Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in China
China: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
58th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places China 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0601 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0608 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0624 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.064 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0657 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0676 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0716 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0736 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0755 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0774 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0807 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0821 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0835 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0847 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0855 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.086 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0864 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0871 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0876 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0882 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0889 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0896 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0905 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0913 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0921 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0926 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0926 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0923 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0919 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0914 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0907 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.09 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0883 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0872 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0859 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0845 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0831 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0816 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0801 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0787 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0772 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0713 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0698 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0683 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0652 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0637 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0621 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0606 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0576 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0561 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0601 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0716 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0736 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.086 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0888 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0864 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0921 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0916 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0892 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0883 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0675 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0606 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 55 Burkina Faso 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 56 Italy 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 57 Lesotho 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.053 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 60 Germany 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for China
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.74 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0615 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.12 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 275,362 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 319,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 326,230 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 645,797 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in China?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in China was 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0928 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does China rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.