Population of China

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 Aug 2021

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The current population of China is 1,451,525,418 as of March 30, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of China is projected at 1,444,216,107 or 1.44 billion or 1444.22 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in China is projected at 1,439,323,776 or 1.43 billion or 1439.32 million people for the year 2020. China ranks number 1st in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. China is ranked 1st among 51 countries in Asia.

China's population peak will be 2031 with 1.46 billion or 1464.42 mn people after China's population will be decreased year by year. The China population is projected to reach 1.46 billion or 1464.34 million in 2030 and decrease further to 1.4 billion or 1402.41 million in 2050 and 1 billion or 1065.0 million by 2100. China accounts for 18.3 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline since 22.0% of 1991 and is projected to decline at 9.8% by 2100.

China was at 1st position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 2nd in 2100.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

China population estimates
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	554,419,273	-	-	21.9
1951	569,909,117	15,489,844	2.79	22.1
1952	582,576,491	12,667,374	2.22	22.1
1953	593,365,877	10,789,386	1.85	22.2
1954	603,052,324	9,686,447	1.63	22.1
1955	612,241,554	9,189,230	1.52	22.1
1956	621,363,234	9,121,680	1.49	22.0
1957	630,677,645	9,314,411	1.50	21.9
1958	640,295,772	9,618,127	1.53	21.9
1959	650,212,734	9,916,962	1.55	21.8
1960	660,408,056	10,195,322	1.57	21.8
1961	670,952,695	10,544,639	1.60	21.7
1962	682,102,655	11,149,960	1.66	21.7
1963	694,339,083	12,236,428	1.79	21.6
1964	708,254,597	13,915,514	2.00	21.6
1965	724,218,968	15,964,371	2.25	21.7
1966	742,414,885	18,195,917	2.51	21.8
1967	762,581,176	20,166,291	2.72	21.9
1968	784,074,709	21,493,533	2.82	22.1
1969	805,985,939	21,911,230	2.79	22.2
1970	827,601,394	21,615,455	2.68	22.4
1971	848,759,710	21,158,316	2.56	22.5
1972	869,485,964	20,726,254	2.44	22.6
1973	889,485,372	19,999,408	2.30	22.6
1974	908,464,198	18,978,826	2.13	22.7
1975	926,240,885	17,776,687	1.96	22.7
1976	942,685,411	16,444,526	1.78	22.7
1977	957,891,272	15,205,861	1.61	22.6
1978	972,205,442	14,314,170	1.49	22.6
1979	986,132,202	13,926,760	1.43	22.5
1980	1,000,089,235	13,957,033	1.42	22.4
1981	1,014,022,212	13,932,977	1.39	22.4
1982	1,027,948,987	13,926,775	1.37	22.3
1983	1,042,431,412	14,482,425	1.41	22.2
1984	1,058,171,976	15,740,564	1.51	22.1
1985	1,075,589,361	17,417,385	1.65	22.1
1986	1,095,014,109	19,424,748	1.81	22.1
1987	1,116,095,476	21,081,367	1.93	22.1
1988	1,137,724,227	21,628,751	1.94	22.1
1989	1,158,357,397	20,633,170	1.81	22.1
1990	1,176,883,674	18,526,277	1.60	22.1
1991	1,192,897,284	16,013,610	1.36	22.0
1992	1,206,711,244	13,813,960	1.16	21.9
1993	1,218,817,055	12,105,811	1.00	21.8
1994	1,230,020,031	11,202,976	0.92	21.7
1995	1,240,920,535	10,900,504	0.89	21.6
1996	1,251,636,186	10,715,651	0.86	21.5
1997	1,261,996,012	10,359,826	0.83	21.4
1998	1,271,982,350	9,986,338	0.79	21.3
1999	1,281,514,832	9,532,482	0.75	21.1
2000	1,290,550,765	9,035,933	0.71	21.0
2001	1,299,129,752	8,578,987	0.66	20.9
2002	1,307,352,257	8,222,505	0.63	20.7
2003	1,315,303,521	7,951,264	0.61	20.6
2004	1,323,084,641	7,781,120	0.59	20.5
2005	1,330,776,380	7,691,739	0.58	20.3
2006	1,338,408,647	7,632,267	0.57	20.2
2007	1,345,993,888	7,585,241	0.57	20.1
2008	1,353,569,484	7,575,596	0.56	19.9
2009	1,361,169,419	7,599,935	0.56	19.8
2010	1,368,810,615	7,641,196	0.56	19.7
2011	1,376,497,639	7,687,024	0.56	19.5
2012	1,384,206,401	7,708,762	0.56	19.4
2013	1,391,883,330	7,676,929	0.55	19.3
2014	1,399,453,965	7,570,635	0.54	19.2
2015	1,406,847,870	7,393,905	0.53	19.1
2016	1,414,049,351	7,201,481	0.51	18.9
2017	1,421,021,791	6,972,440	0.49	18.8
2018	1,427,647,786	6,625,995	0.47	18.7
2019	1,433,783,686	6,135,900	0.43	18.6

China population projections
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	1,439,323,776	5,540,090	0.39	18.5
2021	1,444,216,107	4,892,331	0.34	18.3
2022	1,448,471,400	4,255,293	0.29	18.2
2023	1,452,127,668	3,656,268	0.25	18.1
2024	1,455,254,870	3,127,202	0.22	17.9
2025	1,457,908,249	2,653,379	0.18	17.8
2026	1,460,092,245	2,183,996	0.15	17.7
2027	1,461,797,638	1,705,393	0.12	17.5
2028	1,463,052,850	1,255,212	0.09	17.4
2029	1,463,891,336	838,486	0.06	17.3
2030	1,464,340,159	448,823	0.03	17.1
2031	1,464,417,498	77,339	0.01	17.0
2032	1,464,130,420	-287,078	-0.02	16.9
2033	1,463,480,850	-649,570	-0.04	16.7
2034	1,462,465,126	-1,015,724	-0.07	16.6
2035	1,461,083,029	-1,382,097	-0.09	16.4
2036	1,459,341,178	-1,741,851	-0.12	16.3
2037	1,457,252,170	-2,089,008	-0.14	16.2
2038	1,454,828,440	-2,423,730	-0.17	16.0
2039	1,452,084,266	-2,744,174	-0.19	15.9
2040	1,449,031,423	-3,052,843	-0.21	15.8
2041	1,445,680,243	-3,351,180	-0.23	15.6
2042	1,442,035,132	-3,645,111	-0.25	15.5
2043	1,438,094,712	-3,940,420	-0.27	15.3
2044	1,433,854,128	-4,240,584	-0.29	15.2
2045	1,429,312,248	-4,541,880	-0.32	15.1
2046	1,424,476,528	-4,835,720	-0.34	14.9
2047	1,419,358,627	-5,117,901	-0.36	14.8
2048	1,413,967,257	-5,391,370	-0.38	14.7
2049	1,408,312,307	-5,654,950	-0.40	14.5
2050	1,402,405,170	-5,907,137	-0.42	14.4
2051	1,396,257,709	-6,147,461	-0.44	14.3
2052	1,389,884,278	-6,373,431	-0.46	14.1
2053	1,383,302,617	-6,581,661	-0.47	14.0
2054	1,376,532,637	-6,769,980	-0.49	13.9
2055	1,369,594,144	-6,938,493	-0.50	13.8
2056	1,362,501,948	-7,092,196	-0.52	13.6
2057	1,355,273,272	-7,228,676	-0.53	13.5
2058	1,347,933,553	-7,339,719	-0.54	13.4
2059	1,340,511,105	-7,422,448	-0.55	13.3
2060	1,333,030,631	-7,480,474	-0.56	13.1
2061	1,325,507,541	-7,523,090	-0.56	13.0
2062	1,317,954,384	-7,553,157	-0.57	12.9
2063	1,310,388,656	-7,565,728	-0.57	12.8
2064	1,302,827,463	-7,561,193	-0.58	12.7
2065	1,295,284,571	-7,542,892	-0.58	12.6
2066	1,287,771,918	-7,512,653	-0.58	12.4
2067	1,280,295,263	-7,476,655	-0.58	12.3
2068	1,272,853,499	-7,441,764	-0.58	12.2
2069	1,265,441,076	-7,412,423	-0.58	12.1
2070	1,258,054,226	-7,386,850	-0.58	12.0
2071	1,250,697,619	-7,356,607	-0.58	11.9
2072	1,243,376,134	-7,321,485	-0.59	11.8
2073	1,236,086,058	-7,290,076	-0.59	11.7
2074	1,228,821,667	-7,264,391	-0.59	11.6
2075	1,221,580,151	-7,241,516	-0.59	11.5
2076	1,214,363,701	-7,216,450	-0.59	11.5
2077	1,207,178,715	-7,184,986	-0.59	11.4
2078	1,200,032,304	-7,146,411	-0.59	11.3
2079	1,192,933,525	-7,098,779	-0.59	11.2
2080	1,185,891,301	-7,042,224	-0.59	11.1
2081	1,178,909,491	-6,981,810	-0.59	11.0
2082	1,171,994,339	-6,915,152	-0.59	10.9
2083	1,165,160,149	-6,834,190	-0.58	10.9
2084	1,158,423,977	-6,736,172	-0.58	10.8
2085	1,151,799,202	-6,624,775	-0.57	10.7
2086	1,145,288,558	-6,510,644	-0.57	10.6
2087	1,138,892,695	-6,395,863	-0.56	10.6
2088	1,132,619,331	-6,273,364	-0.55	10.5
2089	1,126,476,400	-6,142,931	-0.54	10.4
2090	1,120,466,932	-6,009,468	-0.53	10.4
2091	1,114,587,314	-5,879,618	-0.52	10.3
2092	1,108,827,898	-5,759,416	-0.52	10.2
2093	1,103,174,443	-5,653,455	-0.51	10.2
2094	1,097,609,741	-5,564,702	-0.50	10.1
2095	1,092,115,205	-5,494,536	-0.50	10.1
2096	1,086,671,335	-5,443,870	-0.50	10.0
2097	1,081,258,071	-5,413,264	-0.50	10.0
2098	1,075,854,852	-5,403,219	-0.50	9.9
2099	1,070,440,557	-5,414,295	-0.50	9.8
2100	1,064,993,459	-5,447,098	-0.51	9.8