China Total Population (2025)
China's Total Population: 1,406,585,000 persons in 2025, -0.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL), 1960–2025.
China (2025)
1,406,585,000
persons
-0.2% YoY
YoY Change
-0.2%
Trend
down
Series length
66
years of data
Data
| Year | persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,406,585,000 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | -0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | +0.6% |
About this Dataset
China recorded 1,406,585,000 persons in 2025. The latest change was -0.2%. Across 1960–2025 the series ranges from 660,330,000 persons in 1961 to 1,412,360,000 persons in 2021.
This page tracks total population in China.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks total population in China. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1960–2025 (66 observations).
The series peaked at 1,412,360,000 persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 660,330,000 persons in 1961. The latest reading is 1,406,585,000 persons in 2025. The latest change was -0.2%.