China Statistics

Population

1,416,096,094 people (2025)

Total GDP

$19,230.0B (2025)

GDP Per capita

$13,690 (2025)

Human Development Index (HDI)

0.797 (78.)

About China

China is world's most populous country with 1.4 billion people and second-largest economy. The nation has Great Wall spanning 13,000 miles and 5,000 years of continuous civilization. Chinese culture has profound global influence through philosophy, arts, and cuisine.

The country has diverse geography from mountains to deserts across vast territory. China is world's largest manufacturer and trading nation globally. The nation has communist party rule with socialist market economy.

Beijing is ancient capital with Forbidden City and modern Olympic venues. China has continental and tropical climate zones with regional variations. The country has rapid urbanization and technological advancement.

Traditional Chinese culture includes Confucianism, traditional medicine, and festival celebrations. The nation has Mandarin as official language with numerous dialects. Chinese cuisine varies dramatically across regions with distinctive flavors.

The population includes 56 ethnic groups with Han Chinese majority. China offers ancient heritage, economic dynamism, and cultural richness in world's most populous nation.

Economic Indicators

GDP Historical Performance
$19.2T
$18.1T
$16.9T
$15.7T
$14.6T
$14,572.4B
$15,103.4B
$18,190.8B
$18,307.8B
$18,270.4B
$18,748.0B
$19,231.7B
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Demographic Distribution

Age Groups Distribution
8.2%
0-14
7.2%
6.2%
15-24
5.3%
15.0%
25-44
13.6%
14.8%
45-64
14.7%
6.7%
65+
8.2%
Male
Female
%50.9 (720.887.798)
%49.1 (695.208.295)

Population Data by Years

Year Total Population Annual Change Density People/KM2
2100 633.368.113 -1.66% 66
2090 744.902.836 -1.57% 77.6
2080 870.252.344 -1.46% 90.7
2070 998.784.319 -1.29% 104
2060 1.135.127.191 -1.21% 118.2
2050 1.260.289.093 -0.79% 131.3
2040 1.342.816.657 -0.49% 139.9
2030 1.398.153.832 -0.29% 145.6
2025 NOW 1.416.096.094 -0.23% 147.5
2020 1.426.106.093 +0.18% 148.6
2015 1.396.134.174 +0.59% 145.4
2010 1.351.561.514 +0.67% 140.8
2005 1.310.027.136 +0.61% 136.5
2000 1.269.581.175 +0.75% 132.2
1995 1.220.133.927 +0.92% 127.1
1990 1.153.582.724 +1.73% 120.2
1985 1.059.807.820 +1.53% 110.4
1980 983.163.542 +1.43% 102.4
1975 916.116.793 +1.76% 95.4
1970 823.308.967 +2.64% 85.8
1965 723.415.733 +2.64% 75.4
1960 654.802.069 +0.32% 68.2
1955 603.547.007 +2.28% 62.9
1950 544.044.358 - 56.7

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Largest Cities

All Cities
1 Chongqing
32.133.400
2 Shanghai
24.758.900
3 Beijing
21.843.000
4 Chengdu
20.939.042
5 Guangzhou
18.327.000

Geographic Regions

Anhui
61.213.567
Beijing
21.843.000
Chongqing
32.133.400
Fujian
41.836.492
Gansu
24.652.793
Guangdong
127.064.285
Guangxi Zhuang
50.276.319
Guizhou
38.654.921
Hainan
448.470
Hebei
625.500
Heilongjiang
30.624.196
Henan
98.154.319
Hong Kong
7.413.100
Hubei
58.387.246
Hunan
65.683.472
Jiangsu
85.264.728
Jiangxi
45.153.827
Jilin
3.533.000
Liaoning
41.821.963
Macau
686.607
Nei Mongol
23.962.745
Ningxia Hui
7.292.568
Quinghai
5.942.371
Shaanxi
39.523.846
Shandong
101.238.645
Shanghai
24.758.900
Shanxi
34.662.138
Sichuan
83.687.239
Taiwan
23.570.000
Tianjin
13.640.000
Xinjiang Uygur
25.982.147
Xizang (Tibet)
3.651.283
Yunnan
46.732.467
Zhejiang
66.275.294

Cities

Chongqing
32.133.400
Shanghai
24.758.900
Beijing
21.843.000
Chengdu
20.939.042
Guangzhou
18.327.000
Shenzhen
17.790.100
Wuhan
13.774.000
Xi'an
13.096.915
Tianjin
13.640.000
Zhengzhou
13.010.000
Suzhou
12.958.000
Shijiazhuang
11.223.500
Baoding
11.493.800
Linyi
10.943.800
Dongguan
10.485.300
Qingdao
10.371.500
Foshan
9.613.400
Harbin
9.824.000
Changsha
9.841.000
Hefei
9.840.000
Nanjing
9.547.000
Nanyang
9.500.000
Jinan
9.436.700
Weifang
9.369.500
Xuzhou
9.020.000
Ganzhou
8.989.189
Nanning
8.891.700
Changchun
8.840.000
Zhoukou
8.670.000
Quanzhou
8.683.900
Heze
8.635.500
Hangzhou
8.606.036
Kunming
8.460.000
Wenzhou
8.300.005
Fuzhou
8.259.000
Jining
8.240.500
Nantong
7.748.500
Tangshan
7.706.000
Shangqiu
7.660.000
Wuxi (Jiangsu)
7.495.000
Cangzhou
7.314.800
Bijie
7.271.000
Luoyang
7.080.000
Zhanjiang
7.078.400
Xingtai
7.025.600
Yantai
7.032.200
Zunyi
6.816.000
Zhumadian
6.770.000
Yancheng
6.689.000
Nanchang
6.568.194
Shangrao
6.395.947
Maoming
6.252.300
Xinyang
6.050.000
Xinxiang
6.130.000
Huizhou
6.073.400
Qujing
5.980.000
Yulin (Guangxi)
5.823.000
Huanggang
5.792.200
Lu'an
5.770.000
Guiyang
5.265.000
Jieyang
5.653.600
Shantou
5.557.500
Liaocheng
5.859.300
Anyang
5.380.000
Changzhou
5.375.000
Tai'an
5.348.700
Weinan
5.286.077
Xiangyang
5.278.500
Suzhou (Anhui)
5.510.000
Langfang
5.495.300
Anqing
5.460.000
Dezhou
5.536.300
Zhangzhou
5.167.900
Jingzhou
5.135.500
Yueyang
4.948.000
Zhaotong
5.010.000
Xianyang
4.956.305
Yichun (Jiangxi)
4.944.276
Pingdingshan
4.920.000
Jiangmen
4.822.400
Mianyang
4.868.542
Kaifeng
4.710.000
Zibo
4.674.000
Chenzhou
4.571.000
Lianyungang
4.594.000
Yibin
4.589.085
Jiujiang
4.536.080
Honghe
4.520.000
Taizhou (Jiangsu)
4.507.000
Yangzhou
4.505.000
Huai'an
4.530.000
Huaihua
4.493.000
Ji'an
4.386.052
Zhongshan
4.458.200
Lanzhou
4.425.100
Xuchang
4.380.000
Suqian
4.977.500
Zhaoqing
4.131.700
Hengshui
4.166.500
Xiaogan
4.171.800
Zhangjiakou
4.074.600
Chuzhou
4.050.000
Qingyang
2.132.500
Urumqi
4.066.947
Qingyuan
3.986.700
Qiqihar
3.939.000
Yichang
3.924.000
Binzhou
3.904.100
Qiandongnan
3.871.000
Meizhou
3.849.100
Zaozhuang
3.809.800
Baoji
3.716.731
Puyang
3.700.000
Suihua
3.630.000
Qiannan
3.594.000
Baise
3.562.000
Fuzhou (Jiangxi)
3.562.635
Hohhot
3.604.100
Jiaozuo
3.520.000
Jilin
3.533.000
Tongren
3.439.000
Chifeng
3.966.700
Hechi
3.409.600
Yulin (Shaanxi)
3.369.426
Anshan
3.331.000
Chengde
3.320.900
Qinzhou
3.318.100
Bengbu
3.260.000
Chaoyang
3.278.000
Guang'an
3.255.083
Zhenjiang
3.226.000
Hanzhong
3.211.554
Qianxinan
3.121.000
Xiamen
4.211.300
Qinhuangdao
3.098.100
Liupanshui
2.909.000
Tianshui
2.907.200
Haikou
3.001.600
Wuzhou
2.831.000
Heyuan
2.838.300
Shaoguan
2.857.700
Ili
2.857.724
Jinzhou
2.876.000
Tieling
2.839.000
Rizhao
2.948.200
Weihai
2.913.600
Yinchuan
2.896.800
Suining
2.814.369
Bazhong
2.713.060
Daqing
2.727.000
Aksu
2.722.834
Huludao
2.699.000
Xianning
2.608.400
Yangjiang
2.624.700
Ankang
2.629.532
Xiangtan
2.670.000
Shanwei
2.691.300
Minhang
2.688.800
Huzhou
2.686.472
Lishui
2.688.677
Dali
3.510.000
Wenshan
3.480.000
Deyang
3.456.373
Enshi
3.390.400
Baotou
2.761.700
Tongliao
2.806.600
Ningde
3.147.500
Leshan
3.160.362
Neijiang
3.140.871
Putian
3.136.900
Shiyan
3.153.200
Chaozhou
2.576.200
Jingmen
2.550.000
Quzhou
2.539.224
Hotan
2.512.483
Zhuhai
2.494.100
Zigong
2.489.409
Xining
2.474.604
Dingxi
2.482.400
Xiangxi
2.437.000
Huangshi
2.439.500
Pu'er
2.480.000
Lincang
2.490.000
Baoshan
2.510.000
Yunfu
2.396.600
Huainan
2.400.000
Luohe
2.370.000
Anshun
2.364.000
Shangluo
2.334.725
Wuhu
2.330.000
Longnan
2.342.200
Yuxi
2.320.000
Jincheng
2.300.000
Guangyuan
2.305.799
Ziyang
2.308.773
Dandong
2.283.000
Yingkou
2.259.000
Dongying
2.206.000
Songyuan
2.197.000
Yan'an
2.157.735
Huaibei
2.170.000
Mudanjiang
2.221.000
Ordos
2.220.300
Hulunbuir
2.166.300
Linxia
2.101.100
Jiamusi
2.102.000
Chongzuo
2.082.600
Laibin
2.077.800
Sanmenxia
2.020.000
Suizhou
2.003.700
Fushun
2.031.000
Hezhou
2.031.000
Chuxiong
2.680.000
Meishan
2.955.400
Baoshan (Shanghai)
2.271.900
Changping
2.267.000
Binhai New Area
2.022.200
Fengtai
2.012.000
Daxing
1.991.000
Songjiang
1.954.500
Jiading
1.893.400
Yanbian
1.893.000
Tongzhou
1.843.000
Siping
1.769.000
Shuozhou
1.700.000
Liaoyang
1.710.000
Fuxin
1.802.000
Pingxiang
1.801.638
Wuwei
1.427.300
Baiyin
1.488.100
Zhangjiajie
1.486.000
Shapingba
1.485.600
Jiulongpo
1.535.600
Baicheng
1.513.000
Chizhou
1.440.000
Ma'anshan
1.410.000
Huangshan
1.400.000
Wuzhong
1.399.100
Benxi
1.420.000
Ya'an
1.434.699
Haidong
1.362.142
Jingdezhen
1.616.697
Jixi
1.449.000
Ulanqab
1.604.800
Bayannur
1.503.400
Wanzhou
1.564.300
Hebi
1.570.000
Yangquan
1.350.000
Shunyi
1.325.000
Fangshan
1.311.000
Heihe
1.251.000
Qingpu
1.265.600
Putuo
1.242.900
Tonghua
1.270.000
Panjin
1.271.000
Dehong
1.240.000
Lijiang
1.240.000
Yangpu
1.199.200
Kaizhou
1.199.500
Ba'nan
1.195.500
Xinyu
1.198.519
Xiqing
1.194.700
Shuangyashan
1.170.000
Yingtan
1.150.853
Tacheng
1.142.167
Guyuan
1.151.900
Zhongwei
1.080.400
Xicheng
1.100.000
Xuhui
1.098.500
Tianmen
1.093.800
Xiantao
1.093.200
Ezhou
1.072.200
Dingzhou
1.076.200
Sanya
1.106.000
Zhangye
1.104.600
Fengxian
1.126.300
Wuqing
1.138.200
Yongchuan
1.146.800
Fuling
1.115.200
Qijiang
1.006.600
Danzhou
1.015.600
Xishuangbanna
1.180.000
Hinggan
1.384.900
Xilin Gol
1.116.500
Panzhihua
1.212.284
Nan'an
1.208.000
Fangchenggang
1.059.100
Jiuquan
1.042.700
Liaoyuan
972.000
Jing'an
940.500
Beichen
939.500
Jinnan
936.800
Baishan
928.000
Yunyang
926.200
Jiangbei
945.400
Zhoushan
946.117
Nankai
866.100
Lhasa
869.587
Hegang
860.000
Hedong
838.900
Dongli
835.800
Yichun (Heilongjiang)
838.000
Beibei
840.000
Dazu
834.400
Hexi
806.700
Jizhou
792.100
Jinghai
776.400
Shigatse
798.932
Chamdo
759.814
Tongliang
688.000
Tongnan
681.100
Rongchang
668.000
Gannan
668.700
Qitaihe
667.000
Changning
684.600
Hongkou
681.900
Dongcheng
704.000
Baodi
710.100
Zhongxian
715.300
Fengjie
744.200
Shizuishan
751.800
Tongling
750.000
Bishan
763.000
Jinshan
823.700
Hebei
625.500
Kizilsu
624.151
Liangping
643.000
Dianjiang
646.100
Youyang
606.700
Chongming
597.400
Huangpu
507.800
Xinji
590.800
Yuzhong
577.700
Nanchuan
571.200
Wenchang
569.100
Shijingshan
563.000
Wanning
558.300
Wuhai
556.200
Fengdu
553.000
Qionghai
539.800
Pinggu
526.000
Pengshui
523.800
Chengmai
506.600
Nagqu
506.347
Meihekou
497.000
Xiushan
497.400
Qianjiang
492.400
Karamay
491.868
Bortala
489.711
Miyun
456.000
Wushan
463.500
Huairou
439.000
Hongqiao
428.400
Zhujiang
428.800
Ledong
472.100
Dongfang
460.200
Haixi
468.960
Altay
670.659
Hami
675.471
Turfan
696.138
Lingao
423.700
Danjiangkou
405.700
Mentougou
396.000
Wuxi (Chongqing)
387.800
Shizhu
386.900
Ninghe
385.200
Lingshui
382.300
Yidu
368.400
Yanqing
344.000
Dadukou
435.600
Jinchang
432.000
Wulong
357.600
Shannan
353.682
Heping
343.400
Diqing
400.000
Jiayuguan
315.000
Daxing'anling
313.000
Ding'an
288.000
Haibei
266.112
Alxa
268.400
Huangnan
277.004
Tunchang
255.200
Nyingchi
240.183
Changjiang
235.600
Golog
216.216
Chengkou
198.500
Qiongzhong
181.200
Baisha
163.700
Baoting
157.700
Ali
123.237
Wuzhishan
113.200
Changbai Mountain Administrative Committee
60.000
Shennongjia
57.900
Nujiang
530.000
Hainan
448.470
Yushu
426.492
Jiyuan
730.000
Bayingolin
1.618.982
Changji
1.618.587
Tongchuan
834.417
Sansha
2.200

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