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China

Snapshot ·
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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
Population growth ↗
-0.17 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.96 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
29.33K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
14.91 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
66.34 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.55 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
15.8 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
91.6 · 2025
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
37.96 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.41 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for China

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.