China vs Vatican: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

China

0.999 live births per woman

in 2023

Vatican

1 live births per woman

in 2023

China rank

228th

Vatican rank

227th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

China
Vatican

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 1 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China, a difference of 0.001 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 228th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The 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.