China Population (2024) - Worldometer (2024)

The current population of China is 1,425,323,119 as of Friday, March 15, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
China 2023 population is estimated at 1,425,671,352 people at mid year.
China population is equivalent to 17.72% of the total world population.
China ranks number 2 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in China is 152 per Km² (393 people per mi²).
The total land area is 9,388,211 Km2 (3,624,807 sq. miles)
65.0 % of the population is urban (926,375,811 people in 2023)
The median age in China is 39.0 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of China (2024 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	China Global Rank
2024	1,425,178,782	-0.03 %	-492,570	-310,866	39.5	1.21	152	66.1 %	941,865,672	17.55 %	8,118,835,999	2
2023	1,425,671,352	-0.02 %	-215,985	-310,220	39.0	1.19	152	65.0 %	926,375,811	17.72 %	8,045,311,447	2
2022	1,425,887,337	0.00 %	-6,128	-311,380	38.5	1.18	152	63.8 %	910,080,750	17.88 %	7,975,105,156	1
2020	1,424,929,781	0.22 %	3,065,750	-33,649	37.4	1.28	152	61.4 %	875,075,919	18.17 %	7,840,952,880	1
2015	1,393,715,448	0.67 %	9,104,816	-155,379	35.6	1.67	148	55.6 %	775,352,918	18.77 %	7,426,597,537	1
2010	1,348,191,368	0.66 %	8,660,761	-216,417	34.1	1.69	144	49.6 %	669,353,557	19.30 %	6,985,603,105	1
2005	1,304,887,562	0.64 %	8,157,699	-519,752	31.7	1.62	139	43.1 %	561,983,323	19.90 %	6,558,176,119	1
2000	1,264,099,069	0.74 %	9,190,929	-549,792	28.9	1.63	135	36.4 %	460,377,048	20.56 %	6,148,898,975	1
1995	1,218,144,426	1.09 %	12,888,035	-625,725	26.1	1.59	130	31.5 %	383,901,711	21.21 %	5,743,219,454	1
1990	1,153,704,252	1.70 %	18,692,855	-290,067	23.7	2.51	123	26.9 %	310,022,147	21.70 %	5,316,175,862	1
1985	1,060,239,979	1.54 %	15,573,503	-60,932	21.7	2.63	113	23.1 %	244,946,241	21.81 %	4,861,730,613	1
1980	982,372,466	1.43 %	13,449,561	-20,131	20.8	2.74	105	19.6 %	192,392,094	22.11 %	4,444,007,706	1
1975	915,124,661	2.16 %	18,518,042	-115,215	19.0	3.57	97	17.5 %	160,244,444	22.49 %	4,069,437,231	1
1970	822,534,450	2.59 %	19,737,620	-126,514	18.0	6.09	88	17.4 %	143,513,192	22.26 %	3,695,390,336	1
1965	723,846,349	2.04 %	13,935,131	-128,537	18.5	6.61	77	18.1 %	130,684,595	21.69 %	3,337,111,983	1
1960	654,170,692	1.63 %	10,170,109	-118,519	19.9	4.45	70	16.3 %	106,561,743	21.67 %	3,019,233,434	1
1955	603,320,147	2.09 %	11,868,183	-16,814	20.7	6.26	64	14.0 %	84,639,825	21.97 %	2,746,072,141	1

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

China Population Forecast

-309,963

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	China Global Rank
2025	1,424,381,924	-0.01 %	-109,571	-310,158	40.0	1.21	152	67.2 %	956,553,854	17.39 %	8,191,988,453	2
2030	1,415,605,906	-0.12 %	-1,755,204	-311,018	42.7	1.27	151	71.9 %	1,017,847,445	16.56 %	8,546,141,327	2
2035	1,399,547,500	-0.23 %	-3,211,681	-310,772	45.4	1.31	149	75.7 %	1,059,618,626	15.76 %	8,879,397,401	2
2040	1,377,556,938	-0.32 %	-4,398,112	-310,586	48.0	1.34	147	78.7 %	1,083,464,035	14.99 %	9,188,250,492	2
2045	1,349,756,901	-0.41 %	-5,560,007	-309,968	49.6	1.36	144	80.9 %	1,092,037,409	14.26 %	9,467,543,575	2
2050	1,312,636,325	-0.56 %	-7,424,115		50.7	1.39	140	83.2 %	1,091,948,003	13.52 %	9,709,491,761	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Main Cities by Population in China

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Shanghai	22,315,474
2	Beijing	11,716,620
3	Tianjin	11,090,314
4	Guangzhou	11,071,424
5	Shenzhen	10,358,381
6	Wuhan	9,785,388
7	Dongguan	8,000,000
8	Chongqing	7,457,600
9	Chengdu	7,415,590
10	Nanjing	7,165,292
11	Nanchong	7,150,000
12	Xi'an	6,501,190
13	Shenyang	6,255,921
14	Hangzhou	6,241,971
15	Harbin	5,878,939
16	Tai'an	5,499,000
17	Suzhou	5,345,961
18	Shantou	5,329,024
19	Jinan	4,335,989
20	Zhengzhou	4,253,913
21	Changchun	4,193,073
22	Dalian	4,087,733
23	Kunming	3,855,346
24	Qingdao	3,718,835
25	Foshan	3,600,000
26	Puyang	3,590,000
27	Wuxi	3,543,719
28	Xiamen	3,531,347
29	Tianshui	3,500,000
30	Ningbo	3,491,597
31	Shiyan	3,460,000
32	Taiyuan	3,426,519
33	Tangshan	3,372,102
34	Hefei	3,310,268
35	Zibo	3,129,228
36	Zhongshan	3,121,275
37	Changsha	3,093,980
38	Urumqi	3,029,372
39	Shijiazhuang	2,834,942
40	Lanzhou	2,628,426
41	Yunfu	2,612,800
42	Nanchang	2,357,839
43	Dadonghai	2,000,000
44	Ordos	1,940,653
45	Jilin	1,881,977
46	Bayan Nur	1,760,000
47	Kunshan	1,600,000
48	Xinyang	1,590,668
49	Fushun	1,400,646
50	Luoyang	1,390,581
51	Guankou	1,380,000
52	Handan	1,358,318
53	Baotou	1,301,768
54	Xuchang	1,265,536
55	Yueyang	1,200,000
56	Anshan	1,199,275
57	Tongshan	1,199,193
58	Fuzhou	1,179,720
59	Guiyang	1,171,633
60	Lijiang	1,137,600
61	Datong	1,052,678
62	Changshu City	1,047,700
63	Xianyang	1,034,081
64	Huainan	1,027,655
65	Jieyang	1,001,985
66	Zhu Cheng City	1,000,000
67	Baoding	995,652
68	Benxi	987,717
69	Changzhou	949,018
70	Huaibei	903,039

Notes

The China Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of China delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of China (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming hom*ogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming hom*ogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by China in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

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The current population of China is 1,425,194,894 as of Tuesday, June 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.

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Population of China in 2024

The population of China stood at 1.43 billion in January 2024. Data shows that China's population decreased by 356 thousand (-0.02 percent) between early 2023 and the start of 2024. 49.0 percent of China's population is female, while 51.0 percent of the population is male.

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The current birth rate for China in 2024 is 10.478 births per 1000 people, a 1.57% decline from 2023. The birth rate for China in 2023 was 10.645 births per 1000 people, a 2.36% decline from 2022. The birth rate for China in 2022 was 10.902 births per 1000 people, a 2.3% decline from 2021.

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1,409,670,000 (2023 est.)

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The current life expectancy for China in 2024 is 77.64 years, a 0.22% increase from 2023. The life expectancy for China in 2023 was 77.47 years, a 0.22% increase from 2022. The life expectancy for China in 2022 was 77.30 years, a 0.22% increase from 2021.

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