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China

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Capital
Beijing
Currency
renminbi
Continent
Asia
Area
9,596,961 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q148 · Official languages: Putonghua
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
1.41B · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
19.5T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
13.86K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
0.06 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.62 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.01 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
78.02 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025China: 1.41B
China · Population1.3B1.33B1.36B1.39B1.42B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · Population · people
YearChina
20251,406,585,000
20241,408,975,000
20231,410,710,000
20221,412,175,000
20211,412,360,000
20201,411,100,000
20191,407,745,000
20181,402,760,000
20171,396,215,000
20161,387,790,000
20151,379,860,000
20141,371,860,000
20131,363,240,000
20121,354,190,000
20111,345,035,000
20101,337,705,000
20091,331,260,000
20081,324,655,000
20071,317,885,000
20061,311,020,000
current US$ · 20062025
2025China: 19.5T
China · GDP1.12T6.13T11.14T16.16T21.17T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · GDP · current US$
YearChina
202519,498,039,388,042.6
202418,729,668,435,848
202318,270,356,654,533.2
202218,316,765,021,690.2
202118,201,698,719,564
202014,996,414,166,715.1
201914,560,167,101,283.4
201814,147,765,772,963.8
201712,537,559,062,282.9
201611,456,024,084,962
201511,280,814,787,468.9
201410,674,533,168,257.4
20139,743,124,247,267.24
20128,673,664,713,189.24
20117,671,757,207,851.29
20106,192,564,874,453.29
20095,189,577,094,997.58
20084,667,346,414,521.95
20073,604,055,822,571.63
20062,791,498,472,804.33

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025China: 13.86K
China · GDP per capita955.994,475.87,995.6111.52K15.04K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearChina
202513,861.97
202413,293.12
202312,951.18
202212,970.61
202112,887.44
202010,627.46
201910,342.9
201810,085.66
20178,979.68
20168,254.87
20158,175.33
20147,781.07
20137,147.04
20126,405.06
20115,703.76
20104,629.25
20093,898.24
20083,523.44
20072,734.73
20062,129.26
% · 20062025
2025China: 0.06
China · Inflation-1.390.62.64.596.592006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · Inflation · %
YearChina
20250.06
20240.22
20230.23
20221.97
20210.98
20202.42
20192.9
20182.07
20171.59
20162
20151.44
20141.92
20132.62
20122.62
20115.55
20103.18
2009-0.73
20085.93
20074.82
20061.65

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025China: 4.62
China · Unemployment4.244.454.654.865.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearChina
20254.62
20244.59
20234.67
20224.98
20214.55
20205
20194.56
20184.31
20174.47
20164.56
20154.65
20144.63
20134.6
20124.58
20114.55
20104.53
20094.72
20084.59
20074.35
20064.43

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025China:
China · Fertility rate0.921.161.41.641.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearChina
2025No data available
20241.01
20231
20221.03
20211.12
20201.24
20191.5
20181.54
20171.8
20161.77
20151.67
20141.77
20131.71
20121.8
20111.67
20101.69
20091.71
20081.7
20071.67
20061.64

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025China:
China · Life expectancy74.0275.1676.377.4478.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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China · Life expectancy · years
YearChina
2025No data available
202478.02
202377.95
202278.2
202178.12
202078.02
201977.94
201877.71
201777.24
201677.21
201576.98
201476.71
201376.45
201276.2
201175.89
201075.67
200975.32
200874.83
200774.79
200674.4
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology