China Urban Population 1960-2021
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- China urban population for 2020 was 861,289,359, a 2.18% increase from 2019.
- China urban population for 2019 was 842,933,962, a 2.32% increase from 2018.
- China urban population for 2018 was 823,827,650, a 2.52% increase from 2017.
- China urban population for 2017 was 803,554,542, a 2.73% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
861,289,359 |
| Brazil |
185,081,854 |
| Russia |
107,723,564 |
| Mexico |
104,088,701 |
| Turkey |
64,186,247 |
| Iran |
63,728,813 |
| Colombia |
41,431,388 |
| South Africa |
39,946,775 |
| Thailand |
35,898,129 |
| Algeria |
32,332,690 |
| Iraq |
28,514,939 |
| Peru |
25,815,966 |
| Venezuela |
25,102,966 |
| Malaysia |
24,973,604 |
| Ecuador |
11,320,846 |
| Kazakhstan |
10,815,873 |
| Romania |
10,451,921 |
| Jordan |
9,327,507 |
| Dominican Republic |
8,953,860 |
| Cuba |
8,743,468 |
| Guatemala |
8,738,685 |
| Belarus |
7,470,497 |
| Lebanon |
6,069,524 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,701,802 |
| Libya |
5,544,510 |
| Bulgaria |
5,242,987 |
| Paraguay |
4,435,221 |
| Costa Rica |
4,114,567 |
| Serbia |
3,899,416 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,167,338 |
| Gabon |
2,005,203 |
| Armenia |
1,876,112 |
| Albania |
1,762,579 |
| Jamaica |
1,667,459 |
| Botswana |
1,666,761 |
| Bosnia |
1,608,256 |
| Namibia |
1,322,115 |
| North Macedonia |
1,218,402 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,025,582 |
| Mauritius |
515,916 |
| Fiji |
513,187 |
| Montenegro |
419,585 |
| Suriname |
388,053 |
| Maldives |
219,833 |
| Guyana |
210,688 |
| Belize |
183,005 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
58,837 |
| Dominica |
51,178 |
| American Samoa |
48,106 |
| Marshall Islands |
46,049 |
| Grenada |
41,111 |
| Samoa |
35,494 |
| St. Lucia |
34,598 |
| Tonga |
24,415 |
| Nauru |
10,834 |
| Tuvalu |
7,549 |
| China Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2020 |
861,289,359 |
61.43 |
2.15% |
| 2019 |
842,933,962 |
60.31 |
2.29% |
| 2018 |
823,827,650 |
59.15 |
2.49% |
| 2017 |
803,554,542 |
57.96 |
2.69% |
| 2016 |
782,199,374 |
56.74 |
2.74% |
| 2015 |
761,027,100 |
55.50 |
2.77% |
| 2014 |
740,239,259 |
54.26 |
2.83% |
| 2013 |
719,587,859 |
53.01 |
2.88% |
| 2012 |
699,187,267 |
51.77 |
2.94% |
| 2011 |
678,933,504 |
50.51 |
3.06% |
| 2010 |
658,498,663 |
49.23 |
3.26% |
| 2009 |
637,407,288 |
47.88 |
3.34% |
| 2008 |
616,481,190 |
46.54 |
3.43% |
| 2007 |
595,670,841 |
45.20 |
3.51% |
| 2006 |
575,118,254 |
43.87 |
3.67% |
| 2005 |
554,367,818 |
42.52 |
3.88% |
| 2004 |
533,257,098 |
41.14 |
3.98% |
| 2003 |
512,473,984 |
39.78 |
4.08% |
| 2002 |
491,993,700 |
38.43 |
4.20% |
| 2001 |
471,767,321 |
37.09 |
4.06% |
| 2000 |
452,999,147 |
35.88 |
3.65% |
| 1999 |
436,766,058 |
34.87 |
3.77% |
| 1998 |
420,606,126 |
33.87 |
3.91% |
| 1997 |
404,485,562 |
32.88 |
4.01% |
| 1996 |
388,593,258 |
31.92 |
4.09% |
| 1995 |
373,035,157 |
30.96 |
4.16% |
| 1994 |
357,836,540 |
30.02 |
4.25% |
| 1993 |
342,961,393 |
29.10 |
4.30% |
| 1992 |
328,521,540 |
28.20 |
4.43% |
| 1991 |
314,301,034 |
27.31 |
4.60% |
| 1990 |
300,165,618 |
26.44 |
4.31% |
| 1989 |
287,504,237 |
25.70 |
4.40% |
| 1988 |
275,121,076 |
24.97 |
4.51% |
| 1987 |
262,976,051 |
24.26 |
4.53% |
| 1986 |
251,325,056 |
23.56 |
4.44% |
| 1985 |
240,414,890 |
22.87 |
4.34% |
| 1984 |
230,206,255 |
22.20 |
4.32% |
| 1983 |
220,472,140 |
21.55 |
4.47% |
| 1982 |
210,823,843 |
20.90 |
5.30% |
| 1981 |
199,949,784 |
20.12 |
5.13% |
| 1980 |
189,947,471 |
19.36 |
5.16% |
| 1979 |
180,399,661 |
18.62 |
5.26% |
| 1978 |
171,153,535 |
17.90 |
3.48% |
| 1977 |
165,293,316 |
17.52 |
1.71% |
| 1976 |
162,497,601 |
17.46 |
1.89% |
| 1975 |
159,452,730 |
17.40 |
2.39% |
| 1974 |
155,688,522 |
17.29 |
2.69% |
| 1973 |
151,552,570 |
17.18 |
2.28% |
| 1972 |
148,131,235 |
17.18 |
1.83% |
| 1971 |
145,443,877 |
17.29 |
2.12% |
| 1970 |
142,386,810 |
17.40 |
2.03% |
| 1969 |
139,527,262 |
17.53 |
2.01% |
| 1968 |
136,747,486 |
17.66 |
1.88% |
| 1967 |
134,196,718 |
17.79 |
1.84% |
| 1966 |
131,746,910 |
17.92 |
1.84% |
| 1965 |
129,348,359 |
18.09 |
1.21% |
| 1964 |
127,791,981 |
18.30 |
5.33% |
| 1963 |
121,162,226 |
17.76 |
5.49% |
| 1962 |
114,685,540 |
17.23 |
3.87% |
| 1961 |
110,327,936 |
16.71 |
2.05% |
| 1960 |
108,085,352 |
16.20 |
% |
