China Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- China rural population for 2021 was 529,465,517, a 2.72% decline from 2020.
- China rural population for 2020 was 544,289,492, a 2.59% decline from 2019.
- China rural population for 2019 was 558,762,145, a 2.48% decline from 2018.
- China rural population for 2018 was 572,999,405, a 2.38% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
529,465,517 |
| Russia |
35,956,998 |
| Thailand |
34,251,820 |
| Brazil |
27,182,995 |
| Mexico |
24,053,703 |
| Iran |
20,798,288 |
| Turkey |
19,863,725 |
| South Africa |
19,096,392 |
| Iraq |
12,572,937 |
| Algeria |
11,370,967 |
| Colombia |
9,406,924 |
| Romania |
8,732,240 |
| Guatemala |
8,170,759 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,014,427 |
| Malaysia |
7,488,317 |
| Peru |
7,248,826 |
| Ecuador |
6,342,935 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,381,941 |
| Venezuela |
3,292,334 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,980,799 |
| Serbia |
2,962,612 |
| Cuba |
2,556,097 |
| Paraguay |
2,514,193 |
| Belarus |
1,876,469 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,866,357 |
| Bosnia |
1,654,279 |
| Bulgaria |
1,648,939 |
| Libya |
1,280,107 |
| Jamaica |
1,225,749 |
| Namibia |
1,189,044 |
| Albania |
1,041,188 |
| Armenia |
1,020,631 |
| Costa Rica |
957,348 |
| Jordan |
933,557 |
| North Macedonia |
851,107 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
736,148 |
| Lebanon |
609,988 |
| Guyana |
588,163 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
432,136 |
| Fiji |
390,740 |
| Maldives |
307,128 |
| Gabon |
224,215 |
| Belize |
215,213 |
| Suriname |
207,072 |
| Montenegro |
199,225 |
| Samoa |
179,951 |
| St. Lucia |
145,625 |
| Tonga |
81,523 |
| Grenada |
78,886 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
48,564 |
| Dominica |
20,713 |
| Marshall Islands |
9,183 |
| American Samoa |
5,778 |
| Tuvalu |
3,945 |
| Nauru |
0 |
| China Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
529,465,517 |
37.49 |
-2.76% |
| 2020 |
544,289,492 |
38.57 |
-2.62% |
| 2019 |
558,762,145 |
39.69 |
-2.52% |
| 2018 |
572,999,405 |
40.85 |
-2.41% |
| 2017 |
586,968,786 |
42.04 |
-2.26% |
| 2016 |
600,413,466 |
43.26 |
-2.24% |
| 2015 |
614,037,700 |
44.50 |
-2.17% |
| 2014 |
627,502,483 |
45.74 |
-2.06% |
| 2013 |
640,545,579 |
46.99 |
-1.96% |
| 2012 |
653,193,546 |
48.24 |
-1.89% |
| 2011 |
665,644,371 |
49.49 |
-2.02% |
| 2010 |
679,206,337 |
50.77 |
-2.13% |
| 2009 |
693,852,712 |
52.12 |
-2.04% |
| 2008 |
708,173,810 |
53.46 |
-1.96% |
| 2007 |
722,214,159 |
54.80 |
-1.88% |
| 2006 |
735,901,746 |
56.13 |
-1.81% |
| 2005 |
749,352,182 |
57.48 |
-1.78% |
| 2004 |
762,817,902 |
58.86 |
-1.70% |
| 2003 |
775,926,016 |
60.22 |
-1.60% |
| 2002 |
788,406,300 |
61.58 |
-1.47% |
| 2001 |
800,082,679 |
62.91 |
-1.19% |
| 2000 |
809,645,853 |
64.12 |
-0.78% |
| 1999 |
815,968,942 |
65.14 |
-0.65% |
| 1998 |
821,328,874 |
66.13 |
-0.52% |
| 1997 |
825,589,438 |
67.12 |
-0.41% |
| 1996 |
828,956,742 |
68.08 |
-0.34% |
| 1995 |
831,819,843 |
69.04 |
-0.26% |
| 1994 |
833,998,460 |
69.98 |
-0.18% |
| 1993 |
835,478,607 |
70.90 |
-0.12% |
| 1992 |
836,448,460 |
71.80 |
-0.00% |
| 1991 |
836,478,966 |
72.69 |
0.17% |
| 1990 |
835,019,382 |
73.56 |
0.47% |
| 1989 |
831,145,763 |
74.30 |
0.56% |
| 1988 |
826,508,924 |
75.03 |
0.66% |
| 1987 |
821,058,949 |
75.74 |
0.68% |
| 1986 |
815,464,944 |
76.44 |
0.60% |
| 1985 |
810,625,110 |
77.13 |
0.50% |
| 1984 |
806,618,745 |
77.80 |
0.47% |
| 1983 |
802,837,860 |
78.46 |
0.63% |
| 1982 |
797,806,157 |
79.10 |
0.49% |
| 1981 |
793,935,216 |
79.88 |
0.33% |
| 1980 |
791,287,529 |
80.64 |
0.34% |
| 1979 |
788,605,339 |
81.38 |
0.46% |
| 1978 |
785,011,465 |
82.10 |
0.88% |
| 1977 |
778,161,684 |
82.48 |
1.29% |
| 1976 |
768,187,399 |
82.54 |
1.47% |
| 1975 |
756,942,270 |
82.60 |
1.64% |
| 1974 |
744,661,478 |
82.71 |
1.94% |
| 1973 |
730,387,430 |
82.82 |
2.28% |
| 1972 |
713,898,765 |
82.82 |
2.59% |
| 1971 |
695,661,123 |
82.71 |
2.88% |
| 1970 |
675,928,190 |
82.60 |
2.92% |
| 1969 |
656,497,738 |
82.47 |
2.90% |
| 1968 |
637,762,514 |
82.34 |
2.77% |
| 1967 |
620,353,282 |
82.22 |
2.73% |
| 1966 |
603,653,090 |
82.09 |
3.00% |
| 1965 |
585,836,641 |
81.91 |
2.64% |
| 1964 |
570,563,019 |
81.70 |
1.66% |
| 1963 |
561,172,774 |
82.24 |
1.81% |
| 1962 |
551,084,460 |
82.77 |
0.20% |
| 1961 |
550,002,064 |
83.29 |
-1.62% |
| 1960 |
558,984,648 |
83.80 |
% |
