China Population 1950-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

The total population in China was estimated at 1390.1 million people in 2017, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1950, China had a population of 552.0 million people.

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China Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	3.83	3.89	4.30	3.83	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	77640.00	77603.00	77640.00	20729.00	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Unemployed Persons	969.00	971.00	983.00	810.00	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Labour Costs	104.60	103.50	110.40	103.30	Index Points	[+]
Wages	74318.00	68993.00	74318.00	445.00	CNY/Year	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	64452.00	59470.00	64452.00	597.00	CNY/Year	[+]
Minimum Wages	2420.00	2300.00	2420.00	690.00	CNY/Month	[+]
Population	1390.08	1382.71	1390.08	551.96	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00		[+]

China Population

The population of China represents 19.48 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 5 people on the planet is a resident of China. This page provides - China Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	1390.08	1382.71	1390.08	551.96	1950 - 2017	Million	Yearly

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population by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390	552	Million	Yearly
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284	359	Million	Yearly
Euro Area	340.72	Dec/17	340	341	260	Million	Yearly
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326	76.09	Million	Yearly
Indonesia	261.90	Dec/17	259	262	88.69	Million	Yearly
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208	72.74	Million	Yearly
Russia	146.88	Dec/17	146	149	120	Million	Yearly
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128	83.2	Million	Yearly
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124	38.68	Million	Yearly
Germany	82.85	Dec/18	82.52	82.85	72.54	Million	Yearly
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81	28.23	Million	Yearly
France	67.19	Dec/18	66.95	67.19	45.46	Million	Yearly
United Kingdom	66.19	Dec/18	65.81	66.19	52.2	Million	Yearly
Italy	60.48	Dec/18	60.59	60.8	50.03	Million	Yearly
South Africa	56.52	Dec/17	55.91	56.52	17.4	Million	Yearly
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45	25.01	Million	Yearly
Spain	46.66	Dec/18	46.53	46.82	30.33	Million	Yearly
Argentina	44.05	Dec/17	43.59	44.05	20.68	Million	Yearly
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96	17.91	Million	Yearly
Saudi Arabia	32.61	Dec/17	31.74	32.61	4.04	Million	Yearly
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7	10.39	Million	Yearly
Netherlands	17.12	Dec/18	17.08	17.12	11.42	Million	Yearly
Switzerland	8.48	Dec/18	8.42	8.48	5.3	Million	Yearly
Singapore	5.61	Dec/17	5.6	5.61	1.65	Million	Yearly