Population growth in China
The population of China changed by -0.17% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1961.
China, 2025
-0.17%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
0.38%
Position in 2025
188th of 217
Population growth in China over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.17% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.12% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | -0.10% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | -0.01% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.09% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.24% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.35% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.47% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.61% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.57% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.58% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.63% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.67% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.68% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.55% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.48% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.50% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.51% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.52% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.56% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.59% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.62% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.67% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from -0.12% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.58%, the figure has changed by −0.75 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, China has the 188th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Population
1,406,585,000 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-268,126 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,422,584,933 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
39.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.00 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.24%
2023 · UN Population Division