Number of births in the year in China, from the annual statistical communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics (first estimates). It has more than halved since 2016: it is the most discussed figure of Chinese demography. The communiqué gives none in census years (2010, 2020).· No figure in census years (2010, 2020)
7.9M
2025
−17 %vs 2024
min 7.9M 2025max 17.9M 2016
Range
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Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China, National Bureau of Statistics of China · Annual statistical communiqué· Data 2025
Births in the year, first estimate of the annual communiquéNo figure in census years (2010, 2020)Upd. 02/2026Y-axis truncated
