China Population Density 1950-2025
Chart and table of China population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of China in 2025 is 148.95 people per square kilometer, a 0.06% decline from 2024.
- The population density of China in 2024 was 149.03 people per square kilometer, a 0.03% decline from 2023.
- The population density of China in 2023 was 149.08 people per square kilometer, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
- The population density of China in 2022 was 149.11 people per square kilometer, a 0% increase from 2021.
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China - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
148.95 |
-0.06% |
| 2024 |
149.03 |
-0.03% |
| 2023 |
149.08 |
-0.02% |
| 2022 |
149.11 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
149.11 |
0.07% |
| 2020 |
149.01 |
0.22% |
| 2019 |
148.69 |
0.34% |
| 2018 |
148.18 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
147.47 |
0.60% |
| 2016 |
146.60 |
0.59% |
| 2015 |
145.74 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
144.85 |
0.66% |
| 2013 |
143.90 |
0.70% |
| 2012 |
142.90 |
0.70% |
| 2011 |
141.91 |
0.66% |
| 2010 |
140.98 |
0.68% |
| 2009 |
140.03 |
0.67% |
| 2008 |
139.10 |
0.65% |
| 2007 |
138.19 |
0.64% |
| 2006 |
137.31 |
0.63% |
| 2005 |
136.45 |
0.62% |
| 2004 |
135.61 |
0.62% |
| 2003 |
134.78 |
0.62% |
| 2002 |
133.95 |
0.64% |
| 2001 |
133.09 |
0.68% |
| 2000 |
132.19 |
0.69% |
| 1999 |
131.28 |
0.69% |
| 1998 |
130.38 |
0.73% |
| 1997 |
129.44 |
0.77% |
| 1996 |
128.44 |
0.83% |
| 1995 |
127.38 |
0.90% |
| 1994 |
126.25 |
0.96% |
| 1993 |
125.05 |
1.02% |
| 1992 |
123.79 |
1.13% |
| 1991 |
122.41 |
1.47% |
| 1990 |
120.64 |
1.70% |
| 1989 |
118.63 |
1.66% |
| 1988 |
116.69 |
1.74% |
| 1987 |
114.70 |
1.77% |
| 1986 |
112.70 |
1.65% |
| 1985 |
110.87 |
1.54% |
| 1984 |
109.19 |
1.45% |
| 1983 |
107.63 |
1.55% |
| 1982 |
105.98 |
1.63% |
| 1981 |
104.28 |
1.52% |
| 1980 |
102.73 |
1.45% |
| 1979 |
101.26 |
1.38% |
| 1978 |
99.88 |
1.33% |
| 1977 |
98.57 |
1.42% |
| 1976 |
97.19 |
1.56% |
| 1975 |
95.70 |
1.75% |
| 1974 |
94.05 |
2.01% |
| 1973 |
92.19 |
2.18% |
| 1972 |
90.23 |
2.32% |
| 1971 |
88.18 |
2.52% |
| 1970 |
86.01 |
2.63% |
| 1969 |
83.81 |
2.70% |
| 1968 |
81.60 |
2.54% |
| 1967 |
79.58 |
2.43% |
| 1966 |
77.69 |
2.64% |
| 1965 |
75.69 |
2.73% |
| 1964 |
73.68 |
3.03% |
| 1963 |
71.52 |
2.90% |
| 1962 |
69.50 |
1.43% |
| 1961 |
68.52 |
0.17% |
| 1960 |
68.41 |
0.31% |
| 1959 |
68.20 |
1.30% |
| 1958 |
67.32 |
2.19% |
| 1957 |
65.88 |
2.23% |
| 1956 |
64.45 |
2.15% |
| 1955 |
63.09 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
61.69 |
2.17% |
| 1953 |
60.38 |
2.20% |
| 1952 |
59.08 |
2.05% |
| 1951 |
57.89 |
1.77% |
| 1950 |
56.88 |
0.00% |
