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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in China

China: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0007 1000 No per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
80th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0007 1000 No per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002 1000 No per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in China, 1960–2025

000.001196019922025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in China is 0.0007 1000 No per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in China peaked at 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 No per person, in 1960.

China ranks 80th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in China, year by year

Year 1000 No per person Change
1960 0.0002 1000 No per person —
1961 0.0002 1000 No per person +5.8%
1962 0.0002 1000 No per person +4.0%
1963 0.0002 1000 No per person +2.4%
1964 0.0002 1000 No per person +2.7%
1965 0.0002 1000 No per person -1.1%
1966 0.0002 1000 No per person -1.1%
1967 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.5%
1968 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.5%
1969 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.7%
1970 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.8%
1971 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.8%
1972 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.7%
1973 0.0002 1000 No per person -0.0%
1974 0.0002 1000 No per person +0.6%
1975 0.0002 1000 No per person +0.8%
1976 0.0002 1000 No per person +0.7%
1977 0.0002 1000 No per person +0.8%
1978 0.0002 1000 No per person +2.4%
1979 0.0002 1000 No per person +4.1%
1980 0.0002 1000 No per person +4.1%
1981 0.0002 1000 No per person +4.0%
1982 0.0002 1000 No per person +3.7%
1983 0.0002 1000 No per person +3.0%
1984 0.0002 1000 No per person +3.2%
1985 0.0002 1000 No per person +3.3%
1986 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.3%
1987 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.2%
1988 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.2%
1989 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.1%
1990 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.0%
1991 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.2%
1992 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.1%
1993 0.0003 1000 No per person +3.0%
1994 0.0003 1000 No per person +2.8%
1995 0.0003 1000 No per person +2.8%
1996 0.0003 1000 No per person +2.7%
1997 0.0004 1000 No per person +2.6%
1998 0.0004 1000 No per person +2.6%
1999 0.0004 1000 No per person +2.6%
2000 0.0004 1000 No per person +2.6%
2001 0.0004 1000 No per person +3.1%
2002 0.0004 1000 No per person +3.4%
2003 0.0004 1000 No per person +3.4%
2004 0.0004 1000 No per person +3.3%
2005 0.0004 1000 No per person +3.2%
2006 0.0005 1000 No per person +3.1%
2007 0.0005 1000 No per person +3.0%
2008 0.0005 1000 No per person +2.9%
2009 0.0005 1000 No per person +2.9%
2010 0.0005 1000 No per person +2.8%
2011 0.0005 1000 No per person +2.5%
2012 0.0005 1000 No per person +2.3%
2013 0.0006 1000 No per person +2.2%
2014 0.0006 1000 No per person +2.2%
2015 0.0006 1000 No per person +2.1%
2016 0.0006 1000 No per person +2.1%
2017 0.0006 1000 No per person +1.9%
2018 0.0006 1000 No per person +1.9%
2019 0.0006 1000 No per person +1.9%
2020 0.0006 1000 No per person +1.9%
2021 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.9%
2022 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.9%
2023 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.9%
2024 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.8%
2025 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.7%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 No per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 1000 No per person, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0002 1000 No per person 10
1970s 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0002 1000 No per person 10
1980s 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0002 1000 No per person 0.0003 1000 No per person 10
1990s 0.0003 1000 No per person 0.0003 1000 No per person 0.0004 1000 No per person 10
2000s 0.0004 1000 No per person 0.0004 1000 No per person 0.0005 1000 No per person 10
2010s 0.0006 1000 No per person 0.0005 1000 No per person 0.0006 1000 No per person 10
2020s 0.0007 1000 No per person 0.0006 1000 No per person 0.0007 1000 No per person 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 77 Tunisia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  2. 78 Djibouti 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  3. 79 Panama 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  4. 81 Congo 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  5. 82 Montenegro 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  6. 83 North Macedonia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in China?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in China was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 No per person in 1960.
How does China rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita?
China ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita
Unit
1000 No per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.