Urban population 66.3%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history China 2025 · 66.3%
0 16.59 33.17 49.76 66.34 1960 1993 2025 1960: 19.7% 1961: 19.3% 1962: 17.3% 1963: 16.8% 1964: 18.3% 1965: 18% 1966: 17.9% 1967: 17.7% 1968: 17.6% 1969: 17.5% 1970: 17.4% 1971: 17.3% 1972: 17.1% 1973: 17.2% 1974: 17.2% 1975: 17.3% 1976: 17.4% 1977: 17.6% 1978: 17.9% 1979: 19% 1980: 19.4% 1981: 20.2% 1982: 20.6% 1983: 21.6% 1984: 23% 1985: 23.7% 1986: 24.5% 1987: 25.3% 1988: 25.8% 1989: 26.2% 1990: 26.2% 1991: 26.9% 1992: 27.5% 1993: 28% 1994: 28.5% 1995: 29% 1996: 30.5% 1997: 31.9% 1998: 33.4% 1999: 34.8% 2000: 36.4% 2001: 37.7% 2002: 39.1% 2003: 40.5% 2004: 41.8% 2005: 43% 2006: 44.3% 2007: 45.9% 2008: 47% 2009: 48.3% 2010: 49.2% 2011: 51.8% 2012: 53.1% 2013: 54.5% 2014: 55.8% 2015: 57.3% 2016: 58.8% 2017: 60.2% 2018: 61.5% 2019: 62.7% 2020: 63.5% 2021: 64.7% 2022: 65.2% 2023: 65.5% 2024: 65.9% 2025: 66.3% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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