China Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- China urban population for 2021 was 882,894,483, a 1.86% increase from 2020.
- China urban population for 2020 was 866,810,508, a 2.1% increase from 2019.
- China urban population for 2019 was 848,982,855, a 2.32% increase from 2018.
- China urban population for 2018 was 829,760,595, a 2.53% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
882,894,483 |
| Brazil |
187,143,228 |
| Russia |
107,492,288 |
| Mexico |
102,651,435 |
| Iran |
67,125,144 |
| Turkey |
64,911,679 |
| Colombia |
42,109,638 |
| South Africa |
40,295,863 |
| Thailand |
37,349,283 |
| Algeria |
32,807,002 |
| Iraq |
30,960,655 |
| Peru |
26,466,645 |
| Malaysia |
26,085,557 |
| Venezuela |
24,907,533 |
| Ecuador |
11,454,802 |
| Kazakhstan |
10,986,561 |
| Romania |
10,387,640 |
| Jordan |
10,214,721 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,251,516 |
| Guatemala |
8,938,987 |
| Cuba |
8,700,275 |
| Belarus |
7,463,845 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,755,809 |
| Libya |
5,455,170 |
| Bulgaria |
5,228,804 |
| Lebanon |
4,982,643 |
| Costa Rica |
4,196,609 |
| Paraguay |
4,189,606 |
| Serbia |
3,871,714 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,361,056 |
| Gabon |
2,116,964 |
| Botswana |
1,852,275 |
| Albania |
1,770,478 |
| Armenia |
1,770,343 |
| Bosnia |
1,616,664 |
| Jamaica |
1,601,946 |
| Namibia |
1,341,107 |
| North Macedonia |
1,213,985 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,202,330 |
| Fiji |
533,870 |
| Mauritius |
516,236 |
| Montenegro |
419,986 |
| Suriname |
405,913 |
| Guyana |
216,404 |
| Maldives |
214,329 |
| Belize |
184,818 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
55,768 |
| Dominica |
51,699 |
| Grenada |
45,724 |
| American Samoa |
39,257 |
| Samoa |
38,813 |
| St. Lucia |
34,026 |
| Marshall Islands |
32,867 |
| Tonga |
24,494 |
| Nauru |
12,511 |
| Tuvalu |
7,259 |
| China Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
882,894,483 |
62.51 |
1.84% |
| 2020 |
866,810,508 |
61.43 |
2.08% |
| 2019 |
848,982,855 |
60.31 |
2.29% |
| 2018 |
829,760,595 |
59.15 |
2.50% |
| 2017 |
809,246,214 |
57.96 |
2.74% |
| 2016 |
787,376,534 |
56.74 |
2.78% |
| 2015 |
765,822,300 |
55.50 |
2.84% |
| 2014 |
744,357,517 |
54.26 |
2.95% |
| 2013 |
722,694,421 |
53.01 |
3.05% |
| 2012 |
700,996,454 |
51.77 |
3.13% |
| 2011 |
679,390,629 |
50.51 |
3.12% |
| 2010 |
658,498,663 |
49.23 |
3.26% |
| 2009 |
637,407,288 |
47.88 |
3.34% |
| 2008 |
616,481,190 |
46.54 |
3.43% |
| 2007 |
595,670,841 |
45.20 |
3.51% |
| 2006 |
575,118,254 |
43.87 |
3.67% |
| 2005 |
554,367,818 |
42.52 |
3.88% |
| 2004 |
533,257,098 |
41.14 |
3.98% |
| 2003 |
512,473,984 |
39.78 |
4.08% |
| 2002 |
491,993,700 |
38.43 |
4.20% |
| 2001 |
471,767,321 |
37.09 |
4.06% |
| 2000 |
452,999,147 |
35.88 |
3.65% |
| 1999 |
436,766,058 |
34.87 |
3.77% |
| 1998 |
420,606,126 |
33.87 |
3.91% |
| 1997 |
404,485,562 |
32.88 |
4.01% |
| 1996 |
388,593,258 |
31.92 |
4.09% |
| 1995 |
373,035,157 |
30.96 |
4.16% |
| 1994 |
357,836,540 |
30.02 |
4.25% |
| 1993 |
342,961,393 |
29.10 |
4.30% |
| 1992 |
328,521,540 |
28.20 |
4.43% |
| 1991 |
314,301,034 |
27.31 |
4.60% |
| 1990 |
300,165,618 |
26.44 |
4.31% |
| 1989 |
287,504,237 |
25.70 |
4.40% |
| 1988 |
275,121,076 |
24.97 |
4.51% |
| 1987 |
262,976,051 |
24.26 |
4.53% |
| 1986 |
251,325,056 |
23.56 |
4.44% |
| 1985 |
240,414,890 |
22.87 |
4.34% |
| 1984 |
230,206,255 |
22.20 |
4.32% |
| 1983 |
220,472,140 |
21.55 |
4.47% |
| 1982 |
210,823,843 |
20.90 |
5.30% |
| 1981 |
199,949,784 |
20.12 |
5.13% |
| 1980 |
189,947,471 |
19.36 |
5.16% |
| 1979 |
180,399,661 |
18.62 |
5.26% |
| 1978 |
171,153,535 |
17.90 |
3.48% |
| 1977 |
165,293,316 |
17.52 |
1.71% |
| 1976 |
162,497,601 |
17.46 |
1.89% |
| 1975 |
159,452,730 |
17.40 |
2.39% |
| 1974 |
155,688,522 |
17.29 |
2.69% |
| 1973 |
151,552,570 |
17.18 |
2.28% |
| 1972 |
148,131,235 |
17.18 |
1.83% |
| 1971 |
145,443,877 |
17.29 |
2.12% |
| 1970 |
142,386,810 |
17.40 |
2.03% |
| 1969 |
139,527,262 |
17.53 |
2.01% |
| 1968 |
136,747,486 |
17.66 |
1.88% |
| 1967 |
134,196,718 |
17.79 |
1.84% |
| 1966 |
131,746,910 |
17.92 |
1.84% |
| 1965 |
129,348,359 |
18.09 |
1.21% |
| 1964 |
127,791,981 |
18.30 |
5.33% |
| 1963 |
121,162,226 |
17.76 |
5.49% |
| 1962 |
114,685,540 |
17.23 |
3.87% |
| 1961 |
110,327,936 |
16.71 |
2.05% |
| 1960 |
108,085,352 |
16.20 |
% |
