China Rural Population 1960-2022
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 2020 was 540,822,641, a 2.52% decline from 2019.
- China rural population for 2019 was 554,781,038, a 2.48% decline from 2018.
- China rural population for 2018 was 568,902,350, a 2.39% decline from 2017.
- China rural population for 2017 was 582,840,458, a 2.28% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
540,822,641 |
| Russia |
36,380,516 |
| Thailand |
33,901,849 |
| Brazil |
27,477,555 |
| Mexico |
24,844,052 |
| Iran |
20,264,140 |
| Turkey |
20,152,820 |
| South Africa |
19,361,915 |
| Iraq |
11,707,564 |
| Algeria |
11,518,353 |
| Colombia |
9,451,496 |
| Romania |
8,834,202 |
| Guatemala |
8,119,648 |
| Kazakhstan |
7,938,567 |
| Malaysia |
7,392,394 |
| Peru |
7,155,880 |
| Ecuador |
6,322,214 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,408,314 |
| Venezuela |
3,332,977 |
| Serbia |
3,008,808 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,863,849 |
| Paraguay |
2,697,309 |
| Cuba |
2,583,148 |
| Belarus |
1,928,364 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,894,044 |
| Bulgaria |
1,684,301 |
| Bosnia |
1,672,559 |
| Libya |
1,326,777 |
| Jamaica |
1,293,702 |
| Namibia |
1,218,801 |
| Armenia |
1,087,122 |
| Albania |
1,075,164 |
| Costa Rica |
979,547 |
| Jordan |
875,633 |
| North Macedonia |
864,978 |
| Lebanon |
755,918 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
684,864 |
| Guyana |
575,871 |
| Fiji |
383,257 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
377,403 |
| Maldives |
320,709 |
| Gabon |
220,525 |
| Belize |
214,616 |
| Montenegro |
202,133 |
| Suriname |
198,581 |
| Samoa |
162,916 |
| St. Lucia |
149,031 |
| Tonga |
81,282 |
| Grenada |
71,408 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
52,110 |
| Dominica |
20,813 |
| Marshall Islands |
13,145 |
| American Samoa |
7,091 |
| Tuvalu |
4,243 |
| Nauru |
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| China Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2020 |
540,822,641 |
38.57 |
-2.55% |
| 2019 |
554,781,038 |
39.69 |
-2.51% |
| 2018 |
568,902,350 |
40.85 |
-2.42% |
| 2017 |
582,840,458 |
42.04 |
-2.31% |
| 2016 |
596,465,626 |
43.26 |
-2.28% |
| 2015 |
610,192,900 |
44.50 |
-2.24% |
| 2014 |
624,030,741 |
45.74 |
-2.18% |
| 2013 |
637,792,141 |
46.99 |
-2.13% |
| 2012 |
651,507,733 |
48.24 |
-2.08% |
| 2011 |
665,196,496 |
49.49 |
-2.08% |
| 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 |
% |
