Summary
Births in China dropped to a historic low in 2025, with only 9.02 million newborns reported. This decline follows a decrease in birth rates despite efforts by the government to encourage more births. The rate is significantly lower than in 2015, when the One-Child Policy ended.
Key Facts
- China reported 9.02 million births in 2025.
- This amounts to 6.39 births per 1,000 people.
- The birth rate in 2025 is about half of what it was in 2015.
- 2015 was the year China ended its One-Child Policy.
- Government measures to increase births have not been very effective.
- The decline continues a seven-year trend of decreasing births.
- A slight increase in births the previous year was linked to the Year of the Dragon and post-pandemic changes.
