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China in numbers

Open statistics on China: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

27 figures 1950–2025 Updated Oct 21, 2026
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Population · 2024 1.4B −0.1% since 2019 Median age · 2023 39.1years +2.4 since 2018 GDP per person · 2024 CN¥95,117 +34% since 2019 Unemployment rate · 2025 4.6% +0.0 pp since 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Overview · China

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1999 – 2024 people
+2.2% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · China · World
−0.0 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator China 5-year change Trend
Population 1.4B2024 −0.1%
Median age 39.12023 +2.4
GDP per person CN¥95,1172024 +34%
Unemployment rate 4.6%2025 −0.4 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects · World Bank — World Development Indicators

People · China

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · China · World
+3.9 since 2013
China World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Population, 1999 – 2024 people
+2.2% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · China · World
+4.9 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · China · World
−0.75 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator China 5-year change Trend
Population 1.4B2024 −0.1%
Population growth -0.17%2025 −0.41 pp
Population density 1472024 −0.1%
Median age 39.12023 +2.4
Children under 15 15.4%2025 −2.5 pp
Residents 65 and over 14.9%2025 +2.3 pp
Life expectancy 78.02024 +0.1
Births per woman 1.012024 −0.48
Birth rate 6.82024 −3.6
Infant mortality 4.12024 −1.9
Net migration -0.42023 −0.3
Born abroad 0.1%2024 ±0.0 pp
Urban population 66.3%2025 +2.8 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · China

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1999 – 2024 Chinese Yuan
+100% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1999 – 2024 international dollars (PPP)
+109% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · China · World
−0.0 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Gross domestic product, 1960 – 2025 US Dollar
+73% since 2015

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator China 5-year change Trend
GDP per person CN¥95,1172024 +34%
GDP per person (PPP) $26,9262024 +54%
Gross domestic product $19T2025 +30%
Economic growth 5.0%2025
Inflation 0.1%2025
Unemployment rate 4.6%2025 −0.4 pp
Youth unemployment 15.8%2025 +3.1 pp
Labour force participation 64.6%2025 −1.2 pp
Income inequality (Gini) 36.02022 −7.7%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · China

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Literacy rate, 1982 – 2020 percent · China · World
+1.6 pp since 2010
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1982 – 2020

Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · China · World
+41.3 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

University enrolment, 1970 – 2024 percent · China · World
+33.2 pp since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Access to electricity, 2000 – 2024 percent · China · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator China 5-year change Trend
Literacy rate 96.7%2020 +1.6 pp
University enrolment 76.9%2024 +20.3 pp
Internet users 91.6%2025 +21.5 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 ±0.0 pp

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · China

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator China 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 9.32024 +0.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators