China Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of China in 2025 is 1,424,381,924, a 0.06% decline from 2024.
  • The population of China in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population
China 1,424,381,924
Brazil 218,803,058
Russia 143,494,210
Mexico 130,301,391
Iran 90,410,659
Thailand 71,953,054
South Africa 61,673,081
Colombia 52,610,722
Iraq 47,549,546
Algeria 46,922,031
Malaysia 35,028,030
Peru 35,015,825
Venezuela 29,926,368
Kazakhstan 20,055,854
Romania 19,424,322
Guatemala 18,636,532
Ecuador 18,563,370
Dominican Republic 11,532,151
Jordan 11,442,114
Cuba 11,152,631
Azerbaijan 10,509,535
Belarus 9,412,540
Serbia 7,056,385
Libya 7,038,380
Paraguay 7,031,341
Turkmenistan 6,676,966
Bulgaria 6,565,190
Costa Rica 5,280,199
Lebanon 5,097,604
Jamaica 2,823,199
Albania 2,821,626
Armenia 2,777,003
Botswana 2,763,338
Namibia 2,690,284
Gabon 2,532,885
North Macedonia 2,082,425
Equatorial Guinea 1,795,574
Mauritius 1,303,210
Fiji 949,992
Guyana 825,051
Suriname 634,221
Montenegro 625,623
Maldives 515,223
Belize 422,440
Samoa 232,231
Grenada 127,553
Tonga 109,596
Dominica 73,685
American Samoa 43,161
Marshall Islands 42,819
Nauru 12,979
Tuvalu 11,565
China - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,424,381,924 -0.06%
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%