China — Population
millions · Annual · 1661–2031 · 236 observations
About this series
Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.
The population reading for China was 1.40B people in 2025. The previous reading was 1.41B people in 2024; the period change was −0.22%.
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- Annual data, 1661–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.38B people |
| 2030 | 1.38B people |
| 2029 | 1.38B people |
| 2028 | 1.39B people |
| 2027 | 1.39B people |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 1.39B people |
| 2025 | 1.40B people |
| 2024 | 1.41B people |
| 2023 | 1.41B people |
| 2022 | 1.41B people |
| 2021 | 1.41B people |
| 2020 | 1.41B people |
| 2019 | 1.41B people |
| 2018 | 1.41B people |
| 2017 | 1.40B people |
| 2016 | 1.39B people |
| 2015 | 1.38B people |
| 2014 | 1.38B people |
| 2013 | 1.37B people |
| 2012 | 1.36B people |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.