China 2025 Annual Birth Statistics (7.92 Million Births)
Official China annual birth statistics from 1949 to 2025, including the latest 2025 birth count, historical trend chart, CSV download, and API access.
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China recorded 7.92 million births in 2025, down from 9.54 million in 2024 and 17.86 million in 2016 when the two-child policy began. This marks a historic low, down 72% from the 1963 peak of 27.87 million. Official NBS data covers 77 years of annual records.
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China Annual Births
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Showing the latest 5 observations from 1949 to 2025. Use CSV or API for the complete machine-readable series.
| Period | Value (10,000 persons) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 792 |
| 2024 | 954 |
| 2023 | 902 |
| 2022 | 956 |
| 2021 | 1062 |
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| Period | Value (10,000 persons) |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1275 |
| 1950 | 1419 |
| 1951 | 1349 |
| 1952 | 1622 |
| 1953 | 1675 |
| 1954 | 1851 |
| 1955 | 1861 |
| 1956 | 1798 |
| 1957 | 1899 |
| 1958 | 1714 |
| 1959 | 1306 |
| 1960 | 968 |
| 1961 | 949 |
| 1962 | 1402 |
| 1963 | 2787 |
| 1964 | 2428 |
| 1965 | 2480 |
| 1966 | 2419 |
| 1967 | 2177 |
| 1968 | 2607 |
| 1969 | 2501 |
| 1970 | 2551 |
| 1971 | 2393 |
| 1972 | 2320 |
| 1973 | 2287 |
| 1974 | 2134 |
| 1975 | 1958 |
| 1976 | 1761 |
| 1977 | 1783 |
| 1978 | 1883 |
| 1979 | 1895 |
| 1980 | 1594 |
| 1981 | 1623 |
| 1982 | 2052 |
| 1983 | 1883 |
| 1984 | 1809 |
| 1985 | 1863 |
| 1986 | 1914 |
| 1987 | 2066 |
| 1988 | 2006 |
| 1989 | 1965 |
| 1990 | 2008 |
| 1991 | 1702 |
| 1992 | 1596 |
| 1993 | 1492 |
| 1994 | 1398 |
| 1995 | 1356 |
| 1996 | 1332 |
| 1997 | 1285 |
| 1998 | 1201 |
| 1999 | 1149 |
| 2000 | 1237 |
| 2001 | 1273 |
| 2002 | 1297 |
| 2003 | 1265 |
| 2004 | 1323 |
| 2005 | 1353 |
| 2006 | 1386 |
| 2007 | 1419 |
| 2008 | 1463 |
| 2009 | 1465 |
| 2010 | 1474 |
| 2011 | 1449 |
| 2012 | 1520 |
| 2013 | 1492 |
| 2014 | 1510 |
| 2015 | 1465 |
| 2016 | 1786 |
| 2017 | 1723 |
| 2018 | 1523 |
| 2019 | 1465 |
| 2020 | 1200 |
| 2021 | 1062 |
| 2022 | 956 |
| 2023 | 902 |
| 2024 | 954 |
| 2025 | 792 |
About This Dataset
China annual birth population from 1949 to 2025. Shows the dramatic decline in birth rates, from peak 29+ million in 1960s to under 10 million in 2020s.
China Annual Births in 2025 was 7.92 million births. The dataset spans 77 data points from 1949 to 2025, updated yearly. Total change from 1949 to 2025: -37.9%.
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Latest value
7.92 million births
Citation Format:
China Data Portal (2026). China Annual Births. Retrieved from https://chinadata.live/data/china-births/
Primary Source:
National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局)
Data as of:
2025
Frequently Asked Questions
What are China's 2025 annual birth statistics?
China recorded 7.92 million births in 2025, based on the latest annual series on this page. The dataset covers 1949 to 2025 and is sourced from National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局).
How do China's 2025 births relate to India?
China's low annual birth count is one reason readers compare China's aging population with India's younger demographic profile. Use the China vs India population dataset for the long-run population comparison, and this page for China's annual birth history.
Does this page include China births by age?
No. This dataset reports total annual births for China, not births by mother's age, province, or cohort. It is best used for the headline annual birth trend from 1949 to 2025.
How many births does China have per year in 2025?
China recorded 7.92 million births in 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This was down from 9.54 million births in 2024 and far below the peak of around 29 million births per year in the 1960s.
Why is China's birth rate declining?
China's birth rate decline reflects multiple factors: the legacy of the One-Child Policy (1980–2015), rising costs of raising children in urban areas, delayed marriage, career prioritization (especially among women), high housing costs, and a cultural shift in family size preferences. Even after the policy ended, births continued to fall.