Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in China

China: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square was 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in China, 1961–2023

00.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in China peaked at 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places China 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in China, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.037 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1963 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1964 0.0392 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1965 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1966 0.0413 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1967 0.0423 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1968 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1969 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1970 0.0457 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0.0469 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1972 0.048 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 0.049 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1974 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1975 0.0509 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1976 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1977 0.0524 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1978 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1979 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1980 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1981 0.0554 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1982 0.0563 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1983 0.0572 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1984 0.058 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1985 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1986 0.0598 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1987 0.0609 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1988 0.0619 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1989 0.063 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1990 0.0641 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1991 0.065 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1992 0.0658 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1993 0.0665 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1994 0.0672 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1995 0.0679 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1996 0.0685 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1997 0.069 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1999 0.0701 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.0707 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2001 0.0712 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2002 0.0717 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2003 0.0721 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.0725 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.073 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2006 0.0734 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2007 0.0738 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2008 0.0743 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 0.0753 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2011 0.0758 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2012 0.0763 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2013 0.0768 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2014 0.0773 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2015 0.0777 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2017 0.0786 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 0.0791 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2022 0.0791 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2023 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0501 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0457 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0586 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre 0.063 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0674 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0641 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0701 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0707 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0774 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0753 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0791 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0791 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0862 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 62 Guatemala 0.0839 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 63 Kiribati 0.0793 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 65 Indonesia 0.0746 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 66 Ghana 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 67 Denmark 0.0739 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in China?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in China was 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0792 1000 No per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does China rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square?
China ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 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.