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World Bank · Demographics

China: Population, total

1.41Bpeople · 2025+1.9% since 2015

Total population. Annual figures for China from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
20251,406,585,000
20241,408,975,000
20231,410,710,000
20221,412,175,000
20211,412,360,000
20201,411,100,000
20191,407,745,000
20181,402,760,000
20171,396,215,000
20161,387,790,000
20151,379,860,000
20141,371,860,000
20131,363,240,000
20121,354,190,000
20111,345,035,000
20101,337,705,000
20091,331,260,000
20081,324,655,000
20071,317,885,000
20061,311,020,000
20051,303,720,000
20041,296,075,000
20031,288,400,000
20021,280,400,000
20011,271,850,000
20001,262,645,000
19991,252,735,000
19981,241,935,000
19971,230,075,000
19961,217,550,000
19951,204,855,000
19941,191,835,000
19931,178,440,000
19921,164,970,000
19911,150,780,000
19901,135,185,000
19891,118,650,000
19881,101,630,000
19871,084,035,000
19861,066,790,000
19851,051,040,000
19841,036,825,000
19831,023,310,000
19821,008,630,000
1981993,885,000
1980981,235,000
1979969,005,000
1978956,165,000
1977943,455,000
1976930,685,000
1975916,395,000
1974900,350,000
1973881,940,000
1972862,030,000
1971841,105,000
1970818,315,000
1969796,025,000
1968774,510,000
1967754,550,000
1966735,400,000
1965715,185,000
1964698,355,000
1963682,335,000
1962665,770,000
1961660,330,000
1960667,070,000

Source

Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Population, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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