The population of China is 1,397,715,000 and the population growth amounts 0.36% (2019). The male and female population are 717,118,675 (51.31%) and 680,596,325 (48.69%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 0.49% (positive growth).
The below table shows the China population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 1,397,715,000 | 0.36% | 717,118,675 51.31% |
680,596,325 48.69% |
| 2018 | 1,392,730,000 | 0.45% | 714,757,755 51.32% |
677,972,245 48.68% |
| 2017 | 1,386,395,000 | 0.56% | 711,687,182 51.33% |
674,707,818 48.67% |
| 2016 | 1,378,665,000 | 0.54% | 707,884,097 51.35% |
670,780,903 48.65% |
| 2015 | 1,371,220,000 | 0.51% | 704,210,775 51.36% |
667,009,225 48.64% |
| 2014 | 1,364,270,000 | 0.51% | 700,776,622 51.37% |
663,493,378 48.63% |
| 2013 | 1,357,380,000 | 0.49% | 697,356,463 51.38% |
660,023,537 48.62% |
| 2012 | 1,350,695,000 | 0.49% | 694,017,710 51.38% |
656,677,290 48.62% |
| 2011 | 1,344,130,000 | 0.48% | 690,707,252 51.39% |
653,422,748 48.61% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 0.48% | 687,429,252 51.39% |
650,275,748 48.61% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 0.50% | 684,100,628 51.39% |
647,159,372 48.61% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 0.51% | 680,653,754 51.38% |
644,001,246 48.62% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 0.52% | 677,091,928 51.38% |
640,793,072 48.62% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 0.56% | 673,459,543 51.37% |
637,560,457 48.63% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 0.59% | 669,589,760 51.36% |
634,130,240 48.64% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 0.59% | 665,529,511 51.35% |
630,545,489 48.65% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 0.62% | 661,443,843 51.34% |
626,956,157 48.66% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 0.67% | 657,194,875 51.33% |
623,205,125 48.67% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 0.72% | 652,684,007 51.32% |
619,165,993 48.68% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 0.78% | 647,869,175 51.31% |
614,775,825 48.69% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 0.86% | 642,730,896 51.31% |
610,004,104 48.69% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 0.95% | 637,170,891 51.30% |
604,764,109 48.70% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 1.02% | 631,092,006 51.31% |
598,982,994 48.69% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 1.04% | 624,681,689 51.31% |
592,868,311 48.69% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 1.08% | 618,182,493 51.31% |
586,672,507 48.69% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 1.12% | 611,512,985 51.31% |
580,322,015 48.69% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 1.14% | 604,649,929 51.31% |
573,790,071 48.69% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 1.22% | 597,745,442 51.31% |
567,224,558 48.69% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 1.36% | 590,467,414 51.31% |
560,312,586 48.69% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 1.46% | 582,463,866 51.31% |
552,721,134 48.69% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 1.52% | 573,970,623 51.31% |
544,679,377 48.69% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.60% | 565,221,328 51.31% |
536,408,672 48.69% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 1.59% | 556,176,033 51.31% |
527,858,967 48.69% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.48% | 547,318,268 51.31% |
519,471,732 48.69% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 1.35% | 539,241,508 51.31% |
511,798,492 48.69% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 1.30% | 531,969,770 51.31% |
504,855,230 48.69% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 1.43% | 525,071,456 51.31% |
498,238,544 48.69% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 1.46% | 517,580,797 51.32% |
491,049,203 48.68% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 1.27% | 510,049,652 51.32% |
483,835,348 48.68% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 1.25% | 503,578,021 51.32% |
477,656,979 48.68% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 1.33% | 497,304,484 51.32% |
471,700,516 48.68% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 1.33% | 490,704,446 51.32% |
465,460,554 48.68% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 1.35% | 484,162,513 51.32% |
459,292,487 48.68% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 1.54% | 477,588,522 51.32% |
453,096,478 48.68% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 1.75% | 470,239,507 51.31% |
446,155,493 48.69% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 2.04% | 461,994,684 51.31% |
438,355,316 48.69% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 2.26% | 452,541,867 51.31% |
429,398,133 48.69% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 2.43% | 442,333,497 51.31% |
419,696,503 48.69% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 2.71% | 431,629,087 51.32% |
409,475,913 48.68% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 2.72% | 419,999,230 51.32% |
398,315,770 48.68% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 2.70% | 408,662,304 51.34% |
387,362,696 48.66% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 2.58% | 397,756,301 51.36% |
376,753,699 48.64% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 2.54% | 387,670,493 51.38% |
366,879,507 48.62% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 2.75% | 378,005,313 51.40% |
357,394,687 48.60% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2.35% | 367,783,568 51.42% |
347,401,432 48.58% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2.29% | 359,286,788 51.45% |
339,068,212 48.55% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2.43% | 351,194,360 51.47% |
331,140,640 48.53% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 0.82% | 342,816,412 51.49% |
322,953,588 48.51% |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | -1.02% | 340,176,563 51.52% |
320,153,437 48.48% |
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | N/A% | 343,835,753 51.54% |
323,234,247 48.46% |
The below chart is the timeline of China population growth rates for 60 years.
The China population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 248,856,284, 988,510,153, 160,348,563 respectively in 2019.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 1,397,715,000 | 248,856,284 17.80% |
988,510,153 70.72% |
160,348,563 11.47% |
| 2018 | 1,392,730,000 | 248,978,380 17.88% |
991,653,198 71.20% |
152,098,421 10.92% |
| 2017 | 1,386,395,000 | 248,682,677 17.94% |
994,288,090 71.72% |
143,424,233 10.35% |
| 2016 | 1,378,665,000 | 248,085,474 17.99% |
995,434,082 72.20% |
135,145,445 9.80% |
| 2015 | 1,371,220,000 | 247,557,811 18.05% |
995,702,268 72.61% |
127,959,922 9.33% |
| 2014 | 1,364,270,000 | 247,401,658 18.13% |
994,542,472 72.90% |
122,325,870 8.97% |
| 2013 | 1,357,380,000 | 247,587,326 18.24% |
991,985,917 73.08% |
117,806,757 8.68% |
| 2012 | 1,350,695,000 | 248,118,129 18.37% |
988,398,458 73.18% |
114,178,413 8.45% |
| 2011 | 1,344,130,000 | 248,796,397 18.51% |
984,319,837 73.23% |
111,013,766 8.26% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 249,615,182 18.66% |
980,077,454 73.27% |
108,012,365 8.07% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 251,102,769 18.86% |
974,558,542 73.21% |
105,598,689 7.93% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 252,408,571 19.05% |
968,715,052 73.13% |
103,531,377 7.82% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 254,375,415 19.30% |
961,863,202 72.99% |
101,646,383 7.71% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 258,543,763 19.72% |
952,765,169 72.67% |
99,711,068 7.61% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 265,351,992 20.35% |
940,817,540 72.16% |
97,550,467 7.48% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 273,788,404 21.12% |
926,808,358 71.51% |
95,478,238 7.37% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 285,390,312 22.15% |
909,846,945 70.62% |
93,162,743 7.23% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 298,071,840 23.28% |
891,647,554 69.64% |
90,680,607 7.08% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 307,972,185 24.21% |
875,614,116 68.85% |
88,263,699 6.94% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 312,993,544 24.79% |
863,641,938 68.40% |
86,009,518 6.81% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 319,203,340 25.48% |
849,907,147 67.84% |
83,624,513 6.68% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 320,906,193 25.84% |
839,669,246 67.61% |
81,359,560 6.55% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 319,849,182 26.00% |
831,124,788 67.57% |
79,101,030 6.43% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 320,435,561 26.32% |
820,493,214 67.39% |
76,621,226 6.29% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 325,698,399 27.03% |
805,367,614 66.84% |
73,788,987 6.12% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 325,280,651 27.29% |
794,860,325 66.69% |
71,694,024 6.02% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 326,580,984 27.71% |
782,325,624 66.39% |
69,533,392 5.90% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 328,596,758 28.21% |
768,952,440 66.01% |
67,420,802 5.79% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 328,581,656 28.55% |
756,677,632 65.75% |
65,520,712 5.69% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 324,546,177 28.59% |
746,726,066 65.78% |
63,912,757 5.63% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 323,955,099 28.96% |
732,531,057 65.48% |
62,163,844 5.56% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 322,714,350 29.29% |
718,310,123 65.20% |
60,605,526 5.50% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 321,547,481 29.66% |
703,389,691 64.89% |
59,097,827 5.45% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 321,493,844 30.14% |
687,782,548 64.47% |
57,513,608 5.39% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 323,050,142 30.74% |
672,180,280 63.95% |
55,809,578 5.31% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 327,940,857 31.63% |
654,846,220 63.16% |
54,037,922 5.21% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 333,897,749 32.63% |
637,261,940 62.27% |
52,150,310 5.10% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 339,804,660 33.69% |
618,735,725 61.34% |
50,089,615 4.97% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 345,762,315 34.79% |
600,164,693 60.39% |
47,957,992 4.83% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 352,611,901 35.94% |
582,756,908 59.39% |
45,866,191 4.67% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 357,715,831 36.92% |
567,184,356 58.53% |
44,104,813 4.55% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 361,610,403 37.82% |
552,194,383 57.75% |
42,360,214 4.43% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 364,299,712 38.61% |
538,475,659 57.07% |
40,679,629 4.31% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 365,617,362 39.28% |
526,008,005 56.52% |
39,059,632 4.20% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 365,103,747 39.84% |
513,861,540 56.07% |
37,429,714 4.08% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 361,683,794 40.17% |
502,557,702 55.82% |
36,108,504 4.01% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 355,789,052 40.34% |
491,368,033 55.71% |
34,782,914 3.94% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 348,297,760 40.40% |
480,278,464 55.71% |
33,453,776 3.88% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 340,015,460 40.42% |
468,991,340 55.76% |
32,098,200 3.82% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 330,658,357 40.41% |
456,985,978 55.84% |
30,670,664 3.75% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 323,033,758 40.58% |
443,537,016 55.72% |
29,454,226 3.70% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 316,601,067 40.88% |
429,726,357 55.48% |
28,182,576 3.64% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 310,976,161 41.21% |
416,669,512 55.22% |
26,904,327 3.57% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 304,216,738 41.37% |
405,508,463 55.14% |
25,674,798 3.49% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 294,501,997 41.18% |
396,196,818 55.40% |
24,486,185 3.42% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 287,297,670 41.14% |
386,528,523 55.35% |
24,528,808 3.51% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 278,443,818 40.81% |
379,332,695 55.59% |
24,558,486 3.60% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 268,188,604 40.28% |
373,118,860 56.04% |
24,462,536 3.67% |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 263,302,831 39.87% |
372,520,588 56.41% |
24,506,581 3.71% |
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 265,641,893 39.82% |
376,823,164 56.49% |
24,604,942 3.69% |
The below chart and table represents China population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 0.36% | -0.05% | -0.32% | 5.42% |
| 2018 | 0.46% | 0.12% | -0.27% | 6.05% |
| 2017 | 0.56% | 0.24% | -0.12% | 6.13% |
| 2016 | 0.54% | 0.21% | -0.03% | 5.62% |
| 2015 | 0.51% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 4.61% |
| 2014 | 0.51% | -0.07% | 0.26% | 3.84% |
| 2013 | 0.49% | -0.21% | 0.36% | 3.18% |
| 2012 | 0.49% | -0.27% | 0.41% | 2.85% |
| 2011 | 0.48% | -0.33% | 0.43% | 2.78% |
| 2010 | 0.48% | -0.59% | 0.57% | 2.29% |
| 2009 | 0.50% | -0.52% | 0.60% | 2.00% |
| 2008 | 0.51% | -0.77% | 0.71% | 1.85% |
| 2007 | 0.52% | -1.61% | 0.95% | 1.94% |
| 2006 | 0.56% | -2.57% | 1.27% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 0.59% | -3.08% | 1.51% | 2.17% |
| 2004 | 0.60% | -4.07% | 1.86% | 2.49% |
| 2003 | 0.62% | -4.25% | 2.04% | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 0.67% | -3.21% | 1.83% | 2.74% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | -1.60% | 1.39% | 2.62% |
| 2000 | 0.79% | -1.95% | 1.62% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 0.87% | -0.53% | 1.22% | 2.78% |
| 1998 | 0.96% | 0.33% | 1.03% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 1.03% | -0.18% | 1.30% | 3.24% |
| 1996 | 1.05% | -1.62% | 1.88% | 3.84% |
| 1995 | 1.09% | 0.13% | 1.32% | 2.92% |
| 1994 | 1.14% | -0.40% | 1.60% | 3.11% |
| 1993 | 1.16% | -0.61% | 1.74% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 1.23% | 0.00% | 1.62% | 2.90% |
| 1991 | 1.37% | 1.24% | 1.33% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 1.48% | 0.18% | 1.94% | 2.81% |
| 1989 | 1.54% | 0.38% | 1.98% | 2.57% |
| 1988 | 1.62% | 0.36% | 2.12% | 2.55% |
| 1987 | 1.62% | 0.02% | 2.27% | 2.75% |
| 1986 | 1.50% | -0.48% | 2.32% | 3.05% |
| 1985 | 1.37% | -1.49% | 2.65% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 1.32% | -1.78% | 2.76% | 3.62% |
| 1983 | 1.46% | -1.74% | 2.99% | 4.11% |
| 1982 | 1.48% | -1.72% | 3.09% | 4.44% |
| 1981 | 1.29% | -1.94% | 2.99% | 4.56% |
| 1980 | 1.26% | -1.43% | 2.75% | 3.99% |
| 1979 | 1.34% | -1.08% | 2.71% | 4.12% |
| 1978 | 1.35% | -0.74% | 2.55% | 4.13% |
| 1977 | 1.37% | -0.36% | 2.37% | 4.15% |
| 1976 | 1.56% | 0.14% | 2.36% | 4.35% |
| 1975 | 1.78% | 0.95% | 2.25% | 3.66% |
| 1974 | 2.09% | 1.66% | 2.28% | 3.81% |
| 1973 | 2.31% | 2.15% | 2.31% | 3.97% |
| 1972 | 2.49% | 2.44% | 2.41% | 4.22% |
| 1971 | 2.78% | 2.83% | 2.63% | 4.65% |
| 1970 | 2.80% | 2.36% | 3.03% | 4.13% |
| 1969 | 2.78% | 2.03% | 3.21% | 4.51% |
| 1968 | 2.65% | 1.81% | 3.13% | 4.75% |
| 1967 | 2.60% | 2.22% | 2.75% | 4.79% |
| 1966 | 2.83% | 3.30% | 2.35% | 4.85% |
| 1965 | 2.41% | 2.51% | 2.50% | -0.17% |
| 1964 | 2.35% | 3.18% | 1.90% | -0.12% |
| 1963 | 2.49% | 3.82% | 1.67% | 0.39% |
| 1962 | 0.82% | 1.86% | 0.16% | -0.18% |
| 1961 | -1.01% | -0.88% | -1.14% | -0.40% |
The global rank of China population is 1 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:
| Ages | Rank |
| Total | 1 |
| 0-14 | 2 |
| 15-64 | 1 |
| 65 over | 1 |