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Population density in China
1999 – 2024 · 26 data points
3 of 9 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
147per km²
−0.1%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
3 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+2.2%
+0.5% a year on average
vs World
+137%
World: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1999 – 2024 per km² · China · World
+2.2% since 2014
25
50
75
100
125
150
1999
2010
2015
2024
China
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
China
147
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance China · 1999 – 2024
Latest value
147 · 2024
First value
130 · 1999
Highest
148 · 2021
Lowest
130 · 1999
Average change
+0.5% a year on average
Data points
26
By year
All years · 1999 – 2024
| Year | China | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147 | −0.1% | — |
| 2023 | 147 | −0.1% | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 148 | −0.1% | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 148 | +0.0% | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 148 | +0.1% | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 148 | +0.4% | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 147 | +0.4% | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 146 | +0.6% | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 146 | +0.5% | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 145 | +0.5% | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 144 | +0.7% | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 143 | +0.6% | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 142 | +0.7% | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 141 | +0.6% | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 140 | +0.5% | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 140 | +0.5% | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 139 | +0.5% | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 138 | +0.5% | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 138 | +0.5% | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 137 | +1.3% | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 135 | +0.7% | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 134 | +0.7% | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 133 | +1.1% | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 132 | ±0.0% | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 132 | +1.4% | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 130 | 47.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 515 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 285 | |
| 3 | China | 147 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 67.2 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 46.4 | |
| 6 | United States | 37.1 | |
| 7 | Chile | 27.0 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 25.0 | |
| 9 | Canada | 4.6 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
China in numbers
Population
1.4B
2024
Population growth
-0.17%
2025
Median age
39.1
2023
Children under 15
15.4%
2025
Residents 65 and over
14.9%
2025
Life expectancy
78.0
2024
Births per woman
1.01
2024
Birth rate
6.8
2024
Infant mortality
4.1
2024
Net migration
-0.4
2023
Born abroad
0.1%
2024
Urban population
66.3%
2025