Fertility & birth rates in China and Ukraine

Fertility rate in China vs Ukraine by year

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China

Ukraine

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Ukraine
2023	1	0.98
2022	1.03	0.9
2021	1.12	1.15
2020	1.24	1.21
2019	1.5	1.22
2018	1.54	1.23
2017	1.8	1.3
2016	1.77	1.39
2015	1.67	1.39
2014	1.77	1.47
2013	1.71	1.52
2012	1.8	1.53
2011	1.67	1.46
2010	1.69	1.44
2009	1.71	1.47
2008	1.7	1.44
2007	1.67	1.34
2006	1.64	1.3
2005	1.62	1.22
2004	1.61	1.22
2003	1.57	1.17
2002	1.57	1.13
2001	1.56	1.09
2000	1.63	1.11
1999	1.53	1.13
1998	1.52	1.21
1997	1.53	1.27
1996	1.55	1.33
1995	1.59	1.4
1994	1.63	1.47
1993	1.69	1.56
1992	1.78	1.67
1991	1.93	1.77
1990	2.51	1.85
1989	2.52	1.93
1988	2.54	2.04
1987	2.76	2.07
1986	2.72	2.12
1985	2.63	2.03
1984	2.61	2.08
1983	2.56	2.1
1982	2.97	1.95
1981	2.79	1.92
1980	2.74	1.95
1979	2.75	1.96
1978	2.72	1.97
1977	2.84	1.98
1976	3.24	2.04
1975	3.57	2.05
1974	4.17	2.06
1973	4.73	2.04
1972	5.11	2.13
1971	5.52	2.11
1970	6.09	2.08
1969	6.18	2.01
1968	6.51	2.03
1967	5.81	2.04
1966	6.31	2.04
1965	6.61	1.94
1964	6.67	2.01
1963	7.51	2.11
1962	6.09	2.15
1961	3.86	2.2
1960	4.45	2.29

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 0.98 in Ukraine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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China

Ukraine

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Ukraine
2023	-2,087,851	-283,185
2022	-847,305	-349,284
2021	480,203	-449,941
2020	2,046,095	-307,533
2019	4,673,713	-236,296
2018	5,302,433	-227,491
2017	7,790,880	-158,390
2016	9,062,269	-135,710
2015	6,788,911	-147,107
2014	9,205,180	-140,216
2013	8,043,116	-129,662
2012	10,075,174	-130,451
2011	8,245,065	-158,372
2010	6,407,607	-180,388
2009	6,483,236	-197,918
2008	6,729,247	-229,086
2007	6,813,465	-282,659
2006	6,922,185	-300,787
2005	7,678,911	-337,857
2004	7,607,960	-344,157
2003	7,743,284	-351,299
2002	8,258,580	-364,544
2001	8,839,358	-374,734
2000	9,570,849	-364,143
1999	10,247,372	-348,286
1998	11,351,286	-318,299
1997	12,374,554	-306,549
1996	12,686,872	-305,154
1995	12,711,220	-281,629
1994	13,360,470	-238,820
1993	13,493,138	-169,405
1992	13,548,601	-95,857
1991	14,937,124	-16,486
1990	16,335,313	48,463
1989	16,824,495	106,431
1988	17,328,640	162,002
1987	18,005,821	198,850
1986	16,609,920	225,751
1985	14,987,830	201,011
1984	13,561,671	222,430
1983	13,599,789	241,741
1982	15,815,318	194,101
1981	14,461,027	182,839
1980	11,647,260	197,223
1979	11,250,148	197,294
1978	11,473,980	206,554
1977	11,378,068	216,932
1976	11,782,472	247,323
1975	14,378,237	256,787
1974	15,738,118	273,486
1973	18,423,727	274,938
1972	19,102,585	309,785
1971	19,622,980	305,849
1970	21,137,076	291,839
1969	20,760,332	274,858
1968	21,206,083	295,162
1967	19,263,662	313,899
1966	19,282,187	337,794
1965	20,296,950	334,365
1964	19,302,532	391,120
1963	22,742,225	449,648
1962	17,969,132	481,887
1961	2,496,047	508,602
1960	-3,048,510	538,812

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 -0.75% in Ukraine.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and -0.56% in Ukraine.

Birth rate in China vs Ukraine by year

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China

Ukraine

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Ukraine
2023	6.39	5.63
2022	6.77	5.68
2021	7.52	6.98
2020	8.52	7.56
2019	10.4	7.82
2018	10.9	8.13
2017	12.6	8.78
2016	13.6	9.61
2015	12	9.8
2014	13.8	10.6
2013	13	11.2
2012	14.6	11.4
2011	13.3	11.1
2010	11.9	10.9
2009	12	11.2
2008	12.1	11
2007	12.1	10.2
2006	12.1	9.79
2005	12.4	9.12
2004	12.3	8.96
2003	12.4	8.55
2002	12.9	8.11
2001	13.4	7.78
2000	14	7.82
1999	14.6	7.89
1998	15.6	8.4
1997	16.6	8.82
1996	17	9.25
1995	17.1	9.7
1994	17.7	10.2
1993	18.1	10.9
1992	18.3	11.7
1991	19.7	12.5
1990	21.1	13.1
1989	21.6	13.8
1988	22.4	14.6
1987	23.3	15.1
1986	22.4	15.8
1985	21	15.4
1984	19.9	15.9
1983	20.2	16.1
1982	22.3	15
1981	20.9	14.8
1980	18.2	15
1979	17.8	14.9
1978	18.3	14.9
1977	18.9	14.8
1976	19.9	15.2
1975	23	15.1
1974	24.8	15.2
1973	27.9	15
1972	29.8	15.5
1971	30.7	15.4
1970	33.4	15
1969	34.1	14.5
1968	35.6	14.8
1967	34	15
1966	35.1	15.4
1965	37.9	15.3
1964	39.1	16.6
1963	43.4	18
1962	37	18.9
1961	18	19.7
1960	20.9	20.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 5.63 in Ukraine, compared with 20.9 and 20.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Ukraine

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Ukraine
2100	7.83%	8.49%
2099	7.84%	8.5%
2098	7.87%	8.51%
2097	7.91%	8.54%
2096	7.96%	8.57%
2095	8.03%	8.61%
2094	8.1%	8.66%
2093	8.18%	8.71%
2092	8.26%	8.77%
2091	8.34%	8.82%
2090	8.41%	8.87%
2089	8.47%	8.92%
2088	8.52%	8.95%
2087	8.55%	8.98%
2086	8.57%	9%
2085	8.57%	9%
2084	8.56%	9%
2083	8.53%	8.98%
2082	8.48%	8.95%
2081	8.41%	8.9%
2080	8.34%	8.85%
2079	8.25%	8.79%
2078	8.15%	8.73%
2077	8.06%	8.66%
2076	7.96%	8.59%
2075	7.86%	8.53%
2074	7.77%	8.47%
2073	7.7%	8.41%
2072	7.64%	8.37%
2071	7.6%	8.34%
2070	7.58%	8.34%
2069	7.59%	8.34%
2068	7.63%	8.37%
2067	7.7%	8.42%
2066	7.8%	8.5%
2065	7.93%	8.59%
2064	8.08%	8.7%
2063	8.25%	8.83%
2062	8.44%	8.96%
2061	8.64%	9.11%
2060	8.84%	9.27%
2059	9.03%	9.42%
2058	9.22%	9.57%
2057	9.39%	9.71%
2056	9.54%	9.83%
2055	9.67%	9.94%
2054	9.78%	10%
2053	9.86%	10.1%
2052	9.92%	10.2%
2051	9.94%	10.2%
2050	9.94%	10.2%
2049	9.92%	10.2%
2048	9.88%	10.2%
2047	9.82%	10.2%
2046	9.75%	10.1%
2045	9.67%	10.1%
2044	9.59%	10%
2043	9.52%	9.99%
2042	9.46%	9.94%
2041	9.4%	9.89%
2040	9.35%	9.9%
2039	9.32%	9.94%
2038	9.3%	9.97%
2037	9.32%	9.93%
2036	9.42%	10.1%
2035	9.63%	10.3%
2034	10%	10.5%
2033	10.5%	10.7%
2032	11.2%	11%
2031	11.8%	11.4%
2030	12.4%	11.7%
2029	13.1%	12.2%
2028	13.8%	12.7%
2027	14.5%	13.2%
2026	15.1%	13.6%
2025	15.7%	13.8%
2024	16%	13.9%
2023	16.6%	14.3%
2022	17.1%	14.8%
2021	17.6%	15.1%
2020	18%	15.3%
2019	18.2%	15.4%
2018	18.3%	15.4%
2017	18.4%	15.4%
2016	18.3%	15.3%
2015	18.3%	15.1%
2014	18.3%	14.9%
2013	18.3%	14.6%
2012	18.3%	14.4%
2011	18.3%	14.2%
2010	18.5%	14.1%
2009	18.6%	14%
2008	18.9%	14%
2007	19.2%	14.1%
2006	19.6%	14.3%
2005	20.3%	14.7%
2004	21.2%	15.1%
2003	22%	15.7%
2002	22.9%	16.3%
2001	23.8%	17.1%
2000	24.5%	17.9%
1999	25.2%	18.5%
1998	25.7%	19.2%
1997	26.3%	19.7%
1996	27%	20.2%
1995	27.4%	20.6%
1994	27.8%	21%
1993	28.2%	21.2%
1992	28.4%	21.4%
1991	28.6%	21.5%
1990	28.8%	21.6%
1989	28.9%	21.7%
1988	29.3%	21.7%
1987	29.8%	21.7%
1986	30.4%	21.7%
1985	31.2%	21.7%
1984	32.2%	21.6%
1983	33.3%	21.5%
1982	34.3%	21.4%
1981	35.1%	21.4%
1980	36.1%	21.4%
1979	37.2%	21.5%
1978	38.6%	21.7%
1977	39.8%	22.1%
1976	40.3%	22.4%
1975	40.2%	22.8%
1974	40.2%	23.2%
1973	40.1%	23.6%
1972	40.4%	24%
1971	40.7%	24.4%
1970	40.8%	24.8%
1969	41%	25.1%
1968	41%	25.5%
1967	41.3%	25.8%
1966	41.5%	26.1%
1965	41.5%	26.4%
1964	41.2%	26.8%
1963	40.6%	27.1%
1962	40%	27.1%
1961	40%	27%
1960	40.3%	26.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Ukraine compared.

Maternal mortality chart: China vs Ukraine

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China

Ukraine

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	China	Ukraine
2023	16	15
2022	18	16
2021	21	26
2020	20	18
2019	21	16
2018	22	16
2017	24	16
2016	25	17
2015	26	17
2014	28	19
2013	30	20
2012	32	20
2011	33	20
2010	34	21
2009	35	24
2008	38	26
2007	38	27
2006	40	27
2005	42	27
2004	45	27
2003	47	28
2002	50	28
2001	52	30
2000	56	32
1999	58	34
1998	60	37
1997	63	41
1996	67	45
1995	71	46
1994	76	45
1993	80	42
1992	86	40
1991	92	40
1990	102	40
1989	104	42
1988	108	44
1987	114	46
1986	120	50
1985	125	53

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Under-five mortality rates

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China

Ukraine

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	China	Ukraine
2023	0.62%	0.81%
2022	0.66%	0.85%
2021	0.7%	0.82%
2020	0.75%	0.84%
2019	0.8%	0.85%
2018	0.86%	0.87%
2017	0.92%	0.89%
2016	0.99%	0.91%
2015	1.07%	0.94%
2014	1.15%	0.98%
2013	1.25%	1.02%
2012	1.35%	1.07%
2011	1.46%	1.12%
2010	1.58%	1.17%
2009	1.71%	1.23%
2008	1.85%	1.29%
2007	2.01%	1.34%
2006	2.19%	1.4%
2005	2.4%	1.45%
2004	2.64%	1.51%
2003	2.89%	1.58%
2002	3.15%	1.66%
2001	3.42%	1.75%
2000	3.67%	1.83%
1999	3.91%	1.9%
1998	4.14%	1.97%
1997	4.36%	2.01%
1996	4.56%	2.03%
1995	4.75%	2.02%
1994	4.93%	2%
1993	5.08%	1.97%
1992	5.22%	1.94%
1991	5.31%	1.92%
1990	5.37%	1.92%
1989	5.39%	1.95%
1988	5.4%	1.99%
1987	5.4%	2.05%
1986	5.4%	2.13%
1985	5.43%	2.21%
1984	5.5%	2.29%
1983	5.61%	2.39%
1982	5.78%	2.47%
1981	6%	2.55%
1980	6.28%	2.62%
1979	6.62%	2.69%
1978	7.01%	2.74%
1977	7.47%	2.78%
1976	7.97%	2.84%
1975	8.5%	2.89%
1974	9.05%	2.96%
1973	9.61%	3.04%
1972	10.2%	3.13%
1971	10.7%	3.23%
1970	11.3%	-
1969	11.9%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in China and 0.81% in Ukraine. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.