🇨🇳 Population of China

1,425,671,352
Current Population of China
-355,872
Net population growth this year
148.51
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of China reached 1,425,671,352, of which 727,172,808 people are male and 698,498,544 female. The country has a population density of 148.5074 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.025% for the year. According to the latest data, China is set to decrease its population size by -629,267 people next year. Making the total population count of China 1,425,178,782 people by 2024.

Historic Population of China (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of China grown from 543,979,233 people to 1,425,671,352. An increase of the population size by 162.08% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 543,979,233 280,086,872 263,892,362 9,578,456 56.6645 1.761%
1951 553,613,988 284,806,732 268,807,256 9,691,054 57.6681 1.751%
1952 564,954,522 290,417,889 274,536,633 12,990,015 58.8494 2.299%
1953 577,378,682 296,602,920 280,775,763 11,858,305 60.1436 2.054%
1954 589,936,004 302,872,643 287,063,361 13,256,338 61.4517 2.247%
1955 603,320,147 309,547,866 293,772,281 13,511,947 62.8458 2.24%
1956 616,283,022 315,991,154 300,291,868 12,413,803 64.1961 2.014%
1957 630,003,025 322,826,760 307,176,264 15,026,203 65.6253 2.385%
1958 643,791,581 329,694,953 314,096,628 12,550,909 67.0616 1.95%
1959 652,179,194 333,770,389 318,408,805 4,224,317 67.9353 0.648%
1960 654,170,692 334,542,302 319,628,390 -241,320 68.1428 -0.037%
1961 655,260,380 334,859,352 320,401,028 2,420,697 68.2563 0.369%
1962 664,614,650 339,436,691 325,177,959 16,287,841 69.2307 2.451%
1963 683,903,557 349,126,587 334,776,970 22,289,974 71.24 3.26%
1964 704,593,772 359,543,811 345,049,961 19,090,455 73.3952 2.71%
1965 723,846,349 369,222,662 354,623,687 19,414,700 75.4007 2.682%
1966 742,948,540 378,835,252 364,113,289 18,789,683 77.3905 2.529%
1967 761,006,260 387,933,430 373,072,830 17,325,757 79.2715 2.277%
1968 780,371,956 397,723,080 382,648,876 21,405,634 81.2887 2.743%
1969 801,430,976 408,401,466 393,029,510 20,712,407 83.4824 2.585%
1970 822,534,450 419,118,743 403,415,706 21,494,540 85.6807 2.613%
1971 843,285,424 429,675,506 413,609,918 20,007,407 87.8422 2.373%
1972 862,840,403 439,630,744 423,209,659 19,102,552 89.8792 2.214%
1973 881,652,080 449,201,834 432,450,246 18,520,802 91.8388 2.101%
1974 899,367,640 458,195,834 441,171,805 16,910,317 93.6841 1.88%
1975 915,124,661 466,168,459 448,956,202 14,603,726 95.3255 1.596%
1976 929,375,924 473,366,450 456,009,474 13,898,799 96.81 1.496%
1977 942,581,332 480,027,754 462,553,578 12,512,019 98.1856 1.327%
1978 955,138,942 486,353,454 468,785,488 12,603,201 99.4936 1.32%
1979 968,298,969 492,990,426 475,308,544 13,716,852 100.8645 1.417%
1980 982,372,466 500,100,633 482,271,834 14,430,142 102.3305 1.469%
1981 997,259,502 507,632,639 489,626,862 15,343,930 103.8812 1.539%
1982 1,013,483,166 515,860,624 497,622,541 17,103,397 105.5712 1.688%
1983 1,029,226,907 523,847,280 505,379,626 14,384,085 107.2111 1.398%
1984 1,044,172,197 531,433,417 512,738,779 15,506,496 108.7679 1.485%
1985 1,060,239,979 539,619,256 520,620,722 16,629,068 110.4417 1.568%
1986 1,077,770,523 548,585,934 529,184,589 18,432,021 112.2678 1.71%
1987 1,096,851,842 558,382,634 538,469,208 19,730,617 114.2554 1.799%
1988 1,115,889,802 568,185,768 547,704,034 18,345,302 116.2385 1.644%
1989 1,134,414,723 577,765,356 556,649,367 18,704,540 118.1682 1.649%
1990 1,153,704,252 587,798,014 565,906,238 19,874,519 120.1775 1.723%
1991 1,170,626,170 596,666,471 573,959,700 13,969,317 121.9402 1.193%
1992 1,183,813,389 603,625,892 580,187,498 12,405,120 123.3139 1.048%
1993 1,195,855,558 609,978,248 585,877,309 11,679,217 124.5683 0.977%
1994 1,207,286,675 616,025,830 591,260,846 11,183,018 125.759 0.926%
1995 1,218,144,426 621,790,549 596,353,877 10,532,484 126.89 0.865%
1996 1,228,298,836 627,193,907 601,104,929 9,776,335 127.9478 0.796%
1997 1,237,801,448 632,266,997 605,534,451 9,228,890 128.9377 0.746%
1998 1,246,836,105 637,069,098 609,767,006 8,840,424 129.8788 0.709%
1999 1,255,433,236 641,657,142 613,776,094 8,353,838 130.7743 0.665%
2000 1,264,099,069 646,306,371 617,792,698 8,977,828 131.677 0.71%
2001 1,272,739,582 650,868,368 621,871,214 8,303,197 132.577 0.652%
2002 1,280,926,120 655,134,093 625,792,027 8,069,881 133.4298 0.63%
2003 1,288,873,366 659,272,480 629,600,886 7,824,611 134.2576 0.607%
2004 1,296,816,711 663,407,422 633,409,289 8,062,078 135.0851 0.622%
2005 1,304,887,562 667,605,485 637,282,076 8,079,623 135.9258 0.619%
2006 1,313,086,567 671,873,968 641,212,600 8,318,388 136.7799 0.634%
2007 1,321,513,224 676,255,347 645,257,876 8,534,923 137.6576 0.646%
2008 1,330,167,148 680,746,764 649,420,385 8,772,927 138.5591 0.66%
2009 1,339,125,595 685,394,598 653,730,998 9,143,966 139.4922 0.683%
2010 1,348,191,368 690,079,840 658,111,528 8,987,580 140.4366 0.667%
2011 1,357,095,481 694,657,622 662,437,859 8,820,645 141.3641 0.65%
2012 1,366,560,818 699,508,339 667,052,479 10,110,030 142.3501 0.74%
2013 1,376,100,308 704,375,330 671,724,978 8,968,949 143.3438 0.652%
2014 1,385,189,668 708,982,179 676,207,490 9,209,773 144.2906 0.665%
2015 1,393,715,448 713,260,083 680,455,365 7,841,787 145.1787 0.563%
2016 1,401,889,680 717,314,568 684,575,113 8,506,677 146.0302 0.607%
2017 1,410,275,957 721,400,822 688,875,134 8,265,875 146.9037 0.586%
2018 1,417,069,468 724,608,064 692,461,405 5,321,149 147.6114 0.376%
2019 1,421,864,031 726,781,914 695,082,116 4,267,976 148.1108 0.3%
2020 1,424,929,781 727,993,760 696,936,022 1,863,524 148.4302 0.131%
2021 1,425,893,464 728,050,458 697,843,007 63,843 148.5306 0.004%
2022 1,425,887,337 727,644,037 698,243,300 -76,098 148.5299 -0.005%
2023 1,425,671,352 727,172,808 698,498,544 -355,872 148.5074 -0.025%

Statements that can be derived from China's population data

  • China has a population of 1,425,671,352 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • China's population is equivalent to 17.82% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, China's population will decrease with -355,872 people.
  • In 2023, 310,220 more people will emigrate from China than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in China is 38.98 years.
  • In China there are 148.51 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 5.70 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in China.
  • In China, 727,172,808 of the total population are male, and 698,498,544 are female.

Future Population of China (2023 - 2100)

China's population is set to decrease in the future from 1,425,671,352 people to 766,673,270 people. A decrease of the population size by 40.94% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 1,425,671,352 727,172,808 698,498,544 -355,872 148.5074 -0.025%
2024 1,425,178,782 726,554,239 698,624,544 -629,267 148.4561 -0.044%
2025 1,424,381,924 725,774,332 698,607,592 -964,451 148.3731 -0.068%
2026 1,423,255,202 724,821,521 698,433,681 -1,288,992 148.2558 -0.091%
2027 1,421,809,060 723,703,156 698,105,904 -1,603,293 148.1051 -0.113%
2028 1,420,045,580 722,421,544 697,624,036 -1,923,666 147.9214 -0.135%
2029 1,417,974,640 720,984,333 696,990,308 -2,218,213 147.7057 -0.156%
2030 1,415,605,906 719,400,495 696,205,410 -2,519,257 147.4589 -0.178%
2031 1,412,946,005 717,676,726 695,269,278 -2,800,544 147.1819 -0.198%
2032 1,410,012,866 715,825,835 694,187,030 -3,065,735 146.8763 -0.217%
2033 1,406,810,379 713,854,674 692,955,705 -3,339,239 146.5427 -0.237%
2034 1,403,314,815 711,754,464 691,560,350 -3,651,888 146.1786 -0.26%
2035 1,399,547,500 709,538,911 690,008,589 -3,882,742 145.7862 -0.277%
2036 1,395,546,723 707,230,580 688,316,144 -4,118,812 145.3695 -0.295%
2037 1,391,338,420 704,845,147 686,493,273 -4,297,794 144.9311 -0.309%
2038 1,386,952,006 702,399,794 684,552,212 -4,475,033 144.4742 -0.323%
2039 1,382,367,124 699,886,167 682,480,958 -4,694,732 143.9966 -0.34%
2040 1,377,556,938 697,291,020 680,265,919 -4,925,639 143.4955 -0.358%
2041 1,372,522,398 694,614,906 677,907,493 -5,143,442 142.9711 -0.375%
2042 1,367,267,104 691,861,685 675,405,419 -5,367,145 142.4237 -0.393%
2043 1,361,737,252 689,002,100 672,735,152 -5,692,561 141.8476 -0.418%
2044 1,355,912,820 686,023,432 669,889,388 -5,956,302 141.2409 -0.439%
2045 1,349,756,901 682,906,258 666,850,643 -6,355,535 140.5997 -0.471%
2046 1,343,210,240 679,617,752 663,592,488 -6,737,788 139.9177 -0.502%
2047 1,336,262,908 676,150,076 660,112,833 -7,156,875 139.1941 -0.536%
2048 1,328,873,607 672,478,809 656,394,799 -7,621,727 138.4243 -0.574%
2049 1,321,004,205 668,578,454 652,425,752 -8,117,077 137.6046 -0.614%
2050 1,312,636,325 664,434,395 648,201,930 -8,618,685 136.733 -0.657%
2051 1,303,756,600 660,038,026 643,718,575 -9,140,763 135.808 -0.701%
2052 1,294,381,091 655,396,845 638,984,246 -9,610,256 134.8314 -0.742%
2053 1,284,539,877 650,523,249 634,016,628 -10,072,171 133.8062 -0.784%
2054 1,274,244,756 645,422,254 628,822,502 -10,518,072 132.7338 -0.825%
2055 1,263,512,555 640,103,287 623,409,268 -10,946,330 131.6159 -0.866%
2056 1,252,371,989 634,584,412 617,787,578 -11,334,801 130.4554 -0.905%
2057 1,240,879,992 628,897,360 611,982,632 -11,649,194 129.2583 -0.939%
2058 1,229,126,156 623,084,438 606,041,718 -11,858,478 128.034 -0.965%
2059 1,217,157,937 617,168,566 599,989,371 -12,077,960 126.7873 -0.992%
2060 1,205,020,650 611,173,096 593,847,554 -12,196,613 125.523 -1.012%
2061 1,192,805,228 605,142,753 587,662,475 -12,234,232 124.2505 -1.026%
2062 1,180,553,369 599,099,230 581,454,139 -12,269,486 122.9743 -1.039%
2063 1,168,316,258 593,066,179 575,250,079 -12,204,737 121.6996 -1.045%
2064 1,156,145,638 587,068,099 569,077,539 -12,136,501 120.4318 -1.05%
2065 1,144,050,918 581,106,048 562,944,870 -12,052,941 119.172 -1.054%
2066 1,132,053,398 575,183,061 556,870,337 -11,942,098 117.9222 -1.055%
2067 1,120,182,122 569,308,551 550,873,571 -11,800,454 116.6856 -1.053%
2068 1,108,424,585 563,473,414 544,951,171 -11,714,621 115.4609 -1.057%
2069 1,096,787,141 557,681,831 539,105,310 -11,560,266 114.2487 -1.054%
2070 1,085,287,617 551,936,818 533,350,799 -11,438,782 113.0508 -1.054%
2071 1,073,902,382 546,224,490 527,677,892 -11,331,688 111.8648 -1.055%
2072 1,062,612,889 540,543,454 522,069,436 -11,247,296 110.6888 -1.058%
2073 1,051,380,906 534,872,545 516,508,361 -11,216,673 109.5188 -1.067%
2074 1,040,194,852 529,201,436 510,993,416 -11,155,434 108.3536 -1.072%
2075 1,029,035,604 523,524,420 505,511,184 -11,163,061 107.1912 -1.085%
2076 1,017,860,468 517,824,615 500,035,852 -11,187,213 106.0271 -1.099%
2077 1,006,663,148 512,096,169 494,566,980 -11,207,425 104.8607 -1.113%
2078 995,438,005 506,336,563 489,101,442 -11,242,861 103.6915 -1.129%
2079 984,185,394 500,555,384 483,630,009 -11,262,362 102.5193 -1.144%
2080 972,906,892 494,756,162 478,150,729 -11,294,643 101.3445 -1.161%
2081 961,612,985 488,945,420 472,667,566 -11,293,169 100.168 -1.174%
2082 950,338,414 483,143,460 467,194,954 -11,255,975 98.9936 -1.184%
2083 939,100,122 477,361,999 461,738,123 -11,220,608 97.8229 -1.195%
2084 927,912,386 471,608,203 456,304,183 -11,154,864 96.6575 -1.202%
2085 916,808,802 465,896,754 450,912,047 -11,052,304 95.5009 -1.206%
2086 905,821,025 460,240,274 445,580,751 -10,923,251 94.3564 -1.206%
2087 894,960,252 454,637,684 440,322,568 -10,798,293 93.225 -1.207%
2088 884,243,881 449,097,163 435,146,718 -10,634,450 92.1087 -1.203%
2089 873,694,710 443,630,378 430,064,333 -10,463,892 91.0099 -1.198%
2090 863,319,536 438,241,144 425,078,391 -10,286,457 89.9291 -1.192%
2091 853,111,777 432,921,635 420,190,142 -10,129,060 88.8658 -1.187%
2092 843,067,032 427,666,322 415,400,710 -9,960,429 87.8195 -1.181%
2093 833,162,188 422,462,460 410,699,729 -9,849,260 86.7877 -1.182%
2094 823,380,978 417,300,561 406,080,417 -9,713,159 85.7689 -1.18%
2095 813,718,728 412,183,529 401,535,199 -9,611,342 84.7624 -1.181%
2096 804,153,594 407,102,576 397,051,018 -9,518,926 83.766 -1.184%
2097 794,673,479 402,050,442 392,623,037 -9,441,304 82.7785 -1.188%
2098 785,270,314 397,030,398 388,239,917 -9,365,025 81.799 -1.193%
2099 775,944,429 392,045,032 383,899,397 -9,286,746 80.8275 -1.197%
2100 766,673,270 387,084,366 379,588,904 -9,255,572 79.8618 -1.207%

Population Density of China

Today, China has a population density of 148.5074 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 56.6645 people/km² since the 1950 to 148.5074 people/km² in 2023. In the future, China is projected to reach a population density of 79.8618 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of China Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of China's Population

The population growth rate of China currently stands at -0.025% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.02 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of China will decrease to -0.025%. If we look further into the future, we can see that China's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -1.207% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.761%
1960 -0.037%
1970 2.613%
1980 1.469%
1990 1.723%
2000 0.71%
2010 0.667%
2020 0.131%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.178%
2040 -0.358%
2050 -0.657%
2060 -1.012%
2070 -1.054%
2080 -1.161%
2090 -1.192%
2100 -1.207%
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Life Expectancy of China

Today, China has an average life expectancy of 78.7888 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 43.7383 years since the 1950 to 78.7888 years in 2023. In the future, China is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 90.1729 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 43,738
1960 33,274
1970 56,607
1980 64,419
1990 68,005
2000 71,880
2010 75,599
2020 78,076
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 80,183
2040 82,066
2050 83,754
2060 85,196
2070 86,500
2080 87,755
2090 88,962
2100 90,172
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Migration to and from China

In 2023 China will see net migrations of -310,220 people. This means that 310,220 more people will emigrate from China than immigrate to the country this year. An increase of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of China was -311,380.

Net Migration for China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -144,552
1960 -118,519
1970 -126,514
1980 -20,131
1990 -290,067
2000 -549,792
2010 -216,417
2020 -33,649
Year Net Migration
2030 -311,018
2040 -310,586
2050 -309,963
2060 -309,963
2070 -309,963
2080 -309,963
2090 -309,963
2100 -309,963
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Births in China

In 2023, China will see 10,660,034 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by China in 2022, when the country saw 10,757,794 new borns.

Births China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 22,350,731
1960 19,490,632
1970 31,541,150
1980 21,891,113
1990 28,202,492
2000 17,394,901
2010 17,941,969
2020 12,243,398
Year Births
2030 10,016,146
2040 10,352,340
2050 9,051,762
2060 6,900,245
2070 6,877,903
2080 6,271,528
2090 5,075,194
2100 4,743,094
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Deaths in China

In 2023, 10,705,689 people will die in China. That is an increase of China's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 10,522,510 deaths.

Deaths China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 12,627,719
1960 19,613,435
1970 9,920,086
1980 7,440,841
1990 8,037,908
2000 7,867,292
2010 8,737,983
2020 10,346,232
Year Births
2030 12,224,379
2040 14,967,399
2050 17,360,486
2060 18,786,884
2070 18,006,718
2080 17,256,204
2090 15,051,674
2100 13,688,704
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Median Age in China

The median age of China has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of China will reach 56.7928 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 22.2459
1960 19.8948
1970 17.985
1980 20.8382
1990 23.6909
2000 28.9192
2010 34.0829
2020 37.4379
Year Median Age
2030 42.6533
2040 47.9852
2050 50.7193
2060 52.577
2070 55.375
2080 57.3987
2090 56.3969
2100 56.7928
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Fertility Rate in China

The fertility rate of China has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of China will reach 1.4829 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.813
1960 4.451
1970 6.085
1980 2.739
1990 2.514
2000 1.6281
2010 1.6865
2020 1.2805
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.2693
2040 1.3411
2050 1.3906
2060 1.4173
2070 1.4425
2080 1.4595
2090 1.473
2100 1.4829
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Infant Mortality Rate in China

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of China while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of China has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 131.8054. Today, China has a much better infant mortality rate of 5.6991 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when China is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.4184 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in China Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 131.8054
1960 197.5157
1970 78.0158
1980 46.7585
1990 40.7748
2000 28.885
2010 13.0265
2020 6.0836
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 4.5643
2040 3.4001
2050 2.7267
2060 2.2951
2070 1.9872
2080 1.765
2090 1.5772
2100 1.4184
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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