{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-urban-population-pct/","title":"China Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"China's Urban Population Share: 66.3 % of total population in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"66.3","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":17.4365386962891},{"period":"1977","value":17.551118850708},{"period":"1978","value":17.9152069091797},{"period":"1979","value":18.9610633850098},{"period":"1980","value":19.3911151885986},{"period":"1981","value":20.1564884185791},{"period":"1982","value":20.565502166748},{"period":"1983","value":21.6235637664795},{"period":"1984","value":23.0142688751221},{"period":"1985","value":23.7069091796875},{"period":"1986","value":24.5249156951904},{"period":"1987","value":25.3193054199219},{"period":"1988","value":25.8146724700928},{"period":"1989","value":26.2102489471436},{"period":"1990","value":26.1957015991211},{"period":"1991","value":26.9402465820312},{"period":"1992","value":27.4598693847656},{"period":"1993","value":27.9900760650635},{"period":"1994","value":28.5098037719727},{"period":"1995","value":29.0403804779053},{"period":"1996","value":30.4798641204834},{"period":"1997","value":31.9099540710449},{"period":"1998","value":33.3501663208008},{"period":"1999","value":34.7797050476074},{"period":"2000","value":36.4320234662299},{"period":"2001","value":37.6597442626953},{"period":"2002","value":39.0897827148438},{"period":"2003","value":40.5302314758301},{"period":"2004","value":41.7600135803223},{"period":"2005","value":42.9899978637695},{"period":"2006","value":44.3430099487305},{"period":"2007","value":45.8892440795898},{"period":"2008","value":46.9895057678223},{"period":"2009","value":48.3417053222656},{"period":"2010","value":49.2340270628041},{"period":"2011","value":51.8300285339355},{"period":"2012","value":53.1003112792969},{"period":"2013","value":54.4900016784668},{"period":"2014","value":55.7502555847168},{"period":"2015","value":57.3297843933105},{"period":"2016","value":58.8399238586426},{"period":"2017","value":60.2402687072754},{"period":"2018","value":61.5001983642578},{"period":"2019","value":62.7099151611328},{"period":"2020","value":63.5234230266258},{"period":"2021","value":64.721076965332},{"period":"2022","value":65.2176361083984},{"period":"2023","value":65.5301448035523},{"period":"2024","value":65.8946980998325},{"period":"2025","value":66.3429910348272}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"66.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"65.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"64.7","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"63.5","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"61.5","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.8","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.5","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.1","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"49.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"48.3","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"47.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"44.3","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in China from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 66.3 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.4 in 1976. The latest reading of 66.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}