World Bank · Climate
China: Urban population growth
0.51percent · 2025-84.9% since 2015
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Annual figures for China from 1961 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.508 | |
| 2024 | 0.432 | |
| 2023 | 0.374 | |
| 2022 | 0.751 | |
| 2021 | 1.957 | |
| 2020 | 1.527 | |
| 2019 | 2.303 | |
| 2018 | 2.538 | |
| 2017 | 2.957 | |
| 2016 | 3.173 | |
| 2015 | 3.375 | |
| 2014 | 2.917 | |
| 2013 | 3.25 | |
| 2012 | 3.1 | |
| 2011 | 5.685 | |
| 2010 | 2.312 | |
| 2009 | 3.334 | |
| 2008 | 2.882 | |
| 2007 | 3.95 | |
| 2006 | 3.657 | |
| 2005 | 3.491 | |
| 2004 | 3.583 | |
| 2003 | 4.242 | |
| 2002 | 4.397 | |
| 2001 | 4.041 | |
| 2000 | 5.429 | |
| 1999 | 5.063 | |
| 1998 | 5.374 | |
| 1997 | 5.609 | |
| 1996 | 5.886 | |
| 1995 | 2.93 | |
| 1994 | 2.97 | |
| 1993 | 3.062 | |
| 1992 | 3.136 | |
| 1991 | 4.167 | |
| 1990 | 1.412 | |
| 1989 | 3.054 | |
| 1988 | 3.548 | |
| 1987 | 4.791 | |
| 1986 | 4.88 | |
| 1985 | 4.327 | |
| 1984 | 7.545 | |
| 1983 | 6.462 | |
| 1982 | 3.482 | |
| 1981 | 5.152 | |
| 1980 | 3.497 | |
| 1979 | 7.008 | |
| 1978 | 3.391 | |
| 1977 | 2.018 | |
| 1976 | 2.075 | |
| 1975 | 2.814 | |
| 1974 | 1.852 | |
| 1973 | 2.685 | |
| 1972 | 1.709 | |
| 1971 | 2.057 | |
| 1970 | 2.077 | |
| 1969 | 2.051 | |
| 1968 | 1.932 | |
| 1967 | 1.9 | |
| 1966 | 2.096 | |
| 1965 | 0.638 | |
| 1964 | 10.657 | |
| 1963 | -0.403 | |
| 1962 | -9.945 | |
| 1961 | -3.328 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Urban population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-urban-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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