Population of China
China's population is 1,408,975,000 as of 2024, ranked #2 globally out of 209 countries.
Current Population
1,408,975,000
10yr Growth
+2.71%
Global Rank
#2of 209
Peak Growth Year
1966
Growth: +2.83%
Population Over Time
1960 — 2024
Population Over Time
Analysis# China's Population Analysis
China's population of 1.409 billion represents the second-largest globally, with a decelerating growth trajectory evident in its 2.71% increase over the past decade—a dramatic slowdown from the 1966s peak growth period. This deceleration reflects the cumulative effects of the one-child policy (1979-2015) and shifting demographic patterns, resulting in an aging population and fertility rates below replacement level. By 2024, China's growth rate places it behind only India, which recently surpassed it as the world's most populous nation, signaling a historic demographic inflection point.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | -0.10% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | -0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | +0.09% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | +0.24% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | +0.61% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | +0.57% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | +0.58% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | +0.63% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | +0.67% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | +0.68% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | +0.55% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | +0.48% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | +0.50% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | +0.51% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | +0.52% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | +0.56% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | +0.59% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | +0.60% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | +0.62% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | +0.67% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | +0.73% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | +0.79% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | +0.87% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | +0.96% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | +1.03% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | +1.09% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | +1.14% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | +1.16% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | +1.23% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | +1.37% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | +1.48% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | +1.54% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | +1.62% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | +1.62% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | +1.50% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | +1.37% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | +1.32% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | +1.46% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | +1.48% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | +1.29% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | +1.26% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | +1.34% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | +1.35% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | +1.37% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | +1.56% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | +1.78% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | +2.09% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | +2.31% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | +2.49% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | +2.78% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | +2.80% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | +2.78% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | +2.65% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | +2.60% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | +2.83% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | +2.41% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | +2.35% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | +2.49% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | +0.82% |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | -1.01% |
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | — |