Population growth rate: China
-0.236% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.236 |
| 2022 | -0.129 |
| 2021 | -0.048 |
| 2020 | 0.094 |
| 2019 | 0.269 |
| 2018 | 0.366 |
| 2017 | 0.575 |
| 2016 | 0.605 |
| 2015 | 0.526 |
| 2014 | 0.65 |
| 2013 | 0.643 |
| 2012 | 0.738 |
| 2011 | 0.62 |
| 2010 | 0.661 |
| 2009 | 0.681 |
| 2008 | 0.62 |
| 2007 | 0.585 |
| 2006 | 0.589 |
| 2005 | 0.632 |
| 2004 | 0.581 |
| 2003 | 0.587 |
| 2002 | 0.599 |
| 2001 | 0.671 |
| 2000 | 0.765 |
| 1999 | 0.722 |
| 1998 | 0.764 |
| 1997 | 0.794 |
| 1996 | 0.856 |
| 1995 | 0.909 |
| 1994 | 0.924 |
| 1993 | 1.02 |
| 1992 | 1.119 |
| 1991 | 1.223 |
| 1990 | 1.742 |
| 1989 | 1.684 |
| 1988 | 1.65 |
| 1987 | 1.793 |
| 1986 | 1.7 |
| 1985 | 1.56 |
| 1984 | 1.474 |
| 1983 | 1.379 |
| 1982 | 1.654 |
| 1981 | 1.5 |
| 1980 | 1.439 |
| 1979 | 1.404 |
| 1978 | 1.323 |
| 1977 | 1.333 |
| 1976 | 1.48 |
| 1975 | 1.609 |
| 1974 | 1.874 |
| 1973 | 2.106 |
| 1972 | 2.225 |
| 1971 | 2.37 |
| 1970 | 2.614 |
| 1969 | 2.596 |
| 1968 | 2.745 |
| 1967 | 2.435 |
| 1966 | 2.521 |
| 1965 | 2.662 |
| 1964 | 2.551 |
| 1963 | 3.289 |
| 1962 | 2.473 |
| 1961 | 0.329 |
| 1960 | -0.032 |
| 1959 | 0.674 |
| 1958 | 1.952 |
| 1957 | 2.403 |
| 1956 | 2.019 |
| 1955 | 2.25 |
| 1954 | 2.252 |
| 1953 | 2.047 |
| 1952 | 2.305 |
| 1951 | 1.755 |
| 1950 | 1.785 |