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China Population 2026

1,287,739,451 people tracked across 1,526 cities

📊 Base data: 2026-05-20 • Sources: UN World Population Prospects & World Bank • Model updated May 2026

Births Today

+4,880

+0.4081/sec

Live

Total Population

1,287,739,451

1,526 cities

Deaths Today

-3,562

-0.2979/sec

Live

⚠️Data Transparency: This page aggregates 1,526 tracked cities in China with a combined population of 1,287,739,451. City data sourced from SimpleMaps World Cities Database. This total reflects only the cities in our database and may be significantly lower than the full national population. Birth and death rates are country-level averages from UN World Population Prospects & World Bank applied uniformly to all tracked cities. Live counters are statistical estimates from our baseline date (2026-05-20), not live government registration data. City data: SimpleMaps World Cities Database. Demographic rates: UN World Population Prospects & World Bank.

⏳ Day Progress — 3h 19m passed 13.8%

Yearly Statistics

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Births per Year

12,877,395

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Deaths per Year

9,400,498

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Net Change / Year

+3,476,897

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Natural Increase

0.27%

This Year (2026)

ℹ️ Live counters are continuously updated estimates based on base population (2026-05-20) and annual birth/death rates.

Births This Year

4,235,645

Total Population

1,287,739,451

Deaths This Year

3,092,021

Cities

Weinan

4,692,908

Xinpu

4,603,445

Yangzhou

4,563,847

Hengshui

4,475,972

Kunming

4,426,615

Regional

Guigang

4,413,115

Changchun

4,412,070

Regional

Lu’an

4,397,601

Jiangguanchi

4,383,888

Meizhou

4,382,688

Zhangjiakou

4,349,344

Chifeng

4,345,101

Ürümqi

4,338,868

Regional

Shantou

4,316,022

Hefei

4,220,686

Regional

Anqing

4,168,983

Liuzhou

4,161,627

Zhaoqing

4,155,387

Shijiazhuang

4,101,883

Regional

Ningbo

4,091,154

Zhuzhou

4,024,371

Xiaoxita

4,021,175

Chuzhou

3,990,595

Linfen

3,980,012

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📚 Data Sources & Citations

City population & coordinates: SimpleMaps World Cities Database (baseline 2026-05-20).
Birth & death rates: United Nations World Population Prospects — country-level demographic rates.
Life expectancy: World Bank Open Data — national life expectancy estimates.
Time zones: IANA Time Zone Database. A supplied CSV timezone is preferred; otherwise the plugin uses a country-level fallback.

All live counters are statistical estimates derived from these sources. Read our full methodology for formulas, assumptions and limitations.

✓ Methodology disclosedDataset/model last materially updated May 20, 2026 · Methodology · Data Sources