Urban population share in China
66.3% of people in China lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
China, 2025
66.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
81.2%
Position in 2025
101st of 217
Urban population share in China over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.3% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 65.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.3%, the figure has changed by +9.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, China has the 101st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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 growth estimates and projections
-0.24%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
1,406,585,000 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.17%
2025 · World Bank