| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
Top Statistics
As of 2021, the population of China is projected at 1,444.22 million, up by 0.34%compared with 1,439.32 million in 2020. China is ranked 1st in terms of population and 175th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 15.92 million births in China in 2021. That is 43,613 per day, which is ranked 2nd.The crude birth rate is 11.04 per 1000 people.There are 10.91 million deaths in China in 2021. That is 29,879 per day, which is ranked 1st.The crude death rate is 7.56 per 1000 people.
893 million people are living in urban areas, which is 62.5% of China population.China is ranked 122nd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in China in 2021 is 105.23 males per 100 females.There are 740.5 million males and 703.7 million females in China.The percentage of female population is 48.73% compare to 51.27% male population.China has 36.83 million more males than females.China is at 183rd position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 554,419,269 | - |
| 1955 | 612,241,552 | 1.52 |
| 1960 | 660,408,054 | 1.57 |
| 1965 | 724,218,970 | 2.25 |
| 1970 | 827,601,385 | 2.68 |
| 1975 | 926,240,889 | 1.96 |
| 1980 | 1,000,089,228 | 1.42 |
| 1985 | 1,075,589,363 | 1.65 |
| 1990 | 1,176,883,681 | 1.6 |
| 1995 | 1,240,920,539 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 1,290,550,767 | 0.71 |
| 2005 | 1,330,776,380 | 0.58 |
| 2010 | 1,368,810,604 | 0.56 |
| 2015 | 1,406,847,868 | 0.53 |
| 2016 | 1,414,049,353 | 0.51 |
| 2017 | 1,421,021,794 | 0.49 |
| 2018 | 1,427,647,789 | 0.47 |
| 2019 | 1,433,783,692 | 0.43 |
| 2020 | 1,439,323,774 | 0.39 |
| 2021 | 1,444,216,102 | 0.34 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 13,347,324 | 26,909,010 | 23.60 | 47.35 |
| 1955 | 13,240,165 | 23,085,293 | 21.74 | 38.01 |
| 1960 | 14,281,561 | 24,854,878 | 21.46 | 37.45 |
| 1965 | 12,313,372 | 29,473,146 | 16.95 | 40.23 |
| 1970 | 8,756,533 | 30,042,456 | 10.56 | 36.42 |
| 1975 | 7,312,921 | 24,602,778 | 7.91 | 26.74 |
| 1980 | 6,724,754 | 20,943,255 | 6.71 | 20.89 |
| 1985 | 7,155,653 | 25,460,177 | 6.61 | 23.40 |
| 1990 | 7,846,531 | 25,107,262 | 6.71 | 21.57 |
| 1995 | 8,288,892 | 19,362,521 | 6.68 | 15.58 |
| 2000 | 8,562,336 | 17,570,664 | 6.64 | 13.62 |
| 2005 | 8,961,495 | 17,089,922 | 6.73 | 12.84 |
| 2010 | 9,487,120 | 17,521,076 | 6.93 | 12.79 |
| 2015 | 9,870,603 | 17,451,378 | 7.02 | 12.41 |
| 2020 | 10,660,464 | 16,233,446 | 7.41 | 11.29 |
| 2021 | 10,905,680 | 15,918,889 | 7.56 | 11.04 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 65,436,582 | 488,982,693 | - | 11.803 |
| 1955 | 84,639,825 | 526,194,571 | 4.75 | 13.856 |
| 1960 | 106,561,743 | 551,124,400 | 4.76 | 16.203 |
| 1965 | 130,684,595 | 591,877,588 | 1.09 | 18.086 |
| 1970 | 143,513,192 | 681,275,265 | 1.89 | 17.400 |
| 1975 | 160,244,444 | 760,700,639 | 2.56 | 17.400 |
| 1980 | 192,392,094 | 801,485,216 | 5.46 | 19.358 |
| 1985 | 244,946,241 | 825,917,148 | 4.75 | 22.874 |
| 1990 | 310,022,147 | 862,423,053 | 4.57 | 26.442 |
| 1995 | 383,901,711 | 856,038,293 | 4.04 | 30.961 |
| 2000 | 460,377,048 | 822,821,922 | 3.53 | 35.877 |
| 2005 | 561,983,323 | 759,640,167 | 3.95 | 42.522 |
| 2010 | 669,353,557 | 690,401,545 | 3.40 | 49.226 |
| 2015 | 775,352,918 | 621,675,635 | 2.80 | 55.500 |
| 2020 | 875,075,919 | 549,472,347 | 2.18 | 61.428 |
| 2021 | 892,977,294 | 535,503,240 | 2.05 | 62.512 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 43,618,041 | 38,827,503 | 82,445,544 | 5.71 | 112.338 |
| 05-09 | 46,249,680 | 40,523,550 | 86,773,230 | 6.01 | 114.130 |
| 10-14 | 45,656,257 | 39,240,131 | 84,896,388 | 5.88 | 116.351 |
| 15-19 | 44,115,993 | 38,125,137 | 82,241,130 | 5.69 | 115.714 |
| 20-24 | 45,622,406 | 40,171,890 | 85,794,296 | 5.94 | 113.568 |
| 25-29 | 49,284,391 | 44,149,016 | 93,433,407 | 6.47 | 111.632 |
| 30-34 | 65,521,745 | 61,146,147 | 126,667,892 | 8.77 | 107.156 |
| 35-39 | 54,235,468 | 51,425,143 | 105,660,611 | 7.32 | 105.465 |
| 40-44 | 48,147,343 | 45,900,946 | 94,048,289 | 6.51 | 104.894 |
| 45-49 | 58,956,438 | 56,445,426 | 115,401,864 | 7.99 | 104.449 |
| 50-54 | 63,097,125 | 61,775,700 | 124,872,825 | 8.65 | 102.139 |
| 55-59 | 52,324,540 | 51,284,276 | 103,608,816 | 7.17 | 102.028 |
| 60-64 | 39,713,795 | 39,383,763 | 79,097,558 | 5.48 | 100.838 |
| 65-69 | 36,795,051 | 37,970,165 | 74,765,216 | 5.18 | 96.905 |
| 70-74 | 23,288,974 | 25,595,727 | 48,884,701 | 3.38 | 90.988 |
| 75-79 | 12,718,638 | 15,006,603 | 27,725,241 | 1.92 | 84.754 |
| 80-84 | 7,080,234 | 9,455,038 | 16,535,272 | 1.14 | 74.883 |
| 85-89 | 3,084,699 | 5,010,095 | 8,094,794 | 0.56 | 61.570 |
| 90-94 | 860,373 | 1,787,325 | 2,647,698 | 0.18 | 48.137 |
| 95-99 | 136,798 | 403,048 | 539,846 | 0.04 | 33.941 |
| 100+ | 13,771 | 67,713 | 81,484 | 0.01 | 20.337 |
| Total | 740,521,760 | 703,694,342 | 1,444,216,102 | 105.233 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
