Population in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Population was 1.41 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1.41 billion for population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.41 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 660.33 million, in 1961.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 714.95 million | 660.33 million | 796.02 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 901.94 million | 818.32 million | 969.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion | 981.24 million | 1.12 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 billion | 1.14 billion | 1.25 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 billion | 1.26 billion | 1.33 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 billion | 1.34 billion | 1.41 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 billion | 1.41 billion | 1.41 billion | 5 |
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More gender data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Population in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.41 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest population recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 660.33 million in 1961.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for population?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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