China vs Singapore: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
China
1.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Singapore
0.952 live births per woman
in 2024
China rank
227th
Singapore rank
230th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
China currently reports 1.01 live births per woman against 0.952 live births per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.058 live births per woman.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
China ranks 227th 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 | 1.08 live births per woman | 0.9448 live births per woman | 0.135 live births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, China or Singapore?
- China, at 1.01 live births per woman against 0.952 live births per woman in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between China and Singapore?
- 0.058 live births per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- China ranks 227th and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.