China Population

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.

Population in China is expected to be 1398.00 Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Population is projected to trend around 1415.00 Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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China Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	3.80	3.82	4.30	3.80	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	77640.00	77603.00	77640.00	20729.00	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Unemployed Persons	968.00	969.00	983.00	810.00	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Labour Costs	104.80	104.60	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		[+]

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 January of 2019.

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

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390 : 552	Million
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284 : 359	Million
Euro Area	340.72	Dec/17	340	341 : 260	Million
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326 : 76.09	Million
Indonesia	261.90	Dec/17	259	262 : 88.69	Million
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208 : 72.74	Million
Russia	146.90	Dec/18	147	149 : 120	Million
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128 : 83.2	Million
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124 : 38.68	Million
Germany	82.85	Dec/18	82.52	82.85 : 72.54	Million
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81 : 28.23	Million
France	67.19	Dec/18	66.95	67.19 : 45.46	Million
United Kingdom	66.19	Dec/18	65.81	66.19 : 52.2	Million
Italy	60.48	Dec/18	60.59	60.8 : 50.03	Million
South Africa	57.73	Jun/18	56.84	57.73 : 17.46	Million
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45 : 25.01	Million
Spain	46.66	Dec/18	46.53	46.82 : 30.33	Million
Argentina	44.05	Dec/17	43.59	44.05 : 20.68	Million
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96 : 17.91	Million
Saudi Arabia	32.61	Dec/17	31.74	32.61 : 4.04	Million
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7 : 10.39	Million
Netherlands	17.12	Dec/18	17.08	17.12 : 11.42	Million
Switzerland	8.48	Dec/18	8.42	8.48 : 5.3	Million
Singapore	5.61	Dec/17	5.6	5.61 : 1.65	Million