Resident population · 202583,180,000 people83,680,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.6%2 Years
Annual growth-0.30%Years
Urbanization rate61.4%2025
83.74M83.59M83.43M83.28M83.12M2023202420252023: 83.68M2024: 83.64M2025: 83.18M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 83,180,000 people 61.4% 90,170,000 people 5.20 ‰ 9.42 ‰ —
2024 83,640,000 people 60.2% 90,605,000 people 6.41 ‰ 9.43 ‰ —
2023 83,680,000 people 59.5% 90,714,000 people 6.32 ‰ 9.44 ‰ —

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 83,180,000 people 51,060,000 people 32,120,000 people 61.4% — — 90,170,000 people — — — 434,000 people 786,000 people 5.20 ‰ 9.42 ‰ -4.22 ‰ —
2024 83,640,000 people 50,268,000 people 33,372,000 people 60.2% — — 90,605,000 people — — — 536,000 people 789,000 people 6.41 ‰ 9.43 ‰ -3.02 ‰ —
2023 83,680,000 people 49,781,000 people 33,899,000 people 59.5% — — 90,714,000 people — — — 529,000 people 790,000 people 6.32 ‰ 9.44 ‰ -3.12 ‰ —
$953.7B$921.2B$888.7B$856.2B$823.8B2023202420252023: $836.3B2024: $899.8B2025: $941.1B