| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 14 Mar 2024 |
The current population of China is 1,425,304,981 as of April 19, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of China is projected at 1,425,178,782 or 1.425 billion or 1,425 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in China is projected at 1,425,671,352 or 1.426 billion or 1,426 million people for the year 2023.
China is the second-most populous country in Asia, and the second-most populous country in the world.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 1,425,925,386 | 1,425,887,337 | -76,098 | -0.005 | 17.88 |
| 2023 | 1,425,849,288 | 1,425,671,352 | -355,872 | -0.025 | 17.72 |
| 2024 | 1,425,493,416 | 1,425,178,782 | -629,267 | -0.044 | 17.55 |
| 2025 | 1,424,864,149 | 1,424,381,924 | -964,451 | -0.068 | 17.39 |
| 2026 | 1,423,899,698 | 1,423,255,202 | -1,288,992 | -0.091 | 17.22 |
| 2027 | 1,422,610,706 | 1,421,809,059 | -1,603,293 | -0.113 | 17.06 |
| 2028 | 1,421,007,413 | 1,420,045,580 | -1,923,666 | -0.135 | 16.89 |
| 2029 | 1,419,083,747 | 1,417,974,640 | -2,218,213 | -0.156 | 16.73 |
| 2030 | 1,416,865,534 | 1,415,605,906 | -2,519,257 | -0.178 | 16.56 |
| 2031 | 1,414,346,277 | 1,412,946,005 | -2,800,544 | -0.198 | 16.40 |
| 2032 | 1,411,545,733 | 1,410,012,866 | -3,065,735 | -0.217 | 16.24 |
| 2033 | 1,408,479,998 | 1,406,810,379 | -3,339,239 | -0.237 | 16.08 |
| 2034 | 1,405,140,759 | 1,403,314,815 | -3,651,888 | -0.260 | 15.92 |
| 2035 | 1,401,488,871 | 1,399,547,500 | -3,882,742 | -0.277 | 15.76 |
| 2036 | 1,397,606,129 | 1,395,546,723 | -4,118,812 | -0.295 | 15.60 |
| 2037 | 1,393,487,317 | 1,391,338,420 | -4,297,794 | -0.309 | 15.45 |
| 2038 | 1,389,189,523 | 1,386,952,006 | -4,475,033 | -0.323 | 15.30 |
| 2039 | 1,384,714,490 | 1,382,367,124 | -4,694,732 | -0.340 | 15.14 |
| 2040 | 1,380,019,758 | 1,377,556,938 | -4,925,639 | -0.358 | 14.99 |
| 2041 | 1,375,094,119 | 1,372,522,398 | -5,143,442 | -0.375 | 14.84 |
| 2042 | 1,369,950,677 | 1,367,267,104 | -5,367,145 | -0.393 | 14.70 |
| 2043 | 1,364,583,532 | 1,361,737,252 | -5,692,561 | -0.418 | 14.55 |
| 2044 | 1,358,890,971 | 1,355,912,820 | -5,956,302 | -0.439 | 14.40 |
| 2045 | 1,352,934,669 | 1,349,756,901 | -6,355,535 | -0.471 | 14.26 |
| 2046 | 1,346,579,134 | 1,343,210,240 | -6,737,788 | -0.502 | 14.11 |
| 2047 | 1,339,841,346 | 1,336,262,908 | -7,156,875 | -0.536 | 13.96 |
| 2048 | 1,332,684,471 | 1,328,873,607 | -7,621,727 | -0.574 | 13.82 |
| 2049 | 1,325,062,744 | 1,321,004,205 | -8,117,077 | -0.614 | 13.67 |
| 2050 | 1,316,945,667 | 1,312,636,325 | -8,618,685 | -0.657 | 13.52 |
| 2051 | 1,308,326,982 | 1,303,756,600 | -9,140,763 | -0.701 | 13.37 |
| 2052 | 1,299,186,219 | 1,294,381,091 | -9,610,256 | -0.742 | 13.22 |
| 2053 | 1,289,575,963 | 1,284,539,877 | -10,072,171 | -0.784 | 13.06 |
| 2054 | 1,279,503,792 | 1,274,244,756 | -10,518,072 | -0.825 | 12.91 |
| 2055 | 1,268,985,720 | 1,263,512,555 | -10,946,330 | -0.866 | 12.75 |
| 2056 | 1,258,039,390 | 1,252,371,989 | -11,334,801 | -0.905 | 12.60 |
| 2057 | 1,246,704,589 | 1,240,879,992 | -11,649,194 | -0.939 | 12.44 |
| 2058 | 1,235,055,395 | 1,229,126,156 | -11,858,478 | -0.965 | 12.28 |
| 2059 | 1,223,196,917 | 1,217,157,937 | -12,077,960 | -0.992 | 12.12 |
| 2060 | 1,211,118,957 | 1,205,020,650 | -12,196,613 | -1.012 | 11.97 |
| 2061 | 1,198,922,344 | 1,192,805,228 | -12,234,232 | -1.026 | 11.82 |
| 2062 | 1,186,688,112 | 1,180,553,369 | -12,269,486 | -1.039 | 11.66 |
| 2063 | 1,174,418,626 | 1,168,316,258 | -12,204,737 | -1.045 | 11.51 |
| 2064 | 1,162,213,889 | 1,156,145,638 | -12,136,501 | -1.050 | 11.37 |
| 2065 | 1,150,077,388 | 1,144,050,917 | -12,052,941 | -1.054 | 11.22 |
| 2066 | 1,138,024,447 | 1,132,053,398 | -11,942,098 | -1.055 | 11.08 |
| 2067 | 1,126,082,349 | 1,120,182,122 | -11,800,454 | -1.053 | 10.94 |
| 2068 | 1,114,281,895 | 1,108,424,585 | -11,714,621 | -1.057 | 10.80 |
| 2069 | 1,102,567,274 | 1,096,787,141 | -11,560,266 | -1.054 | 10.67 |
| 2070 | 1,091,007,008 | 1,085,287,617 | -11,438,782 | -1.054 | 10.54 |
| 2071 | 1,079,568,226 | 1,073,902,382 | -11,331,688 | -1.055 | 10.41 |
| 2072 | 1,068,236,538 | 1,062,612,890 | -11,247,296 | -1.058 | 10.29 |
| 2073 | 1,056,989,242 | 1,051,380,906 | -11,216,673 | -1.067 | 10.16 |
| 2074 | 1,045,772,569 | 1,040,194,852 | -11,155,434 | -1.072 | 10.04 |
| 2075 | 1,034,617,135 | 1,029,035,605 | -11,163,061 | -1.085 | 9.92 |
| 2076 | 1,023,454,074 | 1,017,860,468 | -11,187,213 | -1.099 | 9.80 |
| 2077 | 1,012,266,861 | 1,006,663,149 | -11,207,425 | -1.113 | 9.69 |
| 2078 | 1,001,059,436 | 995,438,005 | -11,242,861 | -1.129 | 9.57 |
| 2079 | 989,816,575 | 984,185,394 | -11,262,362 | -1.144 | 9.46 |
| 2080 | 978,554,213 | 972,906,892 | -11,294,643 | -1.161 | 9.34 |
| 2081 | 967,259,570 | 961,612,985 | -11,293,169 | -1.174 | 9.23 |
| 2082 | 955,966,401 | 950,338,414 | -11,255,975 | -1.184 | 9.12 |
| 2083 | 944,710,426 | 939,100,122 | -11,220,608 | -1.195 | 9.01 |
| 2084 | 933,489,818 | 927,912,386 | -11,154,864 | -1.202 | 8.90 |
| 2085 | 922,334,954 | 916,808,802 | -11,052,304 | -1.206 | 8.79 |
| 2086 | 911,282,650 | 905,821,025 | -10,923,251 | -1.206 | 8.68 |
| 2087 | 900,359,399 | 894,960,252 | -10,798,293 | -1.207 | 8.58 |
| 2088 | 889,561,106 | 884,243,881 | -10,634,450 | -1.203 | 8.48 |
| 2089 | 878,926,656 | 873,694,710 | -10,463,892 | -1.198 | 8.38 |
| 2090 | 868,462,764 | 863,319,535 | -10,286,457 | -1.192 | 8.28 |
| 2091 | 858,176,307 | 853,111,777 | -10,129,060 | -1.187 | 8.19 |
| 2092 | 848,047,247 | 843,067,032 | -9,960,429 | -1.181 | 8.09 |
| 2093 | 838,086,818 | 833,162,188 | -9,849,260 | -1.182 | 8.00 |
| 2094 | 828,237,558 | 823,380,978 | -9,713,159 | -1.180 | 7.91 |
| 2095 | 818,524,399 | 813,718,728 | -9,611,342 | -1.181 | 7.83 |
| 2096 | 808,913,057 | 804,153,594 | -9,518,926 | -1.184 | 7.74 |
| 2097 | 799,394,131 | 794,673,479 | -9,441,304 | -1.188 | 7.66 |
| 2098 | 789,952,827 | 785,270,314 | -9,365,025 | -1.193 | 7.57 |
| 2099 | 780,587,802 | 775,944,429 | -9,286,746 | -1.197 | 7.49 |
| 2100 | 771,301,056 | 766,673,270 | -9,255,572 | -1.207 | 7.41 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 539,190,005 | 543,979,233 | 9,578,456 | 1.761 | 21.77 |
| 1951 | 548,768,461 | 553,613,988 | 9,691,054 | 1.751 | 21.77 |
| 1952 | 558,459,515 | 564,954,522 | 12,990,015 | 2.299 | 21.81 |
| 1953 | 571,449,530 | 577,378,682 | 11,858,305 | 2.054 | 21.87 |
| 1954 | 583,307,835 | 589,936,004 | 13,256,338 | 2.247 | 21.91 |
| 1955 | 596,564,173 | 603,320,147 | 13,511,947 | 2.240 | 21.97 |
| 1956 | 610,076,120 | 616,283,022 | 12,413,803 | 2.014 | 22.00 |
| 1957 | 622,489,923 | 630,003,025 | 15,026,203 | 2.385 | 22.04 |
| 1958 | 637,516,126 | 643,791,581 | 12,550,909 | 1.950 | 22.08 |
| 1959 | 650,067,035 | 652,179,194 | 4,224,317 | 0.648 | 21.96 |
| 1960 | 654,291,352 | 654,170,692 | -241,320 | -0.037 | 21.67 |
| 1961 | 654,050,032 | 655,260,380 | 2,420,697 | 0.369 | 21.36 |
| 1962 | 656,470,729 | 664,614,650 | 16,287,841 | 2.451 | 21.26 |
| 1963 | 672,758,570 | 683,903,557 | 22,289,974 | 3.260 | 21.40 |
| 1964 | 695,048,544 | 704,593,772 | 19,090,455 | 2.710 | 21.57 |
| 1965 | 714,138,999 | 723,846,349 | 19,414,700 | 2.682 | 21.69 |
| 1966 | 733,553,699 | 742,948,541 | 18,789,683 | 2.529 | 21.81 |
| 1967 | 752,343,382 | 761,006,260 | 17,325,757 | 2.277 | 21.90 |
| 1968 | 769,669,139 | 780,371,956 | 21,405,634 | 2.743 | 22.00 |
| 1969 | 791,074,773 | 801,430,976 | 20,712,407 | 2.585 | 22.13 |
| 1970 | 811,787,180 | 822,534,450 | 21,494,540 | 2.613 | 22.26 |
| 1971 | 833,281,720 | 843,285,424 | 20,007,407 | 2.373 | 22.37 |
| 1972 | 853,289,127 | 862,840,403 | 19,102,552 | 2.214 | 22.44 |
| 1973 | 872,391,679 | 881,652,080 | 18,520,802 | 2.101 | 22.49 |
| 1974 | 890,912,481 | 899,367,640 | 16,910,317 | 1.880 | 22.51 |
| 1975 | 907,822,798 | 915,124,661 | 14,603,726 | 1.596 | 22.49 |
| 1976 | 922,426,524 | 929,375,924 | 13,898,799 | 1.496 | 22.44 |
| 1977 | 936,325,323 | 942,581,333 | 12,512,019 | 1.327 | 22.36 |
| 1978 | 948,837,342 | 955,138,943 | 12,603,201 | 1.320 | 22.27 |
| 1979 | 961,440,543 | 968,298,969 | 13,716,852 | 1.417 | 22.18 |
| 1980 | 975,157,395 | 982,372,466 | 14,430,142 | 1.469 | 22.11 |
| 1981 | 989,587,537 | 997,259,502 | 15,343,930 | 1.539 | 22.04 |
| 1982 | 1,004,931,467 | 1,013,483,166 | 17,103,397 | 1.688 | 21.99 |
| 1983 | 1,022,034,864 | 1,029,226,907 | 14,384,085 | 1.398 | 21.94 |
| 1984 | 1,036,418,949 | 1,044,172,197 | 15,506,496 | 1.485 | 21.86 |
| 1985 | 1,051,925,445 | 1,060,239,979 | 16,629,068 | 1.568 | 21.81 |
| 1986 | 1,068,554,513 | 1,077,770,523 | 18,432,021 | 1.710 | 21.77 |
| 1987 | 1,086,986,534 | 1,096,851,843 | 19,730,617 | 1.799 | 21.76 |
| 1988 | 1,106,717,151 | 1,115,889,802 | 18,345,302 | 1.644 | 21.74 |
| 1989 | 1,125,062,453 | 1,134,414,723 | 18,704,540 | 1.649 | 21.72 |
| 1990 | 1,143,766,993 | 1,153,704,252 | 19,874,519 | 1.723 | 21.70 |
| 1991 | 1,163,641,512 | 1,170,626,171 | 13,969,317 | 1.193 | 21.65 |
| 1992 | 1,177,610,829 | 1,183,813,389 | 12,405,120 | 1.048 | 21.55 |
| 1993 | 1,190,015,949 | 1,195,855,558 | 11,679,217 | 0.977 | 21.44 |
| 1994 | 1,201,695,166 | 1,207,286,675 | 11,183,018 | 0.926 | 21.33 |
| 1995 | 1,212,878,184 | 1,218,144,426 | 10,532,484 | 0.865 | 21.21 |
| 1996 | 1,223,410,668 | 1,228,298,836 | 9,776,335 | 0.796 | 21.09 |
| 1997 | 1,233,187,003 | 1,237,801,448 | 9,228,890 | 0.746 | 20.96 |
| 1998 | 1,242,415,893 | 1,246,836,105 | 8,840,424 | 0.709 | 20.82 |
| 1999 | 1,251,256,317 | 1,255,433,236 | 8,353,838 | 0.665 | 20.69 |
| 2000 | 1,259,610,155 | 1,264,099,069 | 8,977,828 | 0.710 | 20.56 |
| 2001 | 1,268,587,983 | 1,272,739,582 | 8,303,197 | 0.652 | 20.43 |
| 2002 | 1,276,891,180 | 1,280,926,120 | 8,069,881 | 0.630 | 20.29 |
| 2003 | 1,284,961,061 | 1,288,873,367 | 7,824,611 | 0.607 | 20.16 |
| 2004 | 1,292,785,672 | 1,296,816,711 | 8,062,078 | 0.622 | 20.03 |
| 2005 | 1,300,847,750 | 1,304,887,562 | 8,079,623 | 0.619 | 19.90 |
| 2006 | 1,308,927,373 | 1,313,086,567 | 8,318,389 | 0.634 | 19.77 |
| 2007 | 1,317,245,762 | 1,321,513,224 | 8,534,923 | 0.646 | 19.65 |
| 2008 | 1,325,780,685 | 1,330,167,148 | 8,772,927 | 0.660 | 19.53 |
| 2009 | 1,334,553,612 | 1,339,125,595 | 9,143,966 | 0.683 | 19.41 |
| 2010 | 1,343,697,578 | 1,348,191,368 | 8,987,580 | 0.667 | 19.30 |
| 2011 | 1,352,685,158 | 1,357,095,481 | 8,820,645 | 0.650 | 19.19 |
| 2012 | 1,361,505,803 | 1,366,560,818 | 10,110,030 | 0.740 | 19.08 |
| 2013 | 1,371,615,833 | 1,376,100,308 | 8,968,949 | 0.652 | 18.98 |
| 2014 | 1,380,584,782 | 1,385,189,668 | 9,209,773 | 0.665 | 18.87 |
| 2015 | 1,389,794,555 | 1,393,715,448 | 7,841,787 | 0.563 | 18.77 |
| 2016 | 1,397,636,342 | 1,401,889,681 | 8,506,677 | 0.607 | 18.66 |
| 2017 | 1,406,143,019 | 1,410,275,957 | 8,265,875 | 0.586 | 18.56 |
| 2018 | 1,414,408,894 | 1,417,069,468 | 5,321,149 | 0.376 | 18.44 |
| 2019 | 1,419,730,043 | 1,421,864,031 | 4,267,976 | 0.300 | 18.31 |
| 2020 | 1,423,998,019 | 1,424,929,781 | 1,863,524 | 0.131 | 18.17 |
| 2021 | 1,425,861,543 | 1,425,893,465 | 63,843 | 0.004 | 18.03 |