Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China
China: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6679 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China is 0.6679 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China peaked at 0.6679 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1689 people per person, in 1963.
That places China 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1938 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1916 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1731 people per person | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1689 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1847 people per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1819 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1803 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1789 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1777 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1763 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1749 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1732 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1716 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1721 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1716 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1734 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1743 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1755 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1792 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1897 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1943 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2023 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2067 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2175 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2317 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.239 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2477 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.256 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2613 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2657 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2662 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2741 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2792 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2844 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2892 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2941 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3082 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.322 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3359 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3499 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3663 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3786 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3929 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4072 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4195 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.432 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4458 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4617 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4731 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4875 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4974 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5242 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.537 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5512 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.564 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5801 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5953 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6094 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6221 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6341 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.642 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6537 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6582 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6608 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6638 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6679 people per person | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.6679 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.6679 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1807 people per person | 0.1689 people per person | 0.1938 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1756 people per person | 0.1716 people per person | 0.1897 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2322 people per person | 0.1943 people per person | 0.2657 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3003 people per person | 0.2662 people per person | 0.3499 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4265 people per person | 0.3663 people per person | 0.4875 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5715 people per person | 0.4974 people per person | 0.6341 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6577 people per person | 0.642 people per person | 0.6679 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More population data for China
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -12.97 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.31 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1671 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.7% (2100)
- Population density 67.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15.54 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in China was 0.6679 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6679 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1689 people per person in 1963.
- How does China rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- China ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.