Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China
China: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.3388 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.3388 units per person for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China peaked at 0.8343 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3388 units per person, in 2025.
China ranks 113th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7878 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8015 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.8259 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8343 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8245 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8296 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8292 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8307 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8313 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8312 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8303 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8303 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8286 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8283 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8263 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8254 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8246 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8208 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8106 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8077 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7983 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7882 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7751 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7693 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7552 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.751 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.748 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.75 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7433 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7376 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7316 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7252 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7186 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7028 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.687 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6713 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6561 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6392 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6268 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6122 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5975 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5851 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5729 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5596 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5444 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5338 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.521 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5129 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4871 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4743 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4604 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4477 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4317 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4164 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4022 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3895 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3771 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3686 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3563 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.351 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3476 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3436 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3388 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8225 units per person | 0.7878 units per person | 0.8343 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8256 units per person | 0.8106 units per person | 0.8312 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7756 units per person | 0.748 units per person | 0.8077 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7124 units per person | 0.6561 units per person | 0.75 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5792 units per person | 0.521 units per person | 0.6392 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4399 units per person | 0.3771 units per person | 0.5129 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.351 units per person | 0.3388 units per person | 0.3686 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in China was 0.3388 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8343 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3388 units per person in 2025.
- How does China rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- China ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population 2050 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.