China
Country in Asia
In brief
Population: 1.4B (2025). World rank 2 of 216; in Asia, 2 of 49. Net migration per year: -268.1K (2025). World rank 209 of 216; in Asia, 44 of 49. Born in another country: 0.1% (2024). World rank 210 of 215; in Asia, 47 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population growth per year +0.6% → -0.2%, living in cities 57.3% → 66.3%, and net migration per year -646.9K → -268.1K.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Chinese
- Religions
- no religion 52.1%, folk religions 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, and Muslim 1.8% (2021)