According to data gathered by Our World in Data from the UN World Population Prospects, birth rates are plunging in the world's most populous countries, especially China.

Though at varying rates, the six most populous nations in the world are seeing a decline in birth rates.

The birth rate per 1,000 people in the six most populous countries in the world is depicted in this graphic by Marcus Lu of Visual Capitalist.

The information was gathered by Our World in Data and comes fro...