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August 1, 2025
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China
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Rural population
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of China. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.

Categories, topics:

Agriculture & Rural Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
734.604 mln
Minimum:
550.002 mln
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
836.479 mln
jan 1, 1992
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
558.985 mln
+558.985 mln
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
550.002 mln
-8.983 mln
-1.61%
jan 1, 1963
551.084 mln
+1.082 mln
0.2%
jan 1, 1964
561.173 mln
+10.088 mln
1.83%
jan 1, 1965
570.563 mln
+9.39 mln
1.67%
jan 1, 1966
585.837 mln
+15.274 mln
2.68%
jan 1, 1967
603.653 mln
+17.816 mln
3.04%
jan 1, 1968
620.353 mln
+16.7 mln
2.77%
jan 1, 1969
637.763 mln
+17.409 mln
2.81%
jan 1, 1970
656.498 mln
+18.735 mln
2.94%
jan 1, 1971
675.928 mln
+19.43 mln
2.96%
jan 1, 1972
695.661 mln
+19.733 mln
2.92%
jan 1, 1973
713.899 mln
+18.238 mln
2.62%
jan 1, 1974
730.387 mln
+16.489 mln
2.31%
jan 1, 1975
744.661 mln
+14.274 mln
1.95%
jan 1, 1976
756.942 mln
+12.281 mln
1.65%
jan 1, 1977
768.187 mln
+11.245 mln
1.49%
jan 1, 1978
778.162 mln
+9.974 mln
1.3%
jan 1, 1979
785.011 mln
+6.85 mln
0.88%
jan 1, 1980
788.605 mln
+3.594 mln
0.46%
jan 1, 1981
791.288 mln
+2.682 mln
0.34%
jan 1, 1982
793.935 mln
+2.648 mln
0.33%
jan 1, 1983
797.806 mln
+3.871 mln
0.49%
jan 1, 1984
802.838 mln
+5.032 mln
0.63%
jan 1, 1985
806.619 mln
+3.781 mln
0.47%
jan 1, 1986
810.625 mln
+4.006 mln
0.5%
jan 1, 1987
815.465 mln
+4.84 mln
0.6%
jan 1, 1988
821.059 mln
+5.594 mln
0.69%
jan 1, 1989
826.509 mln
+5.45 mln
0.66%
jan 1, 1990
831.146 mln
+4.637 mln
0.56%
jan 1, 1991
835.019 mln
+3.874 mln
0.47%
jan 1, 1992
836.479 mln
+1.46 mln
0.17%
jan 1, 1993
836.448 mln
-30.506K
0.0%
jan 1, 1994
835.479 mln
-969.853K
-0.12%
jan 1, 1995
833.998 mln
-1.48 mln
-0.18%
jan 1, 1996
831.82 mln
-2.179 mln
-0.26%
jan 1, 1997
828.957 mln
-2.863 mln
-0.34%
jan 1, 1998
825.589 mln
-3.367 mln
-0.41%
jan 1, 1999
821.329 mln
-4.261 mln
-0.52%
jan 1, 2000
815.969 mln
-5.36 mln
-0.65%
jan 1, 2001
809.646 mln
-6.323 mln
-0.77%
jan 1, 2002
800.083 mln
-9.563 mln
-1.18%
jan 1, 2003
788.406 mln
-11.676 mln
-1.46%
jan 1, 2004
775.926 mln
-12.48 mln
-1.58%
jan 1, 2005
762.818 mln
-13.108 mln
-1.69%
jan 1, 2006
749.352 mln
-13.466 mln
-1.77%
jan 1, 2007
735.902 mln
-13.45 mln
-1.79%
jan 1, 2008
722.214 mln
-13.688 mln
-1.86%
jan 1, 2009
708.174 mln
-14.04 mln
-1.94%
jan 1, 2010
693.853 mln
-14.321 mln
-2.02%
jan 1, 2011
679.206 mln
-14.646 mln
-2.11%
jan 1, 2012
664.363 mln
-14.843 mln
-2.19%
jan 1, 2013
649.833 mln
-14.53 mln
-2.19%
jan 1, 2014
635.688 mln
-14.145 mln
-2.18%
jan 1, 2015
621.971 mln
-13.718 mln
-2.16%
jan 1, 2016
608.63 mln
-13.341 mln
-2.14%

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