2025 marks China’s lowest birth rate since 1949
CHINA
The number of births in China fell to a record low last year, decreasing by about 10 million from the peak in 2016 and reducing the total by more than half in less than a decade, while the country’s population declined for the fourth consecutive year.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, only 7.92 million children were born in 2025, a 17% drop from 9.54 million in 2024. This is the lowest figure since records began in 1949.
