China Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of China in 2024 is 1,425,178,782, a 0.03% decline from 2023.
- The population of China in 2023 was 1,425,671,352, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
- The population of China in 2022 was 1,425,887,337, a 0% increase from 2021.
- The population of China in 2021 was 1,425,893,465, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| China |
1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil |
217,637,297 |
| Russia |
143,957,079 |
| Mexico |
129,388,467 |
| Iran |
89,809,781 |
| Thailand |
71,885,799 |
| South Africa |
61,020,221 |
| Colombia |
52,340,774 |
| Iraq |
46,523,657 |
| Algeria |
46,278,751 |
| Peru |
34,683,444 |
| Malaysia |
34,671,895 |
| Venezuela |
29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,828,165 |
| Romania |
19,618,996 |
| Ecuador |
18,377,367 |
| Guatemala |
18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,434,005 |
| Jordan |
11,384,922 |
| Cuba |
11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,462,904 |
| Belarus |
9,455,037 |
| Serbia |
7,097,028 |
| Libya |
6,964,197 |
| Paraguay |
6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria |
6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica |
5,246,714 |
| Lebanon |
5,219,044 |
| Albania |
2,826,020 |
| Jamaica |
2,824,738 |
| Armenia |
2,777,979 |
| Botswana |
2,719,694 |
| Namibia |
2,645,805 |
| Gabon |
2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,754,993 |
| Mauritius |
1,301,978 |
| Fiji |
943,072 |
| Guyana |
819,594 |
| Suriname |
628,785 |
| Montenegro |
626,102 |
| Maldives |
517,887 |
| Belize |
416,656 |
| Samoa |
228,966 |
| Grenada |
126,887 |
| Tonga |
108,683 |
| Dominica |
73,368 |
| American Samoa |
43,544 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,415 |
| Nauru |
12,884 |
| Tuvalu |
11,478 |
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China - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
1,425,178,782 |
-0.03% |
| 2023 |
1,425,671,352 |
-0.02% |
| 2022 |
1,425,887,337 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
1,425,893,465 |
0.07% |
| 2020 |
1,424,929,781 |
0.22% |
| 2019 |
1,421,864,031 |
0.34% |
| 2018 |
1,417,069,468 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
1,410,275,957 |
0.60% |
| 2016 |
1,401,889,681 |
0.59% |
| 2015 |
1,393,715,448 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
1,385,189,668 |
0.66% |
| 2013 |
1,376,100,308 |
0.70% |
| 2012 |
1,366,560,818 |
0.70% |
| 2011 |
1,357,095,481 |
0.66% |
| 2010 |
1,348,191,368 |
0.68% |
| 2009 |
1,339,125,595 |
0.67% |
| 2008 |
1,330,167,148 |
0.65% |
| 2007 |
1,321,513,224 |
0.64% |
| 2006 |
1,313,086,567 |
0.63% |
| 2005 |
1,304,887,562 |
0.62% |
| 2004 |
1,296,816,711 |
0.62% |
| 2003 |
1,288,873,367 |
0.62% |
| 2002 |
1,280,926,120 |
0.64% |
| 2001 |
1,272,739,582 |
0.68% |
| 2000 |
1,264,099,069 |
0.69% |
| 1999 |
1,255,433,236 |
0.69% |
| 1998 |
1,246,836,105 |
0.73% |
| 1997 |
1,237,801,448 |
0.77% |
| 1996 |
1,228,298,836 |
0.83% |
| 1995 |
1,218,144,426 |
0.90% |
| 1994 |
1,207,286,675 |
0.96% |
| 1993 |
1,195,855,558 |
1.02% |
| 1992 |
1,183,813,389 |
1.13% |
| 1991 |
1,170,626,171 |
1.47% |
| 1990 |
1,153,704,252 |
1.70% |
| 1989 |
1,134,414,723 |
1.66% |
| 1988 |
1,115,889,802 |
1.74% |
| 1987 |
1,096,851,843 |
1.77% |
| 1986 |
1,077,770,523 |
1.65% |
| 1985 |
1,060,239,979 |
1.54% |
| 1984 |
1,044,172,197 |
1.45% |
| 1983 |
1,029,226,907 |
1.55% |
| 1982 |
1,013,483,166 |
1.63% |
| 1981 |
997,259,502 |
1.52% |
| 1980 |
982,372,466 |
1.45% |
| 1979 |
968,298,969 |
1.38% |
| 1978 |
955,138,943 |
1.33% |
| 1977 |
942,581,333 |
1.42% |
| 1976 |
929,375,924 |
1.56% |
| 1975 |
915,124,661 |
1.75% |
| 1974 |
899,367,640 |
2.01% |
| 1973 |
881,652,080 |
2.18% |
| 1972 |
862,840,403 |
2.32% |
| 1971 |
843,285,424 |
2.52% |
| 1970 |
822,534,450 |
2.63% |
| 1969 |
801,430,976 |
2.70% |
| 1968 |
780,371,956 |
2.54% |
| 1967 |
761,006,260 |
2.43% |
| 1966 |
742,948,541 |
2.64% |
| 1965 |
723,846,349 |
2.73% |
| 1964 |
704,593,772 |
3.03% |
| 1963 |
683,903,557 |
2.90% |
| 1962 |
664,614,650 |
1.43% |
| 1961 |
655,260,380 |
0.17% |
| 1960 |
654,170,692 |
0.31% |
| 1959 |
652,179,194 |
1.30% |
| 1958 |
643,791,581 |
2.19% |
| 1957 |
630,003,025 |
2.23% |
| 1956 |
616,283,022 |
2.15% |
| 1955 |
603,320,147 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
589,936,004 |
2.17% |
| 1953 |
577,378,682 |
2.20% |
| 1952 |
564,954,522 |
2.05% |
| 1951 |
553,613,988 |
1.77% |
| 1950 |
543,979,233 |
0.00% |
