China: Percent of world population

The latest value from 2023 is 17.69 percent, a decline from 17.87 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.51 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1960 to 2023 is 20.88 percent. The minimum value, 17.69 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 22.71 percent was recorded in 1974. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The population share of a particular country is measured as its population as percent of the total world population in a given year. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.