Population in China
The population of China was 1,406,585,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
China, 2025
1,406,585,000
Change from 2024
−0.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
2nd of 217
Population in China over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,406,585,000 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 1,408,975,000 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,379,860,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, China has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for China
All statistics for China
Population growth
-0.17%
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
Population aged 65 and over
14.9%
2025 · World Bank