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Urban and rural population 2050 in China

China: Urban and rural population 2050 was 129.72 million in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
129.72 million
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
4th
of 238 countries
All-time high
865.80 million
in 1995
All-time low
34.76 million
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population 2050 in China, 1000–2050

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China recorded 129.72 million for urban and rural population 2050 in 2050.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in China peaked at 865.80 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 34.76 million, in 1000.

China ranks 4th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Urban and rural population 2050 in China, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 34.76 million —
1100 85.67 million +146.5%
1200 97.91 million +14.3%
1300 75.97 million -22.4%
1400 67.69 million -10.9%
1500 85.33 million +26.1%
1600 91.19 million +6.9%
1700 93.47 million +2.5%
1710 97.81 million +4.6%
1720 112.33 million +14.8%
1730 119.43 million +6.3%
1740 134.40 million +12.5%
1750 167.63 million +24.7%
1760 185.23 million +10.5%
1770 206.93 million +11.7%
1780 259.14 million +25.2%
1790 280.80 million +8.4%
1800 274.49 million -2.2%
1810 321.41 million +17.1%
1820 331.56 million +3.2%
1830 364.84 million +10.0%
1840 385.73 million +5.7%
1850 402.68 million +4.4%
1860 395.58 million -1.8%
1870 335.46 million -15.2%
1880 339.18 million +1.1%
1890 349.58 million +3.1%
1900 372.19 million +6.5%
1910 393.32 million +5.7%
1920 438.57 million +11.5%
1930 452.56 million +3.2%
1940 476.85 million +5.4%
1950 483.24 million +1.3%
1951 488.53 million +1.1%
1952 494.71 million +1.3%
1953 502.47 million +1.6%
1954 509.34 million +1.4%
1955 522.19 million +2.5%
1956 526.42 million +0.8%
1957 533.36 million +1.3%
1958 539.56 million +1.2%
1959 532.56 million -1.3%
1960 525.51 million -1.3%
1961 529.25 million +0.7%
1962 549.85 million +3.9%
1963 569.30 million +3.5%
1964 575.82 million +1.1%
1965 593.32 million +3.0%
1966 609.81 million +2.8%
1967 626.02 million +2.7%
1968 643.39 million +2.8%
1969 661.77 million +2.9%
1970 680.22 million +2.8%
1971 698.38 million +2.7%
1972 715.71 million +2.5%
1973 730.77 million +2.1%
1974 745.78 million +2.1%
1975 757.22 million +1.5%
1976 768.15 million +1.4%
1977 777.94 million +1.3%
1978 784.86 million +0.9%
1979 785.50 million +0.1%
1980 792.52 million +0.9%
1981 796.62 million +0.5%
1982 805.14 million +1.1%
1983 806.54 million +0.2%
1984 803.62 million -0.4%
1985 808.56 million +0.6%
1986 813.04 million +0.6%
1987 818.66 million +0.7%
1988 827.35 million +1.1%
1989 836.77 million +1.1%
1990 851.39 million +1.7%
1991 855.38 million +0.5%
1992 859.29 million +0.5%
1993 862.18 million +0.3%
1994 864.32 million +0.2%
1995 865.80 million +0.2%
1996 855.75 million -1.2%
1997 845.09 million -1.2%
1998 833.69 million -1.3%
1999 821.89 million -1.4%
2000 807.05 million -1.8%
2001 797.16 million -1.2%
2002 783.83 million -1.7%
2003 769.85 million -1.8%
2004 758.34 million -1.5%
2005 746.85 million -1.5%
2006 733.59 million -1.8%
2007 717.41 million -2.2%
2008 707.07 million -1.4%
2009 693.52 million -1.9%
2010 686.13 million -1.1%
2011 655.23 million -4.5%
2012 642.30 million -2.0%
2013 627.59 million -2.3%
2014 614.16 million -2.1%
2015 595.73 million -3.0%
2016 577.91 million -3.0%
2017 561.55 million -2.8%
2018 546.32 million -2.7%
2019 530.83 million -2.8%
2020 520.20 million -2.0%
2021 503.23 million -3.3%
2022 495.71 million -1.5%
2023 490.36 million -1.1%
2024 484.06 million -1.3%
2025 476.62 million -1.5%
2026 468.81 million -1.6%
2027 460.54 million -1.8%
2028 451.71 million -1.9%
2029 442.32 million -2.1%
2030 432.40 million -2.2%
2031 421.94 million -2.4%
2032 410.94 million -2.6%
2033 399.41 million -2.8%
2034 387.36 million -3.0%
2035 374.80 million -3.2%
2036 361.73 million -3.5%
2037 348.17 million -3.7%
2038 334.12 million -4.0%
2039 319.58 million -4.4%
2040 304.56 million -4.7%
2041 289.07 million -5.1%
2042 273.11 million -5.5%
2043 256.69 million -6.0%
2044 239.83 million -6.6%
2045 222.52 million -7.2%
2046 204.77 million -8.0%
2047 186.60 million -8.9%
2048 168.02 million -10.0%
2049 149.05 million -11.3%
2050 129.72 million -13.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 129.72 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million, 105.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 129.72 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306,014, 423.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban and rural population 2050 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% 34.76 million 85.67 million
1500 +26.1% 67.69 million 85.33 million
1780 +25.2% 206.93 million 259.14 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 34.76 million 34.76 million 34.76 million 1
1100s 85.67 million 85.67 million 85.67 million 1
1200s 97.91 million 97.91 million 97.91 million 1
1300s 75.97 million 75.97 million 75.97 million 1
1400s 67.69 million 67.69 million 67.69 million 1
1500s 85.33 million 85.33 million 85.33 million 1
1600s 91.19 million 91.19 million 91.19 million 1
1700s 93.47 million 93.47 million 93.47 million 1
1710s 97.81 million 97.81 million 97.81 million 1
1720s 112.33 million 112.33 million 112.33 million 1
1730s 119.43 million 119.43 million 119.43 million 1
1740s 134.40 million 134.40 million 134.40 million 1
1750s 167.63 million 167.63 million 167.63 million 1
1760s 185.23 million 185.23 million 185.23 million 1
1770s 206.93 million 206.93 million 206.93 million 1
1780s 259.14 million 259.14 million 259.14 million 1
1790s 280.80 million 280.80 million 280.80 million 1
1800s 274.49 million 274.49 million 274.49 million 1
1810s 321.41 million 321.41 million 321.41 million 1
1820s 331.56 million 331.56 million 331.56 million 1
1830s 364.84 million 364.84 million 364.84 million 1
1840s 385.73 million 385.73 million 385.73 million 1
1850s 402.68 million 402.68 million 402.68 million 1
1860s 395.58 million 395.58 million 395.58 million 1
1870s 335.46 million 335.46 million 335.46 million 1
1880s 339.18 million 339.18 million 339.18 million 1
1890s 349.58 million 349.58 million 349.58 million 1
1900s 372.19 million 372.19 million 372.19 million 1
1910s 393.32 million 393.32 million 393.32 million 1
1920s 438.57 million 438.57 million 438.57 million 1
1930s 452.56 million 452.56 million 452.56 million 1
1940s 476.85 million 476.85 million 476.85 million 1
1950s 513.24 million 483.24 million 539.56 million 10
1960s 588.40 million 525.51 million 661.77 million 10
1970s 744.45 million 680.22 million 785.50 million 10
1980s 810.88 million 792.52 million 836.77 million 10
1990s 851.48 million 821.89 million 865.80 million 10
2000s 751.47 million 693.52 million 807.05 million 10
2010s 603.78 million 530.83 million 686.13 million 10
2020s 479.36 million 442.32 million 520.20 million 10
2030s 379.05 million 319.58 million 432.40 million 10
2040s 229.42 million 149.05 million 304.56 million 10
2050s 129.72 million 129.72 million 129.72 million 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 956.42 million compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 196.75 million compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 148.85 million compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 101.50 million compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 87.41 million compare
  6. 7 Egypt 81.44 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population 2050 in China?
Urban and rural population 2050 in China was 129.72 million in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 865.80 million in 1995.
What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 34.76 million in 1000.
How does China rank for urban and rural population 2050?
China ranks 4th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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