China Population (LIVE)

1,416,565,688

China Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of China is 1,416,570,126 as of Thursday, May 8, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
China 2025 population is estimated at 1,416,096,094 people at mid-year.
China population is equivalent to 17.20% of the total world population.
China ranks number 2 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in China is 151 per Km² (391 people per mi²).
The total land area is 9,388,211 Km² (3,624,807 sq. miles).
67.55% of the population is urban (956,553,854 people in 2025)
The median age in China is 40.1 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of China (2025 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
2025	1,416,096,094	−0.23%	−3,225,184	−268,126	40.1	1.02	151	67.5%	956,553,854	17.20%	8,231,613,070	2
2024	1,419,321,278	−0.23%	−3,263,655	−318,992	39.6	1.01	151	66.4%	941,865,672	17.39%	8,161,972,572	2
2023	1,422,584,933	−0.18%	−2,594,636	−567,724	39.1	1	152	65.1%	926,375,811	17.58%	8,091,734,930	2
2022	1,425,179,569	−0.03%	−463,262	−293,846	38.5	1.03	152	63.9%	910,080,750	17.77%	8,021,407,192	2
2020	1,426,106,093	0.43%	5,994,384	−91,577	37.5	1.24	152	61.4%	875,075,919	18.08%	7,887,001,292	1
2015	1,396,134,174	0.65%	8,914,532	−646,941	35.7	1.67	149	55.5%	775,352,918	18.69%	7,470,491,872	1
2010	1,351,561,514	0.63%	8,306,876	−184,144	34.1	1.69	144	49.5%	669,353,557	19.25%	7,021,732,148	1
2005	1,310,027,136	0.63%	8,089,192	−103,701	31.8	1.62	140	42.9%	561,983,323	19.89%	6,586,970,132	1
2000	1,269,581,175	0.8%	9,889,450	−62,622	29	1.63	135	36.3%	460,377,048	20.57%	6,171,702,993	1
1995	1,220,133,927	1.13%	13,310,241	−365,986	26.1	1.59	130	31.5%	383,901,711	21.19%	5,758,878,982	1
1990	1,153,582,724	1.71%	18,754,981	−11,187	23.7	2.51	123	26.9%	310,022,147	21.65%	5,327,803,110	1
1985	1,059,807,820	1.51%	15,328,856	−60,929	21.7	2.63	113	23.1%	244,946,241	21.77%	4,868,943,465	1
1980	983,163,542	1.42%	13,409,350	−20,129	20.9	2.74	105	19.6%	192,392,094	22.11%	4,447,606,236	1
1975	916,116,793	2.16%	18,561,565	−115,173	19.1	3.57	98	17.5%	160,244,444	22.50%	4,070,735,277	1
1970	823,308,967	2.62%	19,978,647	−126,510	18	6.08	88	17.4%	143,513,192	22.28%	3,694,683,794	1
1965	723,415,733	2.01%	13,722,733	−130,900	18.5	6.61	77	18.1%	130,684,595	21.69%	3,334,533,703	1
1960	654,802,069	1.64%	10,251,012	−16,927	19.9	4.45	70	16.3%	106,561,743	21.71%	3,015,470,894	1
1955	603,547,007	2.1%	11,900,530	−2,402	20.7	6.26	64	14%	84,639,825	22.03%	2,740,213,792	1

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

China Population Forecast

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
2030	1,398,153,832	−0.25%	−3,588,452	−199,192	42.9	1.06	149	72.8%	1,017,847,445	16.32%	8,569,124,911	2
2035	1,373,427,531	−0.36%	−4,945,260	−213,426	45.8	1.1	146	77.2%	1,059,618,626	15.46%	8,885,210,181	2
2040	1,342,816,657	−0.45%	−6,122,175	−206,247	48.6	1.13	143	80.7%	1,083,464,035	14.63%	9,177,190,203	2
2045	1,306,113,788	−0.55%	−7,340,574	−191,600	50.6	1.16	139	83.6%	1,092,037,409	13.84%	9,439,639,668	2
2050	1,260,289,093	−0.71%	−9,164,939	−171,498	52.1	1.18	134	86.6%	1,091,948,003	13.04%	9,664,378,587	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

China Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of China

Life Expectancy

78.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

6.0

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

7.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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.