China
Population
Population level sets the scale for labor supply, demand, public services, and per-capita comparisons. It is a core denominator across macro indicators.
Population - China
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Population for China stood at 1.4B. That is down 1.7M from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 1.4B, ranging from a low of 1.4B in January 2019 to a high of 1.4B in January 2021. The current reading sits 8.8M above its trailing ten-year mean of 1.4B.
Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.