China China, Rural population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 485,476,426 2 -14,338,127 -2.87%
2023 499,814,553 2 -14,782,017 -2.87%
2022 514,596,570 2 -14,868,947 -2.81%
2021 529,465,517 2 -14,823,975 -2.72%
2020 544,289,492 2 -14,472,653 -2.59%
2019 558,762,145 2 -14,237,260 -2.48%
2018 572,999,405 2 -13,969,381 -2.38%
2017 586,968,786 2 -13,444,680 -2.24%
2016 600,413,466 2 -13,624,234 -2.22%
2015 614,037,700 2 -13,464,783 -2.15%
2014 627,502,483 2 -13,043,096 -2.04%
2013 640,545,579 2 -12,647,967 -1.94%
2012 653,193,546 2 -12,450,825 -1.87%
2011 665,644,371 2 -13,561,966 -2%
2010 679,206,337 2 -14,646,375 -2.11%
2009 693,852,712 2 -14,321,098 -2.02%
2008 708,173,810 2 -14,040,349 -1.94%
2007 722,214,159 2 -13,687,587 -1.86%
2006 735,901,746 2 -13,450,436 -1.79%
2005 749,352,182 2 -13,465,720 -1.77%
2004 762,817,902 2 -13,108,114 -1.69%
2003 775,926,016 2 -12,480,284 -1.58%
2002 788,406,300 1 -11,676,379 -1.46%
2001 800,082,679 1 -9,563,174 -1.18%
2000 809,645,853 1 -6,323,089 -0.775%
1999 815,968,942 1 -5,359,932 -0.653%
1998 821,328,874 1 -4,260,564 -0.516%
1997 825,589,438 1 -3,367,304 -0.406%
1996 828,956,742 1 -2,863,101 -0.344%
1995 831,819,843 1 -2,178,617 -0.261%
1994 833,998,460 1 -1,480,147 -0.177%
1993 835,478,607 1 -969,853 -0.116%
1992 836,448,460 1 -30,506 -0.00365%
1991 836,478,966 1 +1,459,584 +0.175%
1990 835,019,382 1 +3,873,619 +0.466%
1989 831,145,763 1 +4,636,839 +0.561%
1988 826,508,924 1 +5,449,975 +0.664%
1987 821,058,949 1 +5,594,005 +0.686%
1986 815,464,944 1 +4,839,834 +0.597%
1985 810,625,110 1 +4,006,365 +0.497%
1984 806,618,745 1 +3,780,885 +0.471%
1983 802,837,860 1 +5,031,703 +0.631%
1982 797,806,157 1 +3,870,941 +0.488%
1981 793,935,216 1 +2,647,687 +0.335%
1980 791,287,529 1 +2,682,190 +0.34%
1979 788,605,339 1 +3,593,874 +0.458%
1978 785,011,465 1 +6,849,781 +0.88%
1977 778,161,684 1 +9,974,285 +1.3%
1976 768,187,399 1 +11,245,129 +1.49%
1975 756,942,270 1 +12,280,792 +1.65%
1974 744,661,478 1 +14,274,048 +1.95%
1973 730,387,430 1 +16,488,665 +2.31%
1972 713,898,765 1 +18,237,642 +2.62%
1971 695,661,123 1 +19,732,933 +2.92%
1970 675,928,190 1 +19,430,452 +2.96%
1969 656,497,738 1 +18,735,224 +2.94%
1968 637,762,514 1 +17,409,232 +2.81%
1967 620,353,282 1 +16,700,192 +2.77%
1966 603,653,090 1 +17,816,449 +3.04%
1965 585,836,641 1 +15,273,622 +2.68%
1964 570,563,019 1 +9,390,245 +1.67%
1963 561,172,774 1 +10,088,314 +1.83%
1962 551,084,460 1 +1,082,396 +0.197%
1961 550,002,064 1 -8,982,584 -1.61%
1960 558,984,648 1

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