Demographics

Demographics of China in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

1.41 billion

TFR

1.18 Child

Median Age

38.5 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

42.9 %

Life Expectancy

78.6 Years

Net Migration Rate

-0.2 ‰

Executive Summary

China - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

-76 k people

Birth

10758 k people

Death

10523 k people

Net Migration

-311 k people

China - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
China - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

0.2 ‰

Net Migration

-0.2 ‰

Young Dependency

25.1 %

Old Dependency

17.7 %

China - Median Age
Note: Age
China - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) 7.1% (2010 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official

Religion

folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.3%, Christian 5.2%, Muslim 2%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 51.8% (2020 est. by CIA)

China - Education
Note: %
China - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

China - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
China - Labor Participation by Groups
Note: %
China - Labor Participation By Sectors
Note: %

Regional Brief

China - Population in Key Regions
China - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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