Population | China – yearly data, chart and table

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Source: World Population Prospects UN
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The estimated population of China in 2025 amounted to 1 416 096 094 people, which is 0.227% less than in 2024, when it was  1 419 321 278 people. It has been falling in this country for already 4 years in a row. Over the entire period of data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs since 1950, this indicator has increased in 2.60 times. The lowest population was recorded in 1950, when it was 544 044 358 people. The highest value was in 2021, when population of China reached 1 426 437 267 people. The data is sourced from the UN report "World Population Prospects 2024", with the values for 2024 and 2025 being projections.
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Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.