China’s fertility rate dropped to record low in 2022, estimates show

Figure fell from 1.15 in 2021 to 1.09, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 million

China's fertility rate dropped to an estimated record low of 1.09 in 2022, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 million, according to government data.

Demographers from the China Population and Development Research Centre, a Chinese government research institution, released data indicating that last year's fertility rate fell to 1.09 from 1.15 in 2021, below Japan's rate for the same time period and only slightly higher than South Korea's, which was estimated to be 0.8.