China Population

• The current population of China is 1,414,914,207 as of Saturday, June 23, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
• China population is equivalent to 18.54% of the total world population.
• China ranks number 1 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in China is 151 per Km2 (390 people per mi2).
• The total land area is 9,388,211 Km2 (3,624,807 sq. miles)
• 59.3 % of the population is urban (838,818,387 people in 2018)
• The median age in China is 37.3 years.
  

Population of China (2018 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	China Global Rank
2018	1,415,045,928	0.39 %	5,528,531	-324,919	37.3	1.61	151	57.9 %	838,818,387	18.54 %	7,632,819,325	1
2017	1,409,517,397	0.43 %	6,017,032	-324,919	37.3	1.61	150	58.2 %	819,767,019	18.67 %	7,550,262,101	1
2016	1,403,500,365	0.46 %	6,471,812	-324,919	37.3	1.61	149	57.0 %	799,964,410	18.80 %	7,466,964,280	1
2015	1,397,028,553	0.54 %	7,454,690	-339,690	37.0	1.60	149	55.8 %	779,478,624	18.92 %	7,383,008,820	1
2010	1,359,755,102	0.57 %	7,626,322	-478,179	35.2	1.58	145	49.2 %	669,386,225	19.54 %	6,958,169,159	1
2005	1,321,623,490	0.59 %	7,684,904	-406,017	32.7	1.55	141	42.4 %	560,517,729	20.20 %	6,542,159,383	1
2000	1,283,198,970	0.69 %	8,651,793	-76,678	30.1	1.51	137	35.8 %	459,383,108	20.88 %	6,145,006,989	1
1995	1,239,940,004	1.13 %	13,498,961	-152,825	27.3	1.90	132	30.9 %	383,155,985	21.56 %	5,751,474,416	1
1990	1,172,445,200	1.83 %	20,316,362	-84,009	24.9	2.73	125	26.3 %	308,166,890	21.99 %	5,330,943,460	1
1985	1,070,863,389	1.50 %	15,397,216	-40,168	23.6	2.55	114	22.7 %	242,987,297	21.97 %	4,873,781,796	1
1980	993,877,310	1.54 %	14,586,445	-9,438	21.9	3.00	106	19.2 %	190,483,105	22.29 %	4,458,411,534	1
1975	920,945,083	2.23 %	19,231,325	-216,297	20.4	4.77	98	17.3 %	158,961,220	22.58 %	4,079,087,198	1
1970	824,788,457	2.68 %	20,445,255	-32,058	19.3	6.25	88	17.2 %	141,701,722	22.29 %	3,700,577,650	1
1965	722,562,183	1.90 %	12,975,208	-44,170	22.3	6.03	77	17.8 %	128,692,283	21.64 %	3,339,592,688	1
1960	657,686,143	1.49 %	9,370,349	-11,907	21.4	5.40	70	16.0 %	105,426,589	21.68 %	3,033,212,527	1
1955	610,834,396	1.96 %	11,283,024	-44,170	22.3	6.03	65	13.6 %	83,276,451	22.03 %	2,772,242,535	1

China Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	China Global Rank
2020	1,424,548,266	0.39 %	5,503,943	-324,919	38.7	1.63	152	61.4 %	874,427,437	18.27 %	7,795,482,309	1
2025	1,438,835,697	0.20 %	2,857,486	-323,926	40.6	1.66	153	65.9 %	947,539,986	17.58 %	8,185,613,757	2
2030	1,441,181,813	0.03 %	469,223	-319,037	43.0	1.69	154	69.3 %	998,924,971	16.85 %	8,551,198,644	2
2035	1,433,508,888	-0.11 %	-1,534,585	-320,108	45.4	1.71	153	71.9 %	1,030,048,150	16.12 %	8,892,701,940	2
2040	1,417,472,814	-0.22 %	-3,207,215	-320,114	47.0	1.72	151	73.7 %	1,044,395,487	15.39 %	9,210,337,004	2
2045	1,394,361,025	-0.33 %	-4,622,358	-319,499	47.8	1.74	149	75.4 %	1,050,837,910	14.67 %	9,504,209,572	2
2050	1,364,456,723	-0.43 %	-5,980,860	-319,090	48.0	1.75	145	76.9 %	1,049,947,580	13.96 %	9,771,822,753	2