Population of People's Republic of China today

1,416,728,005
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Population of People's Republic of China as of today

The current population of People's Republic of China is 1,416,728,005 with an annual growth rate of -0.231%. People's Republic of China has a population of 17.296% of the world's population.

Population1,416,728,005
Growth Rate-0.231%
Male721,209,484 (50.907%)
Female695,518,522 (49.093%)
Today Change -710
Births today1,888
Deaths today2,540
Births in 20252,674,347
Deaths in 20253,597,687
Change in 2025 -1,005,631 (-0.071%)

Population chart for People's Republic of China

Population History of People's Republic of China

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20211,426,776,342-684,853-0.048%1,426,091,489
20221,426,098,192-1,839,667-0.129%1,424,258,525
20201,425,435,8441,339,9100.094%1,426,775,754
20231,424,260,946-3,361,256-0.236%1,420,899,690
20191,421,604,8713,824,1170.269%1,425,428,988
20241,420,908,919-3,182,836-0.224%1,417,726,083
20181,416,413,0415,184,0720.366%1,421,597,113
20171,408,296,4138,097,7040.575%1,416,394,117
20161,399,808,8518,468,8440.605%1,408,277,695
20151,392,459,4967,324,3370.526%1,399,783,833

Net Migration Rate of People's Republic of China

The net migration rate of People's Republic of China in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -567,724, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-567,724
2022-293,846
2021-379,749
2020-91,577
2019-656,091
2018-198,206
2017-94,625
2016-153,056
2015-646,941
2014-371,108

The population of countries near People's Republic of China

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent People's Republic of China
1KZ Kazakhstan20,795,9501.462%
2KG Kyrgyzstan7,274,1110.511%
3TJ Tajikistan10,748,9400.754%
4KP North Korea26,558,0301.872%
5JP Japan123,230,9878.706%
6MN Mongolia3,509,2010.247%
7KR South Korea51,678,6803.646%
8AF Afghanistan43,610,1043.051%
9BT Bhutan795,6180.056%
10IN India1,461,369,118102.8%
11NP Nepal29,621,9722.09%
12PK Pakistan254,431,18817.86%
13LA Laos7,853,1400.552%
14MM Myanmar54,784,3043.857%
15VN Vietnam101,482,9837.145%
16RU Russia144,165,61010.188%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata