Population growth estimates and projections in China
The population of China changed by -0.24% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1950.
China, 2023 (latest estimate)
-0.24%
Change from 2022
−0.11percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2023
0.41%
Projection for 2030
-0.30%
Projection for 2050
-0.82%
Projection for 2100
-1.68%
Position in 2023
185th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in China over time
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | China |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -1.68%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -1.62%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -1.59%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -1.57%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -1.49%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -1.37%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | -1.30%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | -1.29%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -1.23%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -1.06%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -0.82%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -0.62%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -0.50%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -0.41%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | -0.30%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | -0.23%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | -0.24% |
| 2022 | -0.13% |
| 2021 | -0.05% |
| 2020 | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 0.37% |
| 2017 | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 0.61% |
| 2015 | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 0.65% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.11 percentage points from -0.13% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.64%, the figure has changed by −0.88 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, China has the 185th highest value.
More for China
All statistics for China
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
1,406,585,000 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.17%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
14.9%
2025 · World Bank