Demographics of China

This article is about the demographics of the People's Republic of China. For the demographics of the Republic of China Taiwan, see Demographics of Taiwan.

The demographics of Chinaa large population with a relatively small youth component, partially a solution of China's one-child policy. China's population reached 1 billion in 1982.

As of December 2021, China's population stood at 1.413 billion. According to the 2020 census, 91.11% of the population was Han Chinese, & 8.89% were minorities. China's population growth rate is only 0.03%, ranking 159th in the world. China conducted its sixth national population census in 2010, and its seventh census was completed in behind 2020, with data released in May 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, the statistics on this page pertain to mainland China only; see also Demographics of Hong Kong and Demographics of Macau.