
1998	15.6	28.4
1997	16.6	29
1996	17	29.8
1995	17.1	30.8
1994	17.7	31.5
1993	18.1	32.6
1992	18.3	33.1
1991	19.7	33.3
1990	21.1	33.7
1989	21.6	34.7
1988	22.4	36
1987	23.3	36.9
1986	22.4	37.4
1985	21	37.5
1984	19.9	37.4
1983	20.2	36.9
1982	22.3	36.2
1981	20.9	35
1980	18.2	33.7
1979	17.8	32.3
1978	18.3	30.6
1977	18.9	29.5
1976	19.9	28.8
1975	23	28.5
1974	24.8	28.6
1973	27.9	29.4
1972	29.8	29.5
1971	30.7	30
1970	33.4	30.5
1969	34.1	31.1
1968	35.6	30.6
1967	34	30.2
1966	35.1	30.4
1965	37.9	31
1964	39.1	32.4
1963	43.4	34.3
1962	37	36.5
1961	18	38.8
1960	20.9	40.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 23.1 in Tuvalu, compared with 20.9 and 40.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Tuvalu

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Tuvalu
2100	7.83%	19%
2099	7.84%	19%
2098	7.87%	19.2%
2097	7.91%	19.3%
2096	7.96%	19.4%
2095	8.03%	19.6%
2094	8.1%	19.7%
2093	8.18%	19.9%
2092	8.26%	20.1%
2091	8.34%	20.3%
2090	8.41%	20.5%
2089	8.47%	20.6%
2088	8.52%	20.8%
2087	8.55%	21%
2086	8.57%	21.2%
2085	8.57%	21.4%
2084	8.56%	21.5%
2083	8.53%	21.7%
2082	8.48%	21.8%
2081	8.41%	21.9%
2080	8.34%	22%
2079	8.25%	22.1%
2078	8.15%	22.1%
2077	8.06%	22.2%
2076	7.96%	22.3%
2075	7.86%	22.4%
2074	7.77%	22.5%
2073	7.7%	22.6%
2072	7.64%	22.7%
2071	7.6%	22.8%
2070	7.58%	22.9%
2069	7.59%	23.1%
2068	7.63%	23.3%
2067	7.7%	23.5%
2066	7.8%	23.8%
2065	7.93%	24.1%
2064	8.08%	24.4%
2063	8.25%	24.7%
2062	8.44%	25.1%
2061	8.64%	25.4%
2060	8.84%	25.7%
2059	9.03%	26.1%
2058	9.22%	26.5%
2057	9.39%	26.8%
2056	9.54%	27.1%
2055	9.67%	27.3%
2054	9.78%	27.5%
2053	9.86%	27.7%
2052	9.92%	27.8%
2051	9.94%	27.9%
2050	9.94%	27.9%
2049	9.92%	27.8%
2048	9.88%	27.7%
2047	9.82%	27.6%
2046	9.75%	27.4%
2045	9.67%	27.3%
2044	9.59%	27.1%
2043	9.52%	27%
2042	9.46%	26.9%
2041	9.4%	26.9%
2040	9.35%	26.9%
2039	9.32%	27%
2038	9.3%	27.3%
2037	9.32%	27.7%
2036	9.42%	28%
2035	9.63%	28.4%
2034	10%	29%
2033	10.5%	29.6%
2032	11.2%	30.3%
2031	11.8%	30.9%
2030	12.4%	31.5%
2029	13.1%	32.1%
2028	13.8%	32.6%
2027	14.5%	32.9%
2026	15.1%	33%
2025	15.7%	33%
2024	16%	32.9%
2023	16.6%	32.6%
2022	17.1%	32%
2021	17.6%	31.6%
2020	18%	31.7%
2019	18.2%	31.7%
2018	18.3%	31.6%
2017	18.4%	31.6%
2016	18.3%	31.8%
2015	18.3%	31.9%
2014	18.3%	32.1%
2013	18.3%	32.4%
2012	18.3%	32.5%
2011	18.3%	32.6%
2010	18.5%	32.8%
2009	18.6%	33.1%
2008	18.9%	33.5%
2007	19.2%	34%
2006	19.6%	34.5%
2005	20.3%	35%
2004	21.2%	35.5%
2003	22%	36%
2002	22.9%	36.3%
2001	23.8%	36.3%
2000	24.5%	36.3%
1999	25.2%	36.2%
1998	25.7%	36.3%
1997	26.3%	36.3%
1996	27%	36.3%
1995	27.4%	36.2%
1994	27.8%	36.1%
1993	28.2%	35.9%
1992	28.4%	35.4%
1991	28.6%	35%
1990	28.8%	34.5%
1989	28.9%	34.1%
1988	29.3%	33.5%
1987	29.8%	32.9%
1986	30.4%	32.3%
1985	31.2%	31.7%
1984	32.2%	31.6%
1983	33.3%	32.1%
1982	34.3%	32.8%
1981	35.1%	33.4%
1980	36.1%	34%
1979	37.2%	34.5%
1978	38.6%	35.5%
1977	39.8%	37%
1976	40.3%	38.1%
1975	40.2%	38.9%
1974	40.2%	39.4%
1973	40.1%	40.2%
1972	40.4%	41.3%
1971	40.7%	42.3%
1970	40.8%	43.2%
1969	41%	43.9%
1968	41%	44.3%
1967	41.3%	44.1%
1966	41.5%	43.9%
1965	41.5%	43.9%
1964	41.2%	44.1%
1963	40.6%	43.9%
1962	40%	43.1%
1961	40%	42.1%
1960	40.3%	41%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Tuvalu compared.

Maternal mortality chart: China vs Tuvalu

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China

Tuvalu

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	China	Tuvalu
2023	16	170
2022	18	220
2021	21	157
2020	20	206
2019	21	155
2018	22	153
2017	24	171
2016	25	170
2015	26	169
2014	28	168
2013	30	168
2012	32	168
2011	33	169
2010	34	213
2009	35	215
2008	38	219
2007	38	222
2006	40	226
2005	42	230
2004	45	209
2003	47	210
2002	50	234
2001	52	235
2000	56	237
1999	58	242
1998	60	245
1997	63	249
1996	67	277
1995	71	281
1994	76	284
1993	80	286
1992	86	312
1991	92	289
1990	102	291
1989	104	296
1988	108	300
1987	114	252
1986	120	226
1985	125	230

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Under-five mortality rates

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China

Tuvalu

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	China	Tuvalu
2023	0.62%	1.99%
2022	0.66%	2.05%
2021	0.7%	2.12%
2020	0.75%	2.19%
2019	0.8%	2.27%
2018	0.86%	2.35%
2017	0.92%	2.43%
2016	0.99%	2.52%
2015	1.07%	2.61%
2014	1.15%	2.71%
2013	1.25%	2.8%
2012	1.35%	2.91%
2011	1.46%	3.02%
2010	1.58%	3.14%
2009	1.71%	3.28%
2008	1.85%	3.42%
2007	2.01%	3.56%
2006	2.19%	3.68%
2005	2.4%	3.8%
2004	2.64%	3.89%
2003	2.89%	3.98%
2002	3.15%	4.07%
2001	3.42%	4.16%
2000	3.67%	4.26%
1999	3.91%	4.39%
1998	4.14%	4.52%
1997	4.36%	4.67%
1996	4.56%	4.81%
1995	4.75%	4.94%
1994	4.93%	5.05%
1993	5.08%	5.15%
1992	5.22%	5.24%
1991	5.31%	5.31%
1990	5.37%	5.37%
1989	5.39%	5.42%
1988	5.4%	5.47%
1987	5.4%	5.53%
1986	5.4%	5.59%
1985	5.43%	5.66%
1984	5.5%	5.76%
1983	5.61%	5.9%
1982	5.78%	6.06%
1981	6%	6.26%
1980	6.28%	6.49%
1979	6.62%	6.76%
1978	7.01%	7.08%
1977	7.47%	7.43%
1976	7.97%	7.84%
1975	8.5%	8.31%
1974	9.05%	8.81%
1973	9.61%	9.37%
1972	10.2%	9.93%
1971	10.7%	10.5%
1970	11.3%	11.1%
1969	11.9%	11.7%
1968	-	12.3%
1967	-	12.9%
1966	-	13.6%
1965	-	14.2%
1964	-	14.9%
1963	-	15.6%
1962	-	16.3%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.7%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in China and 1.99% in Tuvalu. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.