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China: Population (IMF)

1.38Bpeople · 2031-2.1% since 2021

Total population, IMF World Economic Outlook. Annual figures for China from 1980 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
20311,382,719,000projection
20301,387,090,000projection
20291,391,186,000projection
20281,395,009,000projection
20271,398,524,000projection
20261,401,733,000
20251,404,890,000
20241,408,280,000
20231,409,670,000
20221,411,750,000
20211,412,600,000
20201,412,120,000
20191,410,080,000
20181,405,410,000
20171,400,110,000
20161,392,320,000
20151,383,260,000
20141,376,460,000
20131,367,260,000
20121,359,220,000
20111,349,160,000
20101,340,910,000
20091,334,500,000
20081,328,020,000
20071,321,290,000
20061,314,480,000
20051,307,560,000
20041,299,880,000
20031,292,270,000
20021,284,530,000
20011,276,270,000
20001,267,430,000
19991,257,860,000
19981,247,610,000
19971,236,260,000
19961,223,890,000
19951,211,210,000
19941,198,500,000
19931,185,170,000
19921,171,710,000
19911,158,230,000
19901,143,330,000
19891,127,040,000
19881,110,260,000
19871,093,000,000
19861,075,070,000
19851,058,510,000
19841,043,570,000
19831,030,080,000
19821,016,540,000
19811,000,720,000
1980987,050,000

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Population (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-population (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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