China vs Singapore: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
China rank
228th
Singapore rank
230th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
China currently reports 0.999 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.056 live births per woman.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
China ranks 228th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 0.3829 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1960s | 6 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.2993 live births per woman | China |
| 2000s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.5174 live births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 0.9623 live births per woman | 0.7285 live births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.1 live births per woman | 0.943 live births per woman | 0.1535 live births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, China or Singapore?
- China, at 0.999 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between China and Singapore?
- 0.056 live births per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 228th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.