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Population density in China

China: Population density was 67.46 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
67.46
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
152nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
151.94
in 2021
All-time low
3.9
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in China, 1000–2100

050100150100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in China is 67.46, measured in 2100.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in China peaked at 151.94 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1000.

China ranks 152nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in China, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 3.9 —
1100 9.61 +146.5%
1200 10.98 +14.3%
1300 8.52 -22.4%
1400 7.59 -10.9%
1500 9.72 +28.1%
1600 10.44 +7.4%
1700 10.59 +1.4%
1710 11.08 +4.6%
1720 12.73 +14.9%
1730 13.53 +6.3%
1740 15.23 +12.5%
1750 19 +24.7%
1760 20.99 +10.5%
1770 23.45 +11.7%
1780 29.36 +25.2%
1790 31.82 +8.4%
1800 35.15 +10.5%
1801 35.31 +0.5%
1802 35.48 +0.5%
1803 35.64 +0.5%
1804 35.81 +0.5%
1805 35.98 +0.5%
1806 36.15 +0.5%
1807 36.31 +0.5%
1808 36.48 +0.5%
1809 36.65 +0.5%
1810 36.94 +0.8%
1811 37.22 +0.8%
1812 37.55 +0.9%
1813 37.92 +1.0%
1814 38.29 +1.0%
1815 38.66 +1.0%
1816 39.04 +1.0%
1817 39.42 +1.0%
1818 39.81 +1.0%
1819 40.17 +0.9%
1820 40.52 +0.9%
1821 40.85 +0.8%
1822 41.16 +0.8%
1823 41.46 +0.7%
1824 41.75 +0.7%
1825 42.05 +0.7%
1826 42.35 +0.7%
1827 42.65 +0.7%
1828 42.95 +0.7%
1829 43.2 +0.6%
1830 43.4 +0.5%
1831 43.54 +0.3%
1832 43.63 +0.2%
1833 43.66 +0.1%
1834 43.69 +0.1%
1835 43.72 +0.1%
1836 43.76 +0.1%
1837 43.79 +0.1%
1838 43.82 +0.1%
1839 43.85 +0.1%
1840 43.87 +0.0%
1841 43.88 +0.0%
1842 43.88 +0.0%
1843 43.88 +0.0%
1844 43.88 +0.0%
1845 43.88 +0.0%
1846 43.88 +0.0%
1847 43.88 +0.0%
1848 43.88 +0.0%
1849 43.81 -0.2%
1850 43.65 -0.4%
1851 43.41 -0.5%
1852 43.1 -0.7%
1853 42.71 -0.9%
1854 42.32 -0.9%
1855 41.94 -0.9%
1856 41.56 -0.9%
1857 41.18 -0.9%
1858 40.81 -0.9%
1859 40.47 -0.8%
1860 40.16 -0.8%
1861 39.89 -0.7%
1862 39.64 -0.6%
1863 39.43 -0.5%
1864 39.22 -0.5%
1865 39.01 -0.5%
1866 38.8 -0.5%
1867 38.59 -0.5%
1868 38.38 -0.5%
1869 38.24 -0.4%
1870 38.15 -0.2%
1871 38.13 -0.1%
1872 38.17 +0.1%
1873 38.26 +0.3%
1874 38.36 +0.3%
1875 38.46 +0.3%
1876 38.56 +0.3%
1877 38.66 +0.3%
1878 38.75 +0.3%
1879 38.86 +0.3%
1880 38.96 +0.3%
1881 39.07 +0.3%
1882 39.19 +0.3%
1883 39.3 +0.3%
1884 39.42 +0.3%
1885 39.54 +0.3%
1886 39.66 +0.3%
1887 39.78 +0.3%
1888 39.9 +0.3%
1889 40.03 +0.3%
1890 40.18 +0.4%
1891 40.35 +0.4%
1892 40.53 +0.5%
1893 40.73 +0.5%
1894 40.94 +0.5%
1895 41.14 +0.5%
1896 41.34 +0.5%
1897 41.54 +0.5%
1898 41.75 +0.5%
1899 41.96 +0.5%
1900 42.17 +0.5%
1901 42.39 +0.5%
1902 42.62 +0.5%
1903 42.85 +0.5%
1904 43.08 +0.5%
1905 43.31 +0.5%
1906 43.54 +0.5%
1907 43.78 +0.5%
1908 44.02 +0.5%
1909 44.3 +0.6%
1910 44.64 +0.8%
1911 45.02 +0.9%
1912 45.46 +1.0%
1913 45.95 +1.1%
1914 46.45 +1.1%
1915 46.95 +1.1%
1916 47.46 +1.1%
1917 47.97 +1.1%
1918 48.5 +1.1%
1919 48.96 +0.9%
1920 49.35 +0.8%
1921 49.67 +0.6%
1922 49.92 +0.5%
1923 50.1 +0.4%
1924 50.28 +0.4%
1925 50.46 +0.4%
1926 50.63 +0.4%
1927 50.81 +0.4%
1928 50.99 +0.4%
1929 51.2 +0.4%
1930 51.43 +0.5%
1931 51.69 +0.5%
1932 51.97 +0.5%
1933 52.28 +0.6%
1934 52.59 +0.6%
1935 52.9 +0.6%
1936 53.21 +0.6%
1937 53.53 +0.6%
1938 53.84 +0.6%
1939 54.16 +0.6%
1940 54.46 +0.6%
1941 54.76 +0.6%
1942 55.06 +0.5%
1943 55.35 +0.5%
1944 55.64 +0.5%
1945 55.94 +0.5%
1946 56.23 +0.5%
1947 56.53 +0.5%
1948 56.83 +0.5%
1949 57.3 +0.8%
1950 57.95 +1.1%
1951 58.98 +1.8%
1952 60.2 +2.1%
1953 61.52 +2.2%
1954 62.86 +2.2%
1955 64.29 +2.3%
1956 65.67 +2.2%
1957 67.14 +2.2%
1958 68.62 +2.2%
1959 69.52 +1.3%
1960 69.75 +0.3%
1961 69.85 +0.1%
1962 70.84 +1.4%
1963 72.92 +2.9%
1964 75.07 +3.0%
1965 77.06 +2.6%
1966 79.08 +2.6%
1967 81.06 +2.5%
1968 83.19 +2.6%
1969 85.44 +2.7%
1970 87.7 +2.6%
1971 89.91 +2.5%
1972 92 +2.3%
1973 94.01 +2.2%
1974 95.9 +2.0%
1975 97.58 +1.8%
1976 99.1 +1.6%
1977 100.5 +1.4%
1978 101.85 +1.3%
1979 103.25 +1.4%
1980 104.72 +1.4%
1981 106.27 +1.5%
1982 107.96 +1.6%
1983 109.61 +1.5%
1984 111.19 +1.4%
1985 112.89 +1.5%
1986 114.74 +1.6%
1987 116.77 +1.8%
1988 118.79 +1.7%
1989 120.79 +1.7%
1990 122.88 +1.7%
1991 124.71 +1.5%
1992 126.18 +1.2%
1993 127.53 +1.1%
1994 128.78 +1.0%
1995 129.96 +0.9%
1996 131.12 +0.9%
1997 132.2 +0.8%
1998 133.24 +0.8%
1999 134.23 +0.7%
2000 135.23 +0.7%
2001 136.21 +0.7%
2002 137.07 +0.6%
2003 137.89 +0.6%
2004 138.69 +0.6%
2005 139.54 +0.6%
2006 140.4 +0.6%
2007 141.22 +0.6%
2008 142.07 +0.6%
2009 143 +0.7%
2010 143.96 +0.7%
2011 144.89 +0.6%
2012 145.88 +0.7%
2013 146.89 +0.7%
2014 147.84 +0.6%
2015 148.71 +0.6%
2016 149.56 +0.6%
2017 150.44 +0.6%
2018 151.15 +0.5%
2019 151.63 +0.3%
2020 151.9 +0.2%
2021 151.94 +0.0%
2022 151.81 -0.1%
2023 151.53 -0.2%
2024 151.18 -0.2%
2025 150.84 -0.2%
2026 150.5 -0.2%
2027 150.15 -0.2%
2028 149.78 -0.3%
2029 149.37 -0.3%
2030 148.93 -0.3%
2031 148.46 -0.3%
2032 147.96 -0.3%
2033 147.43 -0.4%
2034 146.87 -0.4%
2035 146.29 -0.4%
2036 145.69 -0.4%
2037 145.06 -0.4%
2038 144.41 -0.4%
2039 143.73 -0.5%
2040 143.03 -0.5%
2041 142.31 -0.5%
2042 141.55 -0.5%
2043 140.77 -0.6%
2044 139.96 -0.6%
2045 139.12 -0.6%
2046 138.24 -0.6%
2047 137.31 -0.7%
2048 136.34 -0.7%
2049 135.32 -0.8%
2050 134.24 -0.8%
2051 133.11 -0.8%
2052 131.93 -0.9%
2053 130.69 -0.9%
2054 129.4 -1.0%
2055 128.07 -1.0%
2056 126.69 -1.1%
2057 125.29 -1.1%
2058 123.85 -1.1%
2059 122.39 -1.2%
2060 120.91 -1.2%
2061 119.42 -1.2%
2062 117.94 -1.2%
2063 116.45 -1.3%
2064 114.97 -1.3%
2065 113.51 -1.3%
2066 112.05 -1.3%
2067 110.61 -1.3%
2068 109.19 -1.3%
2069 107.78 -1.3%
2070 106.39 -1.3%
2071 105 -1.3%
2072 103.63 -1.3%
2073 102.26 -1.3%
2074 100.9 -1.3%
2075 99.54 -1.3%
2076 98.17 -1.4%
2077 96.81 -1.4%
2078 95.44 -1.4%
2079 94.07 -1.4%
2080 92.7 -1.5%
2081 91.32 -1.5%
2082 89.95 -1.5%
2083 88.58 -1.5%
2084 87.22 -1.5%
2085 85.86 -1.6%
2086 84.53 -1.6%
2087 83.21 -1.6%
2088 81.9 -1.6%
2089 80.61 -1.6%
2090 79.34 -1.6%
2091 78.1 -1.6%
2092 76.86 -1.6%
2093 75.65 -1.6%
2094 74.44 -1.6%
2095 73.25 -1.6%
2096 72.08 -1.6%
2097 70.91 -1.6%
2098 69.75 -1.6%
2099 68.6 -1.6%
2100 67.46 -1.7%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 67.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 67.46 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 51% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +146.5% 3.9 9.61
1500 +28.1% 7.59 9.72
1780 +25.2% 23.45 29.36

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 3.9 3.9 3.9 1
1100s 9.61 9.61 9.61 1
1200s 10.98 10.98 10.98 1
1300s 8.52 8.52 8.52 1
1400s 7.59 7.59 7.59 1
1500s 9.72 9.72 9.72 1
1600s 10.44 10.44 10.44 1
1700s 10.59 10.59 10.59 1
1710s 11.08 11.08 11.08 1
1720s 12.73 12.73 12.73 1
1730s 13.53 13.53 13.53 1
1740s 15.23 15.23 15.23 1
1750s 19 19 19 1
1760s 20.99 20.99 20.99 1
1770s 23.45 23.45 23.45 1
1780s 29.36 29.36 29.36 1
1790s 31.82 31.82 31.82 1
1800s 35.9 35.15 36.65 10
1810s 38.5 36.94 40.17 10
1820s 41.9 40.52 43.2 10
1830s 43.69 43.4 43.85 10
1840s 43.87 43.81 43.88 10
1850s 42.12 40.47 43.65 10
1860s 39.14 38.24 40.16 10
1870s 38.44 38.13 38.86 10
1880s 39.49 38.96 40.03 10
1890s 41.05 40.18 41.96 10
1900s 43.21 42.17 44.3 10
1910s 46.74 44.64 48.96 10
1920s 50.34 49.35 51.2 10
1930s 52.76 51.43 54.16 10
1940s 55.81 54.46 57.3 10
1950s 63.68 57.95 69.52 10
1960s 76.43 69.75 85.44 10
1970s 96.18 87.7 103.25 10
1980s 112.37 104.72 120.79 10
1990s 129.08 122.88 134.23 10
2000s 139.13 135.23 143 10
2010s 148.09 143.96 151.63 10
2020s 150.9 149.37 151.94 10
2030s 146.48 143.73 148.93 10
2040s 139.4 135.32 143.03 10
2050s 128.57 122.39 134.24 10
2060s 114.28 107.78 120.91 10
2070s 100.22 94.07 106.39 10
2080s 86.59 80.61 92.7 10
2090s 73.9 68.6 79.34 10
2100s 67.46 67.46 67.46 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in China?
Population density in China was 67.46 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 151.94 in 2021.
What is the lowest population density recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1000.
How does China rank for population density?
China ranks 152nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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