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China vs South Africa: Fertility rate, total (births per woman)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 1.01, compared to South Africa's 2.21. That makes China's value 54.1% lower than South Africa's.

China

Rank #210 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
1.01
Year-over-year
+1.4%
10-year change
-42.7%
Peak
1.80 (2012)
Trough
1.00 (2023)

South Africa

Rank #94 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
2.21
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
-9.0%
Peak
2.68 (2008)
Trough
2.21 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.