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The population history of China covers the long-term pattern of population growth in China and its impact on the history of China. China's population grew significantly over the centuries, putting pressure on the available arable land.
During 1960–2015, the population grew to nearly 1.4 billion. Under Mao Zedong , China nearly doubled in population from 540 million in 1949 to 969 million in 1979. This growth slowed because of the one-child policy instituted in 1979. [14]
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The population of China in 2022 was 1,425,887,337, a 0% increase from 2021. The population of China in 2021 was 1,425,893,465, a 0.07% increase from 2020. Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
Between 1950 and 2010, China’s total population grew 150 percent. It is projected to peak in 2030.
Population growth in China. From 1960 to 2023 the population of China increased from 667.07 million to 1.43 billion people. This is a growth of 113.7 percent in 63 years. The highest increase in China was recorded in 1966 with 2.83 percent. The biggest decrease in 1961 with -1.01 percent.
YearPopulation ChinaChange China20221,412.18 M-0.01 %20211,412.36 M0.09 %20201,411.10 M0.24 %20191,407.75 M0.36 %Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Chinese population grew by about 2% per year. By 2007, the rate of population growth had slowed to 0.7% per year, roughly the same as that of the. United States excluding immigration. The rapid expansion of China’s population from 1949 to the late 1970s stoked the flames.
By David Howden, Yang Zhou. This article appeared in the Fall 2015 issue of The Independent Review . China’s population growth rate surpassed the world average from 1949 to the late 1970s.
