Population in China in 2025 — 1,406,585,000 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 110.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.41B | −2.39M | −0.17% |
| 2024 | 1.41B | −1.74M | −0.12% |
| 2023 | 1.41B | −1.47M | −0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.41B | −185,000 | −0.01% |
| 2021 | 1.41B | +1.26M | +0.09% |
| 2020 | 1.41B | +3.36M | +0.24% |
| 2019 | 1.41B | +4.99M | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 1.4B | +6.55M | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 1.4B | +8.43M | +0.61% |
| 2016 | 1.39B | +7.93M | +0.57% |
| 2015 | 1.38B | +8M | +0.58% |
| 2014 | 1.37B | +8.62M | +0.63% |
| 2013 | 1.36B | +9.05M | +0.67% |
| 2012 | 1.35B | +9.16M | +0.68% |
| 2011 | 1.35B | +7.33M | +0.55% |
| 2010 | 1.34B | +6.45M | +0.48% |
| 2009 | 1.33B | +6.61M | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.32B | +6.77M | +0.51% |
| 2007 | 1.32B | +6.87M | +0.52% |
| 2006 | 1.31B | +7.3M | +0.56% |
| 2005 | 1.3B | +7.65M | +0.59% |
| 2004 | 1.3B | +7.68M | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.29B | +8M | +0.62% |
| 2002 | 1.28B | +8.55M | +0.67% |
| 2001 | 1.27B | +9.21M | +0.73% |
| 2000 | 1.26B | +9.91M | +0.79% |
| 1999 | 1.25B | +10.8M | +0.87% |
| 1998 | 1.24B | +11.86M | +0.96% |
| 1997 | 1.23B | +12.53M | +1.03% |
| 1996 | 1.22B | +12.7M | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 1.2B | +13.02M | +1.09% |
| 1994 | 1.19B | +13.4M | +1.14% |
| 1993 | 1.18B | +13.47M | +1.16% |
| 1992 | 1.16B | +14.19M | +1.23% |
| 1991 | 1.15B | +15.6M | +1.37% |
| 1990 | 1.14B | +16.54M | +1.48% |
| 1989 | 1.12B | +17.02M | +1.54% |
| 1988 | 1.1B | +17.6M | +1.62% |
| 1987 | 1.08B | +17.25M | +1.62% |
| 1986 | 1.07B | +15.75M | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05B | +14.22M | +1.37% |
| 1984 | 1.04B | +13.52M | +1.32% |
| 1983 | 1.02B | +14.68M | +1.46% |
| 1982 | 1.01B | +14.75M | +1.48% |
| 1981 | 994M | +12.65M | +1.29% |
| 1980 | 981M | +12.23M | +1.26% |
| 1979 | 969M | +12.84M | +1.34% |
| 1978 | 956M | +12.71M | +1.35% |
| 1977 | 943M | +12.77M | +1.37% |
| 1976 | 931M | +14.29M | +1.56% |
| 1975 | 916M | +16.05M | +1.78% |
| 1974 | 900M | +18.41M | +2.09% |
| 1973 | 882M | +19.91M | +2.31% |
| 1972 | 862M | +20.93M | +2.49% |
| 1971 | 841M | +22.79M | +2.78% |
| 1970 | 818M | +22.29M | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 796M | +21.52M | +2.78% |
| 1968 | 775M | +19.96M | +2.65% |
| 1967 | 755M | +19.15M | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 735M | +20.22M | +2.83% |
| 1965 | 715M | +16.83M | +2.41% |
| 1964 | 698M | +16.02M | +2.35% |
| 1963 | 682M | +16.57M | +2.49% |
| 1962 | 666M | +5.44M | +0.82% |
| 1961 | 660M | −6.74M | −1.01% |
| 1960 | 667M | — | — |
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Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.
Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
