Global Statistics and Country Indicators
China Population Over Time (1950–2026)
China Population Over Time (1950–2026)Population
Data table
| 1950 | 544M | 1961 | 656M | 1972 | 864M | 1983 | 1.03B | 1994 | 1.21B | 2005 | 1.31B | 2016 | 1.4B |
| 1951 | 554M | 1962 | 665M | 1973 | 883M | 1984 | 1.04B | 1995 | 1.22B | 2006 | 1.32B | 2017 | 1.41B |
| 1952 | 565M | 1963 | 685M | 1974 | 900M | 1985 | 1.06B | 1996 | 1.23B | 2007 | 1.33B | 2018 | 1.42B |
| 1953 | 578M | 1964 | 705M | 1975 | 916M | 1986 | 1.08B | 1997 | 1.24B | 2008 | 1.33B | 2019 | 1.42B |
| 1954 | 590M | 1965 | 723M | 1976 | 930M | 1987 | 1.1B | 1998 | 1.25B | 2009 | 1.34B | 2020 | 1.43B |
| 1955 | 604M | 1966 | 742M | 1977 | 944M | 1988 | 1.12B | 1999 | 1.26B | 2010 | 1.35B | 2021 | 1.43B |
| 1956 | 617M | 1967 | 761M | 1978 | 956M | 1989 | 1.13B | 2000 | 1.27B | 2011 | 1.36B | 2022 | 1.43B |
| 1957 | 630M | 1968 | 781M | 1979 | 969M | 1990 | 1.15B | 2001 | 1.28B | 2012 | 1.37B | 2023 | 1.42B |
| 1958 | 644M | 1969 | 802M | 1980 | 983M | 1991 | 1.17B | 2002 | 1.29B | 2013 | 1.38B | 2024 | 1.42B |
| 1959 | 653M | 1970 | 823M | 1981 | 998M | 1992 | 1.18B | 2003 | 1.29B | 2014 | 1.39B | 2025 | 1.42B |
| 1960 | 655M | 1971 | 844M | 1982 | 1.01B | 1993 | 1.2B | 2004 | 1.3B | 2015 | 1.4B | 2026 | 1.41B |