China · Province-level region
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1952 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 202558,110,000 people
Change over the period+16.7%
Annual growth+0.39%
Urbanization rate67.4%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58,110,000 people | 67.4% | — | 4.26 ‰ | 8.86 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 58,340,000 people | 66.4% | 60,589,000 people | 5.38 ‰ | 8.52 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 58,380,000 people | 65.5% | 61,120,000 people | 5.48 ‰ | 8.63 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 58,440,000 people | 64.7% | 61,314,000 people | 6.08 ‰ | 8.09 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 58,300,000 people | — | 61,428,000 people | 6.98 ‰ | 7.86 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 57,753,000 people | — | 61,601,000 people | 8.28 ‰ | 7.67 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 59,270,000 people | — | 61,778,000 people | 11.35 ‰ | 7.08 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 59,170,000 people | — | 61,729,000 people | 11.54 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 59,040,000 people | — | 61,417,968 people | 12.60 ‰ | 7.01 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 58,850,000 people | — | 61,567,634 people | 12.04 ‰ | 6.97 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 58,500,000 people | — | 61,389,000 people | 10.74 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 58,160,000 people | — | 61,623,000 people | 11.86 ‰ | 6.96 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 57,980,000 people | — | 61,706,000 people | 11.08 ‰ | 6.15 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 57,810,000 people | — | 61,654,000 people | 11.00 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 57,600,000 people | — | 61,641,000 people | 10.39 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 57,238,000 people | — | 61,760,000 people | 10.36 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | 57,200,000 people | — | 61,419,000 people | 9.48 ‰ | 6.00 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | 57,110,000 people | — | 61,108,000 people | 9.21 ‰ | 6.50 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | 56,990,000 people | — | 60,849,000 people | 9.19 ‰ | 5.96 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | 56,930,000 people | — | 60,383,000 people | 9.08 ‰ | 5.95 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | 57,100,000 people | — | 59,841,000 people | 8.74 ‰ | 5.69 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | 56,980,000 people | — | 60,013,000 people | 8.43 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | 56,850,000 people | — | 60,005,000 people | 8.26 ‰ | 5.94 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | 56,720,000 people | — | 59,782,000 people | 8.38 ‰ | 6.17 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | 56,580,000 people | — | 59,566,000 people | 8.51 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | 56,460,000 people | — | 59,360,000 people | 9.71 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | 59,380,000 people | — | 59,425,000 people | 11.57 ‰ | 6.37 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | 59,072,000 people | — | 58,906,000 people | 12.58 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | 58,726,000 people | — | 58,388,000 people | 14.81 ‰ | 6.69 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | 58,251,000 people | — | 57,763,000 people | 16.08 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | 57,721,000 people | — | 57,271,000 people | 16.18 ‰ | 6.91 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | 57,188,000 people | — | 56,568,000 people | 18.17 ‰ | 6.68 ‰ | — |
| 1993 | 56,535,000 people | — | 55,905,000 people | 20.04 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | — |
| 1992 | 55,799,000 people | — | 55,136,000 people | 19.05 ‰ | 6.87 ‰ | — |
| 1991 | 55,123,000 people | — | 54,468,000 people | 20.70 ‰ | 7.36 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | 54,393,000 people | — | 53,735,000 people | 21.60 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ | — |
| 1989 | 52,588,000 people | — | 52,239,000 people | 21.09 ‰ | 6.94 ‰ | — |
| 1988 | 51,849,000 people | — | 51,442,000 people | 19.08 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | — |
| 1987 | 51,203,000 people | — | 50,581,000 people | 21.43 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | — |
| 1986 | 50,478,000 people | — | 49,890,000 people | 21.01 ‰ | 7.74 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | 49,808,000 people | — | 49,310,000 people | 19.95 ‰ | 7.62 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 46,845,000 people | 20.36 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 44,082,000 people | 20.74 ‰ | 7.88 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 35,045,000 people | 35.10 ‰ | 10.04 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 30,624,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 27,450,000 people | — | — | — |
Detailed population data
Resident, urban/rural, sex, hukou, births/deaths, city population and GDP by year.
| Year | Resident population | Urban population | Rural population | Urbanization rate | Male population | Female population | Registered (hukou) population | Households | City population | City registered population | Births | Deaths | Birth rate | Death rate | Natural growth rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58,110,000 people | 39,160,000 people | 18,950,000 people | 67.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 248,000 people | 516,000 people | 4.26 ‰ | 8.86 ‰ | -4.60 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 58,340,000 people | 38,710,000 people | 19,630,000 people | 66.4% | — | — | 60,589,000 people | — | — | — | 314,000 people | 497,000 people | 5.38 ‰ | 8.52 ‰ | -3.14 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 58,380,000 people | 38,220,000 people | 20,160,000 people | 65.5% | — | — | 61,120,000 people | — | — | — | 320,000 people | 504,000 people | 5.48 ‰ | 8.63 ‰ | -3.15 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 58,440,000 people | 37,790,000 people | 20,650,000 people | 64.7% | — | — | 61,314,000 people | — | — | — | 355,000 people | 472,000 people | 6.08 ‰ | 8.09 ‰ | -2.01 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 58,300,000 people | — | — | — | 30,040,000 people | 28,260,000 people | 61,428,000 people | — | — | — | 404,000 people | 454,900 people | 6.98 ‰ | 7.86 ‰ | -0.88 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 57,753,000 people | — | — | — | 29,694,700 people | 28,057,800 people | 61,601,000 people | — | — | — | 483,200 people | 447,600 people | 8.28 ‰ | 7.67 ‰ | 0.61 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 59,270,000 people | — | — | — | 30,095,000 people | 29,175,000 people | 61,778,000 people | — | — | — | 672,100 people | 419,300 people | 11.35 ‰ | 7.08 ‰ | 4.27 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 59,170,000 people | — | — | — | 30,044,000 people | 29,126,000 people | 61,729,000 people | — | — | — | 682,800 people | 414,200 people | 11.54 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | 4.54 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 59,040,000 people | — | — | — | 29,977,755.07 people | 29,062,244.93 people | 61,417,968 people | — | — | — | 742,600 people | 413,100 people | 12.60 ‰ | 7.01 ‰ | 5.59 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 58,850,000 people | — | — | — | 29,972,000 people | 28,878,000 people | 61,567,634 people | — | — | — | 706,500 people | 409,000 people | 12.04 ‰ | 6.97 ‰ | 5.07 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 58,500,000 people | — | — | — | 29,837,349.4 people | 28,662,650.6 people | 61,389,000 people | — | — | — | 626,500 people | 340,100 people | 10.74 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | 4.91 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 58,160,000 people | — | — | — | 29,803,000 people | 28,357,000 people | 61,623,000 people | — | — | — | 688,800 people | 404,200 people | 11.86 ‰ | 6.96 ‰ | 4.90 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 57,980,000 people | — | — | — | 29,714,874.98 people | 28,265,125.02 people | 61,706,000 people | — | — | — | 641,400 people | 356,000 people | 11.08 ‰ | 6.15 ‰ | 4.93 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 57,810,000 people | — | — | — | 29,649,257.48 people | 28,160,742.52 people | 61,654,000 people | — | — | — | 634,500 people | 353,000 people | 11.00 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | 4.88 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 57,600,000 people | — | — | — | 29,570,267.45 people | 28,029,732.55 people | 61,641,000 people | — | — | — | 596,700 people | 345,200 people | 10.39 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | 4.38 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 57,238,000 people | — | — | — | 29,393,000 people | 27,845,000 people | 61,760,000 people | — | — | — | 593,000 people | 344,600 people | 10.36 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | 4.34 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | 57,200,000 people | — | — | — | 29,666,000 people | 27,534,000 people | 61,419,000 people | — | — | — | 578,000 people | 365,800 people | 9.48 ‰ | 6.00 ‰ | 3.48 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | 57,110,000 people | — | — | — | 29,602,000 people | 27,508,000 people | 61,108,000 people | — | — | — | 559,800 people | 395,100 people | 9.21 ‰ | 6.50 ‰ | 2.71 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | 56,990,000 people | — | — | — | 29,539,000 people | 27,451,000 people | 60,849,000 people | — | — | — | 556,900 people | 361,200 people | 9.19 ‰ | 5.96 ‰ | 3.23 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | 56,930,000 people | — | — | — | 29,506,000 people | 27,424,000 people | 60,383,000 people | — | — | — | 548,000 people | 359,000 people | 9.08 ‰ | 5.95 ‰ | 3.13 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | 57,100,000 people | — | — | — | 29,602,000 people | 27,498,000 people | 59,841,000 people | — | — | — | 526,000 people | 343,000 people | 8.74 ‰ | 5.69 ‰ | 3.05 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | 56,980,000 people | — | — | — | 29,507,000 people | 27,473,000 people | 60,013,000 people | — | — | — | 506,600 people | 362,300 people | 8.43 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | 2.40 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | 56,850,000 people | — | — | — | 29,463,000 people | 27,387,000 people | 60,005,000 people | — | — | — | 495,000 people | 356,000 people | 8.26 ‰ | 5.94 ‰ | 2.32 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | 56,720,000 people | — | — | — | 29,281,000 people | 27,439,000 people | 59,782,000 people | — | — | — | 501,000 people | 369,000 people | 8.38 ‰ | 6.17 ‰ | 2.21 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | 56,580,000 people | — | — | — | 29,191,000 people | 27,389,000 people | 59,566,000 people | — | — | — | 508,400 people | 362,700 people | 8.51 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | 2.44 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | 56,460,000 people | — | — | — | 29,393,000 people | 27,067,000 people | 59,360,000 people | — | — | — | 577,600 people | 357,500 people | 9.71 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | 3.70 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | 59,380,000 people | — | — | — | 30,319,000 people | 29,061,000 people | 59,425,000 people | — | — | — | 685,200 people | 377,300 people | 11.57 ‰ | 6.37 ‰ | 5.20 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | 59,072,000 people | — | — | — | 30,326,000 people | 28,746,000 people | 58,906,000 people | — | — | — | 740,900 people | 394,600 people | 12.58 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | 5.88 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | 58,726,000 people | — | — | — | 30,166,000 people | 28,560,000 people | 58,388,000 people | — | — | — | 866,200 people | 391,300 people | 14.81 ‰ | 6.69 ‰ | 8.12 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | 58,251,000 people | — | — | — | 30,048,000 people | 28,203,000 people | 57,763,000 people | — | — | — | 932,400 people | 401,800 people | 16.08 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | 9.15 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | 57,721,000 people | — | — | — | 29,596,000 people | 28,125,000 people | 57,271,000 people | — | — | — | 929,600 people | 397,000 people | 16.18 ‰ | 6.91 ‰ | 9.27 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | 57,188,000 people | — | — | — | 29,475,000 people | 27,713,000 people | 56,568,000 people | — | — | — | 1,033,100 people | 379,800 people | 18.17 ‰ | 6.68 ‰ | 11.49 ‰ | — |
| 1993 | 56,535,000 people | — | — | — | 29,133,000 people | 27,402,000 people | 55,905,000 people | — | — | — | 1,125,500 people | 389,200 people | 20.04 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | 13.11 ‰ | — |
| 1992 | 55,799,000 people | — | — | — | 28,623,000 people | 27,176,000 people | 55,136,000 people | — | — | — | 1,056,000 people | 380,800 people | 19.05 ‰ | 6.87 ‰ | 12.18 ‰ | — |
| 1991 | 55,123,000 people | — | — | — | 28,391,000 people | 26,732,000 people | 54,468,000 people | — | — | — | 1,133,400 people | 403,000 people | 20.70 ‰ | 7.36 ‰ | 13.34 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | 54,393,000 people | — | — | — | 28,055,000 people | 26,338,000 people | 53,735,000 people | — | — | — | 1,144,000 people | 386,600 people | 21.60 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ | 14.30 ‰ | — |
| 1989 | 52,588,000 people | — | — | — | 27,125,000 people | 25,463,000 people | 52,239,000 people | — | — | — | 1,101,300 people | 362,400 people | 21.09 ‰ | 6.94 ‰ | 14.15 ‰ | — |
| 1988 | 51,849,000 people | — | — | — | 26,731,000 people | 25,118,000 people | 51,442,000 people | — | — | — | 976,200 people | 329,500 people | 19.08 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | 12.64 ‰ | — |
| 1987 | 51,203,000 people | — | — | — | 26,403,000 people | 24,800,000 people | 50,581,000 people | — | — | — | 1,085,600 people | 361,200 people | 21.43 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | 14.30 ‰ | — |
| 1986 | 50,478,000 people | — | — | — | 26,033,000 people | 24,445,000 people | 49,890,000 people | — | — | — | 1,070,900 people | 394,500 people | 21.01 ‰ | 7.74 ‰ | 13.27 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | 49,808,000 people | — | — | — | 25,663,000 people | 24,145,000 people | 49,310,000 people | — | — | — | 978,300 people | 373,700 people | 19.95 ‰ | 7.62 ‰ | 12.33 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46,845,000 people | — | — | — | 948,400 people | 325,900 people | 20.36 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | 13.36 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44,082,000 people | — | — | — | 908,000 people | 345,200 people | 20.74 ‰ | 7.88 ‰ | 12.86 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,045,000 people | — | — | — | 1,214,800 people | 347,500 people | 35.10 ‰ | 10.04 ‰ | 25.06 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30,624,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27,450,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |