China vs Vatican: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
China
1.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2024
China rank
227th
Vatican rank
228th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- China
- Vatican
How they compare
China currently reports 1.01 live births per woman against 1 live births per woman in Vatican, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 227th and Vatican ranks 228th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | China |
| 1960s | 6 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 5 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.7264 live births per woman | China |
| 2000s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.6281 live births per woman | China |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.6908 live births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.08 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0798 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 Vatican?
- China, at 1.01 live births per woman against 1 live births per woman in Vatican as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between China and Vatican?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vatican?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do China and Vatican rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- China ranks 227th and Vatican ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.