China Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of China in 2021 is 1,444,216,107, a 0.34% increase from 2020.
- The population of China in 2020 was 1,439,323,776, a 0.39% increase from 2019.
- The population of China in 2019 was 1,433,783,686, a 0.43% increase from 2018.
- The population of China in 2018 was 1,427,647,786, a 0.47% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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China - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
1,444,216,107 |
0.34% |
| 2020 |
1,439,323,776 |
0.39% |
| 2019 |
1,433,783,686 |
0.43% |
| 2018 |
1,427,647,786 |
0.47% |
| 2017 |
1,421,021,791 |
0.49% |
| 2016 |
1,414,049,351 |
0.51% |
| 2015 |
1,406,847,870 |
0.53% |
| 2014 |
1,399,453,965 |
0.54% |
| 2013 |
1,391,883,330 |
0.55% |
| 2012 |
1,384,206,401 |
0.56% |
| 2011 |
1,376,497,639 |
0.56% |
| 2010 |
1,368,810,615 |
0.56% |
| 2009 |
1,361,169,419 |
0.56% |
| 2008 |
1,353,569,484 |
0.56% |
| 2007 |
1,345,993,888 |
0.57% |
| 2006 |
1,338,408,647 |
0.57% |
| 2005 |
1,330,776,380 |
0.58% |
| 2004 |
1,323,084,641 |
0.59% |
| 2003 |
1,315,303,521 |
0.61% |
| 2002 |
1,307,352,257 |
0.63% |
| 2001 |
1,299,129,752 |
0.66% |
| 2000 |
1,290,550,765 |
0.71% |
| 1999 |
1,281,514,832 |
0.75% |
| 1998 |
1,271,982,350 |
0.79% |
| 1997 |
1,261,996,012 |
0.83% |
| 1996 |
1,251,636,186 |
0.86% |
| 1995 |
1,240,920,535 |
0.89% |
| 1994 |
1,230,020,031 |
0.92% |
| 1993 |
1,218,817,055 |
1.00% |
| 1992 |
1,206,711,244 |
1.16% |
| 1991 |
1,192,897,284 |
1.36% |
| 1990 |
1,176,883,674 |
1.60% |
| 1989 |
1,158,357,397 |
1.81% |
| 1988 |
1,137,724,227 |
1.94% |
| 1987 |
1,116,095,476 |
1.93% |
| 1986 |
1,095,014,109 |
1.81% |
| 1985 |
1,075,589,361 |
1.65% |
| 1984 |
1,058,171,976 |
1.51% |
| 1983 |
1,042,431,412 |
1.41% |
| 1982 |
1,027,948,987 |
1.37% |
| 1981 |
1,014,022,212 |
1.39% |
| 1980 |
1,000,089,235 |
1.42% |
| 1979 |
986,132,202 |
1.43% |
| 1978 |
972,205,442 |
1.49% |
| 1977 |
957,891,272 |
1.61% |
| 1976 |
942,685,411 |
1.78% |
| 1975 |
926,240,885 |
1.96% |
| 1974 |
908,464,198 |
2.13% |
| 1973 |
889,485,372 |
2.30% |
| 1972 |
869,485,964 |
2.44% |
| 1971 |
848,759,710 |
2.56% |
| 1970 |
827,601,394 |
2.68% |
| 1969 |
805,985,939 |
2.79% |
| 1968 |
784,074,709 |
2.82% |
| 1967 |
762,581,176 |
2.72% |
| 1966 |
742,414,885 |
2.51% |
| 1965 |
724,218,968 |
2.25% |
| 1964 |
708,254,597 |
2.00% |
| 1963 |
694,339,083 |
1.79% |
| 1962 |
682,102,655 |
1.66% |
| 1961 |
670,952,695 |
1.60% |
| 1960 |
660,408,056 |
1.57% |
| 1959 |
650,212,734 |
1.55% |
| 1958 |
640,295,772 |
1.53% |
| 1957 |
630,677,645 |
1.50% |
| 1956 |
621,363,234 |
1.49% |
| 1955 |
612,241,554 |
1.52% |
| 1954 |
603,052,324 |
1.63% |
| 1953 |
593,365,877 |
1.85% |
| 1952 |
582,576,491 |
2.22% |
| 1951 |
569,909,117 |
2.79% |
| 1950 |
554,419,273 |
0.00% |
