Population of China
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 12 Aug 2024 |
The current population of China is 1,417,942,995 as of December 06, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of China is projected at 1,419,321,278, or 1,419 million, or 1.419 billion, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in China is projected at 1,422,584,933, or 1,423 million, or 1.423 billion people, for the year 2023.
China is the second-most populous country in Asia, and the second-most populous country in the world.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 539,190,005 | 544,044,358 | 9,708,705 | 1.785 | 21.82 |
1951 | 548,898,710 | 553,758,247 | 9,719,074 | 1.755 | 21.83 |
1952 | 558,617,784 | 565,131,438 | 13,027,307 | 2.305 | 21.87 |
1953 | 571,645,091 | 577,557,138 | 11,824,094 | 2.047 | 21.93 |
1954 | 583,469,185 | 590,113,858 | 13,289,347 | 2.252 | 21.97 |
1955 | 596,758,532 | 603,547,007 | 13,576,951 | 2.250 | 22.03 |
1956 | 610,335,483 | 616,558,583 | 12,446,199 | 2.019 | 22.06 |
1957 | 622,781,682 | 630,356,208 | 15,149,053 | 2.403 | 22.10 |
1958 | 637,930,735 | 644,219,479 | 12,577,488 | 1.952 | 22.13 |
1959 | 650,508,223 | 652,708,217 | 4,399,988 | 0.674 | 22.01 |
1960 | 654,908,211 | 654,802,069 | -212,285 | -0.032 | 21.71 |
1961 | 654,695,926 | 655,773,486 | 2,155,120 | 0.329 | 21.40 |
1962 | 656,851,046 | 665,073,691 | 16,445,289 | 2.473 | 21.29 |
1963 | 673,296,335 | 684,552,645 | 22,512,621 | 3.289 | 21.44 |
1964 | 695,808,956 | 704,798,265 | 17,978,618 | 2.551 | 21.59 |
1965 | 713,787,574 | 723,415,733 | 19,256,318 | 2.662 | 21.69 |
1966 | 733,043,892 | 742,402,213 | 18,716,642 | 2.521 | 21.81 |
1967 | 751,760,534 | 761,026,026 | 18,530,984 | 2.435 | 21.91 |
1968 | 770,291,518 | 781,011,025 | 21,439,013 | 2.745 | 22.03 |
1969 | 791,730,531 | 802,140,332 | 20,819,602 | 2.596 | 22.16 |
1970 | 812,550,133 | 823,308,967 | 21,517,668 | 2.614 | 22.28 |
1971 | 834,067,801 | 844,069,867 | 20,004,132 | 2.370 | 22.39 |
1972 | 854,071,933 | 863,677,814 | 19,211,762 | 2.225 | 22.46 |
1973 | 873,283,695 | 882,576,946 | 18,586,502 | 2.106 | 22.51 |
1974 | 891,870,197 | 900,307,582 | 16,874,770 | 1.874 | 22.53 |
1975 | 908,744,967 | 916,116,793 | 14,743,652 | 1.609 | 22.50 |
1976 | 923,488,619 | 930,372,292 | 13,767,347 | 1.480 | 22.45 |
1977 | 937,255,966 | 943,546,375 | 12,580,817 | 1.333 | 22.37 |
1978 | 949,836,783 | 956,161,485 | 12,649,403 | 1.323 | 22.28 |
1979 | 962,486,186 | 969,288,069 | 13,603,767 | 1.404 | 22.19 |
1980 | 976,089,953 | 983,163,542 | 14,147,179 | 1.439 | 22.11 |
1981 | 990,237,132 | 997,721,071 | 14,967,879 | 1.500 | 22.03 |
1982 | 1,005,205,011 | 1,013,588,179 | 16,766,337 | 1.654 | 21.97 |
1983 | 1,021,971,348 | 1,029,064,956 | 14,187,216 | 1.379 | 21.91 |
1984 | 1,036,158,564 | 1,043,849,638 | 15,382,148 | 1.474 | 21.83 |
1985 | 1,051,540,712 | 1,059,807,820 | 16,534,217 | 1.560 | 21.77 |
1986 | 1,068,074,929 | 1,077,233,607 | 18,317,356 | 1.700 | 21.73 |
1987 | 1,086,392,285 | 1,096,217,446 | 19,650,322 | 1.793 | 21.71 |
1988 | 1,106,042,607 | 1,115,244,165 | 18,403,117 | 1.650 | 21.69 |
1989 | 1,124,445,724 | 1,133,991,008 | 19,090,568 | 1.684 | 21.66 |
1990 | 1,143,536,292 | 1,153,582,724 | 20,092,864 | 1.742 | 21.65 |
1991 | 1,163,629,156 | 1,170,788,528 | 14,318,744 | 1.223 | 21.61 |
1992 | 1,177,947,900 | 1,184,574,237 | 13,252,674 | 1.119 | 21.51 |
1993 | 1,191,200,574 | 1,197,308,575 | 12,216,002 | 1.020 | 21.41 |
1994 | 1,203,416,576 | 1,209,003,096 | 11,173,041 | 0.924 | 21.30 |
1995 | 1,214,589,617 | 1,220,133,927 | 11,088,621 | 0.909 | 21.19 |
1996 | 1,225,678,238 | 1,230,944,812 | 10,533,148 | 0.856 | 21.07 |
1997 | 1,236,211,386 | 1,241,139,622 | 9,856,472 | 0.794 | 20.95 |
1998 | 1,246,067,858 | 1,250,847,127 | 9,558,537 | 0.764 | 20.82 |
1999 | 1,255,626,395 | 1,260,176,655 | 9,100,520 | 0.722 | 20.70 |
2000 | 1,264,726,915 | 1,269,581,175 | 9,708,521 | 0.765 | 20.57 |
2001 | 1,274,435,436 | 1,278,725,063 | 8,579,253 | 0.671 | 20.44 |
2002 | 1,283,014,689 | 1,286,866,839 | 7,704,299 | 0.599 | 20.30 |
2003 | 1,290,718,988 | 1,294,517,326 | 7,596,676 | 0.587 | 20.16 |
2004 | 1,298,315,664 | 1,302,100,316 | 7,569,303 | 0.581 | 20.02 |
2005 | 1,305,884,967 | 1,310,027,136 | 8,284,337 | 0.632 | 19.89 |
2006 | 1,314,169,304 | 1,318,054,036 | 7,769,464 | 0.589 | 19.76 |
2007 | 1,321,938,768 | 1,325,813,582 | 7,749,627 | 0.585 | 19.62 |
2008 | 1,329,688,395 | 1,333,821,016 | 8,265,242 | 0.620 | 19.49 |
2009 | 1,337,953,637 | 1,342,522,716 | 9,138,158 | 0.681 | 19.36 |
2010 | 1,347,091,795 | 1,351,561,514 | 8,939,438 | 0.661 | 19.25 |
2011 | 1,356,031,233 | 1,360,250,664 | 8,438,863 | 0.620 | 19.13 |
2012 | 1,364,470,096 | 1,369,520,864 | 10,101,537 | 0.738 | 19.02 |
2013 | 1,374,571,633 | 1,379,008,040 | 8,872,815 | 0.643 | 18.91 |
2014 | 1,383,444,448 | 1,387,951,972 | 9,015,048 | 0.650 | 18.80 |
2015 | 1,392,459,496 | 1,396,134,174 | 7,349,355 | 0.526 | 18.69 |
2016 | 1,399,808,851 | 1,404,052,632 | 8,487,562 | 0.605 | 18.58 |
2017 | 1,408,296,413 | 1,412,354,727 | 8,116,628 | 0.575 | 18.47 |
2018 | 1,416,413,041 | 1,419,008,956 | 5,191,830 | 0.366 | 18.36 |
2019 | 1,421,604,871 | 1,423,520,357 | 3,830,973 | 0.269 | 18.22 |
2020 | 1,425,435,844 | 1,426,106,093 | 1,340,498 | 0.094 | 18.08 |
2021 | 1,426,776,342 | 1,426,437,267 | -678,150 | -0.048 | 17.93 |
2022 | 1,426,098,192 | 1,425,179,569 | -1,837,246 | -0.129 | 17.77 |
2023 | 1,424,260,946 | 1,422,584,933 | -3,352,027 | -0.236 | 17.58 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 1,420,908,919 | 1,419,321,278 | -3,175,283 | -0.224 | 17.39 |
2025 | 1,417,733,636 | 1,416,096,094 | -3,275,084 | -0.231 | 17.20 |
2026 | 1,414,458,552 | 1,412,914,089 | -3,088,927 | -0.219 | 17.02 |
2027 | 1,411,369,625 | 1,409,679,406 | -3,380,438 | -0.240 | 16.84 |
2028 | 1,407,989,187 | 1,406,136,744 | -3,704,887 | -0.263 | 16.67 |
2029 | 1,404,284,300 | 1,402,282,752 | -4,003,095 | -0.285 | 16.49 |
2030 | 1,400,281,205 | 1,398,153,832 | -4,254,746 | -0.304 | 16.32 |
2031 | 1,396,026,459 | 1,393,748,670 | -4,555,579 | -0.327 | 16.14 |
2032 | 1,391,470,880 | 1,389,060,032 | -4,821,696 | -0.347 | 15.97 |
2033 | 1,386,649,184 | 1,384,096,521 | -5,105,326 | -0.369 | 15.80 |
2034 | 1,381,543,858 | 1,378,876,934 | -5,333,847 | -0.387 | 15.63 |
2035 | 1,376,210,011 | 1,373,427,531 | -5,564,960 | -0.405 | 15.46 |
2036 | 1,370,645,051 | 1,367,742,785 | -5,804,533 | -0.424 | 15.29 |
2037 | 1,364,840,518 | 1,361,830,063 | -6,020,909 | -0.442 | 15.12 |
2038 | 1,358,819,609 | 1,355,722,707 | -6,193,804 | -0.457 | 14.96 |
2039 | 1,352,625,805 | 1,349,394,718 | -6,462,175 | -0.479 | 14.79 |
2040 | 1,346,163,630 | 1,342,816,657 | -6,693,947 | -0.499 | 14.63 |
2041 | 1,339,469,683 | 1,335,990,231 | -6,958,903 | -0.521 | 14.47 |
2042 | 1,332,510,780 | 1,328,909,238 | -7,203,085 | -0.542 | 14.31 |
2043 | 1,325,307,695 | 1,321,590,798 | -7,433,795 | -0.562 | 14.15 |
2044 | 1,317,873,900 | 1,314,015,987 | -7,715,827 | -0.587 | 13.99 |
2045 | 1,310,158,073 | 1,306,113,788 | -8,088,571 | -0.619 | 13.84 |
2046 | 1,302,069,502 | 1,297,817,582 | -8,503,841 | -0.655 | 13.68 |
2047 | 1,293,565,661 | 1,289,120,427 | -8,890,469 | -0.690 | 13.52 |
2048 | 1,284,675,192 | 1,279,992,585 | -9,365,214 | -0.732 | 13.36 |
2049 | 1,275,309,978 | 1,270,381,145 | -9,857,666 | -0.776 | 13.20 |
2050 | 1,265,452,312 | 1,260,289,093 | -10,326,437 | -0.819 | 13.04 |
2051 | 1,255,125,875 | 1,249,692,538 | -10,866,674 | -0.870 | 12.88 |
2052 | 1,244,259,201 | 1,238,557,132 | -11,404,138 | -0.921 | 12.71 |
2053 | 1,232,855,063 | 1,226,929,854 | -11,850,417 | -0.966 | 12.55 |
2054 | 1,221,004,646 | 1,214,853,346 | -12,302,600 | -1.013 | 12.38 |
2055 | 1,208,702,046 | 1,202,342,471 | -12,719,150 | -1.058 | 12.21 |
2056 | 1,195,982,896 | 1,189,440,669 | -13,084,454 | -1.100 | 12.04 |
2057 | 1,182,898,442 | 1,176,217,945 | -13,360,993 | -1.136 | 11.87 |
2058 | 1,169,537,449 | 1,162,722,708 | -13,629,481 | -1.172 | 11.70 |
2059 | 1,155,907,968 | 1,149,002,167 | -13,811,601 | -1.202 | 11.53 |
2060 | 1,142,096,367 | 1,135,127,191 | -13,938,353 | -1.228 | 11.36 |
2061 | 1,128,158,014 | 1,121,174,717 | -13,966,595 | -1.246 | 11.20 |
2062 | 1,114,191,419 | 1,107,207,133 | -13,968,572 | -1.262 | 11.03 |
2063 | 1,100,222,847 | 1,093,276,704 | -13,892,287 | -1.271 | 10.87 |
2064 | 1,086,330,560 | 1,079,407,882 | -13,845,356 | -1.283 | 10.71 |
2065 | 1,072,485,204 | 1,065,632,529 | -13,705,349 | -1.286 | 10.55 |
2066 | 1,058,779,855 | 1,051,989,135 | -13,581,440 | -1.291 | 10.39 |
2067 | 1,045,198,415 | 1,038,472,818 | -13,451,194 | -1.295 | 10.24 |
2068 | 1,031,747,221 | 1,025,103,452 | -13,287,538 | -1.296 | 10.09 |
2069 | 1,018,459,683 | 1,011,878,190 | -13,162,986 | -1.301 | 9.95 |
2070 | 1,005,296,697 | 998,784,319 | -13,024,756 | -1.304 | 9.80 |
2071 | 992,271,941 | 985,806,560 | -12,930,762 | -1.312 | 9.66 |
2072 | 979,341,179 | 972,905,671 | -12,871,016 | -1.323 | 9.52 |
2073 | 966,470,163 | 960,055,383 | -12,829,560 | -1.336 | 9.39 |
2074 | 953,640,603 | 947,249,417 | -12,782,373 | -1.349 | 9.25 |
2075 | 940,858,230 | 934,466,660 | -12,783,139 | -1.368 | 9.12 |
2076 | 928,075,091 | 921,677,630 | -12,794,923 | -1.388 | 8.98 |
2077 | 915,280,168 | 908,874,532 | -12,811,273 | -1.410 | 8.85 |
2078 | 902,468,895 | 896,043,789 | -12,850,213 | -1.434 | 8.72 |
2079 | 889,618,682 | 883,166,975 | -12,903,413 | -1.461 | 8.59 |
2080 | 876,715,269 | 870,252,344 | -12,925,850 | -1.485 | 8.46 |
2081 | 863,789,419 | 857,328,715 | -12,921,409 | -1.507 | 8.33 |
2082 | 850,868,010 | 844,439,196 | -12,857,627 | -1.523 | 8.21 |
2083 | 838,010,383 | 831,604,667 | -12,811,431 | -1.541 | 8.08 |
2084 | 825,198,952 | 818,815,356 | -12,767,191 | -1.559 | 7.96 |
2085 | 812,431,761 | 806,115,054 | -12,633,414 | -1.567 | 7.84 |
2086 | 799,798,347 | 793,559,254 | -12,478,186 | -1.572 | 7.71 |
2087 | 787,320,161 | 781,153,718 | -12,332,887 | -1.579 | 7.60 |
2088 | 774,987,274 | 768,899,132 | -12,176,283 | -1.584 | 7.48 |
2089 | 762,810,991 | 756,809,110 | -12,003,761 | -1.586 | 7.36 |
2090 | 750,807,230 | 744,902,836 | -11,808,787 | -1.585 | 7.25 |
2091 | 738,998,443 | 733,179,456 | -11,637,973 | -1.587 | 7.14 |
2092 | 727,360,470 | 721,612,750 | -11,495,439 | -1.593 | 7.03 |
2093 | 715,865,031 | 710,185,968 | -11,358,126 | -1.599 | 6.93 |
2094 | 704,506,905 | 698,893,770 | -11,226,269 | -1.606 | 6.82 |
2095 | 693,280,636 | 687,724,085 | -11,113,102 | -1.616 | 6.72 |
2096 | 682,167,534 | 676,660,877 | -11,013,314 | -1.628 | 6.62 |
2097 | 671,154,220 | 665,695,503 | -10,917,433 | -1.640 | 6.52 |
2098 | 660,236,787 | 654,825,389 | -10,822,796 | -1.653 | 6.42 |
2099 | 649,413,991 | 644,049,400 | -10,729,181 | -1.666 | 6.32 |
2100 | 638,684,810 | 633,368,113 | -10,633,395 | -1.679 | 6.22 |