China - Urban population
Urban population
The value for Urban population in China was 762,379,000 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 762,379,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 108,085,400 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 108,085,400 |
| 1961 | 110,327,900 |
| 1962 | 114,685,500 |
| 1963 | 121,162,200 |
| 1964 | 127,792,000 |
| 1965 | 129,348,400 |
| 1966 | 131,746,900 |
| 1967 | 134,196,700 |
| 1968 | 136,747,500 |
| 1969 | 139,527,300 |
| 1970 | 142,386,800 |
| 1971 | 145,443,900 |
| 1972 | 148,131,200 |
| 1973 | 151,552,600 |
| 1974 | 155,688,500 |
| 1975 | 159,452,700 |
| 1976 | 162,497,600 |
| 1977 | 165,293,300 |
| 1978 | 171,153,500 |
| 1979 | 180,399,700 |
| 1980 | 189,947,500 |
| 1981 | 199,949,800 |
| 1982 | 210,823,800 |
| 1983 | 220,472,100 |
| 1984 | 230,206,300 |
| 1985 | 240,414,900 |
| 1986 | 251,325,100 |
| 1987 | 262,976,000 |
| 1988 | 275,121,100 |
| 1989 | 287,504,200 |
| 1990 | 300,165,600 |
| 1991 | 314,301,000 |
| 1992 | 328,521,500 |
| 1993 | 342,961,400 |
| 1994 | 357,836,500 |
| 1995 | 373,035,200 |
| 1996 | 388,593,200 |
| 1997 | 404,485,600 |
| 1998 | 420,606,100 |
| 1999 | 436,766,000 |
| 2000 | 452,999,100 |
| 2001 | 471,767,300 |
| 2002 | 491,993,700 |
| 2003 | 512,474,000 |
| 2004 | 533,257,100 |
| 2005 | 554,367,800 |
| 2006 | 575,118,300 |
| 2007 | 595,670,800 |
| 2008 | 616,481,200 |
| 2009 | 637,407,300 |
| 2010 | 658,498,700 |
| 2011 | 679,766,800 |
| 2012 | 700,862,100 |
| 2013 | 721,691,800 |
| 2014 | 742,299,300 |
| 2015 | 762,379,000 |
Urban population (% of total)
Urban population (% of total) in China was 55.61 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 55.61 in 2015, while its lowest value was 16.20 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.20 |
| 1961 | 16.71 |
| 1962 | 17.23 |
| 1963 | 17.76 |
| 1964 | 18.30 |
| 1965 | 18.09 |
| 1966 | 17.92 |
| 1967 | 17.79 |
| 1968 | 17.66 |
| 1969 | 17.53 |
| 1970 | 17.40 |
| 1971 | 17.29 |
| 1972 | 17.18 |
| 1973 | 17.18 |
| 1974 | 17.29 |
| 1975 | 17.40 |
| 1976 | 17.46 |
| 1977 | 17.52 |
| 1978 | 17.90 |
| 1979 | 18.62 |
| 1980 | 19.36 |
| 1981 | 20.12 |
| 1982 | 20.90 |
| 1983 | 21.55 |
| 1984 | 22.20 |
| 1985 | 22.87 |
| 1986 | 23.56 |
| 1987 | 24.26 |
| 1988 | 24.97 |
| 1989 | 25.70 |
| 1990 | 26.44 |
| 1991 | 27.31 |
| 1992 | 28.20 |
| 1993 | 29.10 |
| 1994 | 30.02 |
| 1995 | 30.96 |
| 1996 | 31.92 |
| 1997 | 32.88 |
| 1998 | 33.87 |
| 1999 | 34.87 |
| 2000 | 35.88 |
| 2001 | 37.09 |
| 2002 | 38.43 |
| 2003 | 39.78 |
| 2004 | 41.14 |
| 2005 | 42.52 |
| 2006 | 43.87 |
| 2007 | 45.20 |
| 2008 | 46.54 |
| 2009 | 47.88 |
| 2010 | 49.23 |
| 2011 | 50.57 |
| 2012 | 51.89 |
| 2013 | 53.17 |
| 2014 | 54.41 |
| 2015 | 55.61 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
