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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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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
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%