Today's demographic activity
Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
Births today
23,614
Deaths today
31,436
Net emigration today
636
As of today, China has approximately 1,412,914,089 people. Estimated births today: 23,614; deaths: 31,436.
Watch China's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
Key terms
- Real-time counters
- — Live estimates derived from annual demographic rates evenly distributed throughout the year.
- Natural change
- — Net change from births minus deaths (excluding migration).
- Net migration
- — Balance of people moving into vs. leaving the country.
- Population growth
- — Total change combining births, deaths, and migration.
Major Cities
(2056)Projection| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | Shanghai | 29.91M | 3,157 | 9,474 |
| 2 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | 27.74M | 4,570 | 6,070 |
| 3 | Beijing★ Capital | Beijing | 17.13M | 1,741 | 9,840 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 13.96M | 1,470 | 9,492 |
| 5 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 7.74M | 1,169 | 6,621 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 7.63M | 1,635 | 4,665 |
| 7 | Tianjin | Tianjin | 7.32M | 543 | 13,483 |
| 8 | Wuhan | Hubei | 7.32M | 710 | 10,306 |
| 9 | Chongqing | Chongqing | 7.03M | 548 | 12,827 |
| 10 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 6.79M | 723 | 9,397 |
| 11 | Chaozhou | Guangdong | 6.45M | 1,228 | 5,249 |
| 12 | Chengdu | Sichuan | 6.11M | 865 | 7,058 |
| 13 | Shenyang | Liaoning | 5.68M | 480 | 11,831 |
| 14 | Xi'an | Shaanxi | 5.22M | 622 | 8,386 |
| 15 | Zhengzhou | Henan | 4.87M | 582 | 8,363 |
| 16 | Hefei | Anhui | 4.86M | 501 | 9,713 |
| 17 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 4.37M | 417 | 10,471 |
| 18 | Wenzhou | Zhejiang | 4.17M | 536 | 7,773 |
| 19 | Puning | Guangdong | 4.02M | 696 | 5,771 |
| 20 | Taiyuan | Shanxi | 4.01M | 345 | 11,618 |
| 21 | Ürümqi | Xinjiang | 3.78M | 306 | 12,330 |
| 22 | Qingdao | Shandong | 3.61M | 518 | 6,974 |
| 23 | Jinan | Shandong | 3.46M | 444 | 7,807 |
| 24 | Changsha | Hunan | 3.46M | 403 | 8,584 |
| 25 | Changchun | Jilin | 3.34M | 263 | 12,704 |
| 26 | Nanchang | Jiangxi | 3.29M | 398 | 8,276 |
| 27 | Nanning | Guangxi | 3.29M | 238 | 13,804 |
| 28 | Quanzhou | Fujian | 3.28M | 677 | 4,844 |
| 29 | Kunming | Yunnan | 3.22M | 354 | 9,112 |
| 30 | Ningbo | Zhejiang | 3.13M | 530 | 5,910 |
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Population figures are urban agglomerations (the contiguous built-up area), which can be larger than city-proper municipal boundaries.
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) · Creative Commons license CC BY 3.0 IGO
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).