There were 17.86 million births in 2016, an 7.9% increase on 2015, according to National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) statistics.
More than 45% of the babies born in 2016 had one or more older siblings.
"While the total number of women of childbearing age fell by five million, the number of births increased significantly, showing that the family planning policy adjustments were extremely timely and extremely effective," said the NHFPC's Yang Wenzhuang.
He said that by 2020, there were expected to be between 17 and 20 million births every year. Officials estimate that by 2050 there will be an extra 30 million of working age in China.
Separate data by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) counted a slightly higher figure of 18.46 million births in 2016.
The discrepancy was blamed on different statistical methods - the NBS numbers were based on a sampling survey, while the NHFPC's were based on hospital birth certificate data - but officials said both confirmed a significant upwards trend.
Compressors Valve,Air Compressor Valve,Air Compressor Valves,Electronic Drain Valve Yantai Weisheng Machinery&Electric Engineering Co.,Ltd , https://www.wilson-airpart.com
Huagong Innovation Technology Co.,Ltd.HGIT is a professional provider of polyurethane automatic equipment and sealing system solutions.The company is located in the beautiful coastal city -Dalian. E-mail:, TEL: +86-411-39525022 FAX: +86-411-39525009 Website:http:// Hannah:+86 foaming machineCNC PU Seal Pouring MachineFoam sealing gasket machineFoam sealing strip machine (FIPFG)Foam sealing machineKnurling machineElectronic Grinding MachineBridge cut-off machineSix-axis Robot Foam sealing MachineAluminum thermal barrier potting systemTwo-color laminating machine for AluminumPU Sealing gasket MachineAutomatic spreading machineDispensing machine