China's population fell by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024, marking the third consecutive year of decline, following a 2.08 million drop in 2023, despite a slight increase in births. In 2024, the number of births reached 9.54 million, 520,000 more than the previous year, but the number of deaths was 10.93 million. However, this was the second-lowest number of births since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The number of newborns has been steadily falling since the 1960s, except for a brief uptick in 2016 when the government relaxed its one-child policy. China had long been the most populous country, but decades of restrictive family planning policies, rising childcare costs, and changing social norms have significantly slowed its birth rate. source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
The total population in China was estimated at 1409.7 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1950, China had a population of 552.0 million people. This page provides - China Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Population - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2025.
The total population in China was estimated at 1409.7 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Population in China is expected to reach 1409.50 Million by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Population is projected to trend around 1410.00 Million in 2026 and 1412.00 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.