Population in China
Population in China was 1.41 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.
Population in China, 1960 to 2025
All 66 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,406,585,000 |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 |
| 1960 | 667,070,000 |
Rankings
Definition
Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
How to cite
World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the population in China?
Population in China was 1.41 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.
What was the highest population in China?
1.41 billion in 2021, the highest value since 1960 in this series.
More statistics for China
- Crude birth rate
- Crude death rate
- Total fertility rate
- Real GDP growth
- GDP per capita, US dollars
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption)
- Inflation, annual average
- Internet users
- Land area
- Life expectancy at birth
- Military expenditure
- Central bank policy rate
- Population aged 65 and over
- Population density
- Population growth rate
- Unemployment rate
- Urban population share