China Population Density 1950-2023
Chart and table of China population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of China in 2023 is 148.51 people per square kilometer, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
- The population density of China in 2022 was 148.53 people per square kilometer, a 0% increase from 2021.
- The population density of China in 2021 was 148.53 people per square kilometer, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
- The population density of China in 2020 was 148.43 people per square kilometer, a 0.22% increase from 2019.
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China - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
148.51 |
-0.02% |
| 2022 |
148.53 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
148.53 |
0.07% |
| 2020 |
148.43 |
0.22% |
| 2019 |
148.11 |
0.34% |
| 2018 |
147.61 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
146.90 |
0.60% |
| 2016 |
146.03 |
0.59% |
| 2015 |
145.18 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
144.29 |
0.66% |
| 2013 |
143.34 |
0.70% |
| 2012 |
142.35 |
0.70% |
| 2011 |
141.36 |
0.66% |
| 2010 |
140.44 |
0.68% |
| 2009 |
139.49 |
0.67% |
| 2008 |
138.56 |
0.65% |
| 2007 |
137.66 |
0.64% |
| 2006 |
136.78 |
0.63% |
| 2005 |
135.93 |
0.62% |
| 2004 |
135.08 |
0.62% |
| 2003 |
134.26 |
0.62% |
| 2002 |
133.43 |
0.64% |
| 2001 |
132.58 |
0.68% |
| 2000 |
131.68 |
0.69% |
| 1999 |
130.77 |
0.69% |
| 1998 |
129.88 |
0.73% |
| 1997 |
128.94 |
0.77% |
| 1996 |
127.95 |
0.83% |
| 1995 |
126.89 |
0.90% |
| 1994 |
125.76 |
0.96% |
| 1993 |
124.57 |
1.02% |
| 1992 |
123.31 |
1.13% |
| 1991 |
121.94 |
1.47% |
| 1990 |
120.18 |
1.70% |
| 1989 |
118.17 |
1.66% |
| 1988 |
116.24 |
1.74% |
| 1987 |
114.26 |
1.77% |
| 1986 |
112.27 |
1.65% |
| 1985 |
110.44 |
1.54% |
| 1984 |
108.77 |
1.45% |
| 1983 |
107.21 |
1.55% |
| 1982 |
105.57 |
1.63% |
| 1981 |
103.88 |
1.52% |
| 1980 |
102.33 |
1.45% |
| 1979 |
100.86 |
1.38% |
| 1978 |
99.49 |
1.33% |
| 1977 |
98.19 |
1.42% |
| 1976 |
96.81 |
1.56% |
| 1975 |
95.33 |
1.75% |
| 1974 |
93.68 |
2.01% |
| 1973 |
91.84 |
2.18% |
| 1972 |
89.88 |
2.32% |
| 1971 |
87.84 |
2.52% |
| 1970 |
85.68 |
2.63% |
| 1969 |
83.48 |
2.70% |
| 1968 |
81.29 |
2.54% |
| 1967 |
79.27 |
2.43% |
| 1966 |
77.39 |
2.64% |
| 1965 |
75.40 |
2.73% |
| 1964 |
73.40 |
3.03% |
| 1963 |
71.24 |
2.90% |
| 1962 |
69.23 |
1.43% |
| 1961 |
68.26 |
0.17% |
| 1960 |
68.14 |
0.31% |
| 1959 |
67.94 |
1.30% |
| 1958 |
67.06 |
2.19% |
| 1957 |
65.63 |
2.23% |
| 1956 |
64.20 |
2.15% |
| 1955 |
62.85 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
61.45 |
2.17% |
| 1953 |
60.14 |
2.20% |
| 1952 |
58.85 |
2.05% |
| 1951 |
57.67 |
1.77% |
| 1950 |
56.66 |
0.00% |
