Urban population growth in China
The urban population of China changed by 0.51% in 2025.
China, 2025
0.51%
Change from 2024
+0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
0.59%
Position in 2025
154th of 217
Urban 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 | 0.51% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.43% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.37% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.75% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.96% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.53% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.30% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.54% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.96% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.17% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.38% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.92% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.25% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.10% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 5.68% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.31% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.33% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.88% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.95% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.66% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.49% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.58% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.24% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.40% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.04% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.08 percentage points from 0.43% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.38%, the figure has changed by −2.87 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, China has the 154th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Urban population share
66.3%
2025 · World Bank
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