China Forecast: Population

1980 - 2028 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about China Population Forecast

  • China Population is forecasted to be 1,410.842 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of 1,411.961 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, China Population is projected to stand at 1,401.069 Person mn in Dec 2028
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Population

View China's Forecast: Population from 1980 to 2028 in the chart:

China Forecast: Population

What is China's Forecast: Population in 2028?

China Population is forecasted to be 1,410.842 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,401.069 2028 1,404.302 2027 987.050 1980 1,412.600 2021 Person mn yearly 1980 - 2028

Forecast: Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Person mn) 42.171 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Albania (Person mn) 2.810 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Algeria (Person mn) 48.985 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Andorra (Person mn) 0.096 2029 yearly 2010 - 2029
Angola (Person mn) 42.641 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Antigua and Barbuda (Person mn) 0.109 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Argentina (Person mn) 49.149 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Armenia (Person mn) 2.964 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Aruba (Person mn) 0.106 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Australia (Person mn) 29.054 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Austria (Person mn) 9.302 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 11.000 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Bahamas (Person mn) 0.421 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.789 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bangladesh (Person mn) 178.681 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Barbados (Person mn) 0.294 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belarus (Person mn) 9.028 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Belgium (Person mn) 11.886 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belize (Person mn) 0.498 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Benin (Person mn) 16.018 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bhutan (Person mn) 0.805 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bolivia (Person mn) 13.014 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.416 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Botswana (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brazil (Person mn) 227.549 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brunei (Person mn) 0.443 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.557 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burkina Faso (Person mn) 26.880 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burundi (Person mn) 15.043 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cambodia (Person mn) 16.977 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Cameroon (Person mn) 32.244 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Canada (Person mn) 42.190 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde (Person mn) 0.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central African Republic (Person mn) 5.694 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chad (Person mn) 20.576 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chile (Person mn) 21.050 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
China (Person mn) 1,401.069 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Colombia (Person mn) 54.779 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Comoros (Person mn) 1.193 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Congo (Person mn) 5.704 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Costa Rica (Person mn) 5.535 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Croatia (Person mn) 3.871 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.958 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.770 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Democratic Republic of Congo (Person mn) 117.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Denmark (Person mn) 5.996 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (Person mn) 1.093 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Dominica (Person mn) 0.076 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Dominican Republic (Person mn) 11.203 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ecuador (Person mn) 19.579 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Egypt (Person mn) 118.472 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
El Salvador (Person mn) 6.471 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Equatorial Guinea (Person mn) 1.777 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Eritrea (Person mn) 4.084 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Estonia (Person mn) 1.325 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Swaziland (Person mn) 1.227 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ethiopia (Person mn) 116.270 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Fiji (Person mn) 0.940 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Finland (Person mn) 5.592 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
France (Person mn) 67.043 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Gabon (Person mn) 2.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gambia (Person mn) 3.066 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Georgia (Person mn) 3.626 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Germany (Person mn) 83.711 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (Person mn) 37.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Greece (Person mn) 10.290 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Grenada (Person mn) 0.118 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guatemala (Person mn) 21.117 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guinea (Person mn) 17.018 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Guinea-Bissau (Person mn) 2.145 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guyana (Person mn) 0.806 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Haiti (Person mn) 13.244 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Honduras (Person mn) 11.428 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.479 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hungary (Person mn) 9.707 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iceland (Person mn) 0.430 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
India (Person mn) 1,503.471 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Indonesia (Person mn) 289.620 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iran (Person mn) 91.087 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iraq (Person mn) 49.280 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Ireland (Person mn) 5.449 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Israel (Person mn) 10.929 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Italy (Person mn) 58.820 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 33.103 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jamaica (Person mn) 2.762 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Japan (Person mn) 120.586 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Jordan (Person mn) 10.655 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 21.024 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Kenya (Person mn) 57.977 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kiribati (Person mn) 0.134 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
South Korea (Person mn) 51.305 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.768 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.686 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Laos (Person mn) 8.086 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Latvia (Person mn) 1.867 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Lebanon (Person mn) 6.825 2020 yearly 1980 - 2020
Lesotho (Person mn) 2.270 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Liberia (Person mn) 6.095 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Libya (Person mn) 7.194 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028

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China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -132,647.822 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 154,586.959 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,229,996.2 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 25.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn) 61,759.865 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn) 193,709.639 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn) 47,402.036 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.732 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Export to Import Ratio (%) 133.003 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance (USD mn) 104,837.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 335,627.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 28.1 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 19,159,160.685 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 7,336,060.515 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,671,966.370 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 230,789.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 23,784,262.340 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,976,456.488 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 48,829.728 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 15,325.825 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Export: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 111.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Trade Index: Export: Value (Prev Year=100) 105.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Trade Index: Export: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 94.700 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Trade Index: Import: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 96.300 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Trade Index: Import: Value (Prev Year=100) 95.300 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Trade Index: Import: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 98.900 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Automobile: Exports: Total (USD mn) 17,494.948 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Automobile: Exports: MC: Bus (USD mn) 2,656.872 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Automobile: Exports: MC: Sedan (USD mn) 1,771.686 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Automobile: Exports: Motorcycle (USD mn) 759.087 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 2003 - Nov 2024
Automobile: Imports: Total (USD mn) 5,788.928 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Other, Apparatus Based on the Use of X-rays for Medical (USD th) 66,760.689 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Computed Tomography Apparatus (USD th) 92,098.563 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Massage Apparatus (USD th) 172,419.213 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 96,906.178 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 152,633.684 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Adhesive Plasters (USD th) 45,585.795 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Rod & Bar (Ton th) 40.726 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Sheet & Plate (Ton th) 393.739 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 147.961 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 160.079 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 34,468.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 147,580.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -8,306.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 23,982.068 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 8,121.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 15,860.253 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 2,516,921.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 13.4 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,423,200.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.5 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 285.473 2029 yearly 1997 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,181,703.188 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) -939,746.220 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -27,823.833 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -58,574.519 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Export (USD mn) 893,139.742 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 147,580.192 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,087,326.412 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -28.181 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Import (USD mn) -663,220.845 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 98,704.970 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -9,454.024 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 85,572.496 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) 7.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 229,918.897 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 4,059.646 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 35.898 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Asset (USD mn) -100,484.457 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,909.203 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) -5,849.557 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -138,133.884 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve (USD mn) -165,578.684 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Asset (USD mn) 27,444.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Asset (USD mn) -127,929.257 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Liability (USD mn) -37,649.427 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -157,279.489 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liability (USD mn) -37,649.427 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -113,396.330 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Manufacturing (USD mn) 41,174.210 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Mfg: Comm, Computer & Other Electronic Eq (USD mn) 8,408.270 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 9,766.890 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Real Estate (USD mn) 22,467.400 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 18,874.590 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands (USD mn) 2,546.100 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Asia: Singapore (USD mn) 13,097.140 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Latin America: Cayman Islands (USD mn) 8,730.840 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 54,166.190 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Information Transmission, Software and Information Technolog... (USD mn) 2,281.350 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 38,822.620 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 27,342.250 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Financial Intermediation (USD mn) 18,218.520 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Outward Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 108,767.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: United States (USD mn) 6,912.930 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Industrial Enterprise: No of Loss Making Enterprise (Unit) 130,072.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
No of Business Entity: New Registration: ytd: Company (Unit mn) 9.040 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2021
QFII: No of Institution: accumulated (Unit) 281.000 Apr 2015 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2015
QFII: Approved Investment Fund: accumulated (USD mn) 116,259.000 May 2020 monthly Jun 2003 - May 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 441,007.303 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,987,773.598 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,045,770.634 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 7.1 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,202,357.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 191,337.000 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 41,927,288.292 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 48,958,307.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Oct 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 18.700 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 10,977.720 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 36,180.761 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 11,548,862.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 35,165,624.180 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.72 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 200.56 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Mar 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 156.326 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
BCI: Industry: Manufacturing (NA) 113.900 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Lagging Index (2015=100) 99.353 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Coincident Index (2015=100) 76.044 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Leading Index (2015=100) 92.852 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
5000 Indu Enterprises: DI: General Business Condition (%) 49.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2024

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