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China Population 1950-2020

NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of China in 2020 is 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.
  • The population of China in 2017 was 1,421,021,791, a 0.49% increase from 2016.
  
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2020 Population
China 1,439,323,776
Brazil 212,559,417
Russia 145,934,462
Mexico 128,932,753
Turkey 84,339,067
Iran 83,992,949
Thailand 69,799,978
South Africa 59,308,690
Colombia 50,882,891
Algeria 43,851,044
Iraq 40,222,493
Peru 32,971,854
Malaysia 32,365,999
Venezuela 28,435,940
Romania 19,237,691
Kazakhstan 18,776,707
Guatemala 17,915,568
Ecuador 17,643,054
Cuba 11,326,616
Dominican Republic 10,847,910
Jordan 10,203,134
Azerbaijan 10,139,177
Belarus 9,449,323
Serbia 8,737,371
Paraguay 7,132,538
Bulgaria 6,948,445
Libya 6,871,292
Lebanon 6,825,445
Turkmenistan 6,031,200
Costa Rica 5,094,118
Armenia 2,963,243
Jamaica 2,961,167
Albania 2,877,797
Namibia 2,540,905
Botswana 2,351,627
Gabon 2,225,734
North Macedonia 2,083,374
Equatorial Guinea 1,402,985
Mauritius 1,271,768
Fiji 896,445
Guyana 786,552
Montenegro 628,066
Suriname 586,632
Maldives 540,544
Belize 397,628
Samoa 198,414
Grenada 112,523
Tonga 105,695
Dominica 71,986
Marshall Islands 59,190
American Samoa 55,191
Tuvalu 11,792
Nauru 10,824
China - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%