FAO · Labor
China: Annual population: Urban population
1.09M1000 No · 2050+0.8% since 2040
FAOSTAT domain OA. Annual population: Urban population (1000 No). Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2050.
Every year
| Year | Value (1000 No) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2050 | 1,091,948.003 | X |
| 2049 | 1,092,580.59 | X |
| 2048 | 1,092,905.835 | X |
| 2047 | 1,092,922.452 | X |
| 2046 | 1,092,632.515 | X |
| 2045 | 1,092,037.409 | X |
| 2044 | 1,091,132.243 | X |
| 2043 | 1,089,913.639 | X |
| 2042 | 1,088,400.622 | X |
| 2041 | 1,086,249.449 | X |
| 2040 | 1,083,464.035 | X |
| 2039 | 1,080,037.169 | X |
| 2038 | 1,075,955.096 | X |
| 2037 | 1,071,202.734 | X |
| 2036 | 1,065,762.807 | X |
| 2035 | 1,059,618.626 | X |
| 2034 | 1,052,755.971 | X |
| 2033 | 1,045,161.651 | X |
| 2032 | 1,036,821.21 | X |
| 2031 | 1,027,720.736 | X |
| 2030 | 1,017,847.445 | X |
| 2029 | 1,007,191.819 | X |
| 2028 | 995,744.563 | X |
| 2027 | 983,494.896 | X |
| 2026 | 970,433.085 | X |
| 2025 | 956,553.854 | X |
| 2024 | 941,865.672 | X |
| 2023 | 926,375.811 | X |
| 2022 | 910,080.75 | X |
| 2021 | 892,977.294 | X |
| 2020 | 875,075.919 | X |
| 2019 | 856,409.297 | X |
| 2018 | 837,022.095 | X |
| 2017 | 816,957.613 | X |
| 2016 | 796,289.491 | X |
| 2015 | 775,352.918 | X |
| 2014 | 754,262.825 | X |
| 2013 | 733,059.486 | X |
| 2012 | 711,866.793 | X |
| 2011 | 690,723.821 | X |
| 2010 | 669,353.557 | X |
| 2009 | 647,369.562 | X |
| 2008 | 625,674.528 | X |
| 2007 | 604,219.506 | X |
| 2006 | 583,095.08 | X |
| 2005 | 561,983.323 | X |
| 2004 | 540,635.912 | X |
| 2003 | 519,610.28 | X |
| 2002 | 499,010.479 | X |
| 2001 | 478,841.638 | X |
| 2000 | 460,377.048 | X |
Source
Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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FAO (2026). Annual population: Urban population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-oa-3010-561-1000-no (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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