World Economics subscribers can view, download and compare data quality for 150+ countries.World Economics developed the Data Quality Ratings to review the usefulness of official population data of individual countries.This can be used to determine risk and inform investment decisions.
The population of China is estimated to be 1.45 billion in 2023 using United Nations estimates.
China's grew at 0.3% in the last year and is ranked the 2nd most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Indonesia.
China last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how China compares to other countries around the globe and in Asia-Pacific.