China (2024)
1,408,975,000
persons
-1,735,000 YoY
YoY Change
-1,735,000
persons
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

YearpersonsYoY Change
20241,408,975,000-1,735,000
20231,410,710,000-1,465,000
20221,412,175,000-185,000
20211,412,360,000+1,260,000
20201,411,100,000+3,355,000
20191,407,745,000+4,985,000
20181,402,760,000+6,545,000
20171,396,215,000+8,425,000
20161,387,790,000+7,930,000
20151,379,860,000+8,000,000
20141,371,860,000+8,620,000
20131,363,240,000+9,050,000
20121,354,190,000+9,155,000
20111,345,035,000+7,330,000
20101,337,705,000+6,445,000
20091,331,260,000+6,605,000
20081,324,655,000+6,770,000
20071,317,885,000+6,865,000
20061,311,020,000+7,300,000
20051,303,720,000n/a

About this Dataset

China recorded 1,408,975,000 persons in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -1,735,000. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 1,412,360,000 in 2021 and a trough of 1,135,185,000 in 1990.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks china total population in China, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
The series peaked at 1,412,360,000 persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,135,185,000 in 1990. The latest reading of 1,408,975,000 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -1,735,000.