China data, clearly explained

China population data, from the national picture to the county level

Explore population, density, urbanization, census and economic data for every province, city and county in China. Clean tables, charts and sources — built for research and curiosity.

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34 Provinces 333 Cities 3,282 Regions

China at a glance 2025

Resident population 1,404,890,000 people

Population density 146.3 people/km²

Urbanization rate 67.9%

GDP $19.50T

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United Nations WPP 2024 · 2026

World population rankings

Compare countries and areas on population, density, ageing, fertility, mortality and migration from 1950 to 2100.

World population 8,300,678,395 people

Annual population growth 0.84%

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China's detailed profile follows this site's original China dataset. World rankings use UN WPP 2024 figures for cross-country comparability.

India 1,476,625,576 people
China 1,412,914,089 people
United States of America 349,035,494 people
Indonesia 287,886,782 people
Pakistan 259,299,792 people

Explore by province

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01 Guangdong 128,590,000 people 715.6 people/km² 02 Shandong 100,430,000 people 636.0 people/km² 03 Henan 97,440,000 people 583.5 people/km² 04 Jiangsu 85,180,000 people 794.6 people/km² 05 Sichuan 83,180,000 people 171.2 people/km² 06 Hebei 73,540,000 people 389.5 people/km² 07 Zhejiang 67,010,000 people 647.5 people/km² 08 Hunan 64,920,000 people 306.5 people/km² 09 Anhui 60,820,000 people 434.1 people/km² 10 Hubei 58,110,000 people 312.6 people/km² 11 Guangxi 49,890,000 people 210.0 people/km² 12 Yunnan 46,440,000 people 117.8 people/km² 13 Jiangxi 44,740,000 people 268.1 people/km² 14 Fujian 41,900,000 people 345.1 people/km² 15 Liaoning 41,310,000 people 278.0 people/km² 16 Shaanxi 39,360,000 people 191.4 people/km² 17 Guizhou 38,570,000 people 219.0 people/km² 18 Shanxi 34,240,100 people 218.5 people/km² 19 Chongqing 31,872,600 people 386.9 people/km² 20 Heilongjiang 30,010,000 people 63.4 people/km² 21 Xinjiang 26,390,000 people 15.9 people/km² 22 Shanghai 24,854,100 people 3,919.9 people/km² 23 Gansu 24,430,000 people 57.4 people/km² 24 Inner Mongolia 23,740,000 people 20.1 people/km² 25 Taiwan 23,299,132 people 647.2 people/km² 26 Jilin 22,966,900 people 122.6 people/km² 27 Beijing 21,800,000 people 1,328.4 people/km² 28 Tianjin 13,630,000 people 1,139.0 people/km² 29 Hainan 10,550,000 people 298.0 people/km² 30 Hong Kong 7,508,700 people 6,801.4 people/km² 31 Ningxia 7,320,000 people 110.2 people/km² 32 Qinghai 5,920,000 people 8.2 people/km² 33 Tibet 3,740,000 people 3.0 people/km² 34 Macau 688,900 people 23,592.5 people/km²

Largest cities by population

The biggest prefecture-level cities in our dataset.

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Rank	Region	Population	Population density	GDP
1	ChengduSichuan, Chengdu	21,535,000 people	1,504.7	$344.4B
2	GuangzhouGuangdong, Guangzhou	19,101,000 people	2,568.7	$445.6B
3	ShenzhenGuangdong, Shenzhen	18,248,500 people	9,135.8	$538.7B
4	WuhanHubei, Wuhan	13,861,900 people	1,634.1	$308.0B
5	Xi'anShaanxi, Xi'an	13,236,300 people	1,309.7	$193.4B
6	ZhengzhouHenan, Zhengzhou	13,138,000 people	1,750.1	$212.0B
7	SuzhouJiangsu, Suzhou	13,047,700 people	1,589.2	$385.2B
8	HangzhouZhejiang, Hangzhou	12,700,000 people	765.2	$320.0B
9	ShijiazhuangHebei, Shijiazhuang	11,246,900 people	774.0	$120.3B
10	LinyiShandong, Linyi	10,848,400 people	631.0	$95.4B