Key demographics
- Population
- 1.4B
- Density
- 146.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.797 (High)
- GDP per capita
- $13,806
- Gini index (2022)
- 36.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.01
- Urban population (2025)
- 66.3%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 96.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 43.5%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 66.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 6.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 3.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.01
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 26.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 30.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 中文 (Zhōngwén) |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Han chinese | 91.1% |
| Zhuang | 1.4% |
| Uyghur | 0.8% |
| Hui | 0.8% |
| Miao | 0.8% |
| Manchu | 0.7% |
| Yi | 0.7% |
| Tujia | 0.7% |
| Tibetan | 0.5% |
| Others | 2.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Chinese
- Demonym (female)
- Chinese
- National anthem
- March of the Volunteers
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 68.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 5.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.11/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 3.67/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $763
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 32.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 96.7%
- Education spending (2023)
- 3.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 441
- Internet users (2025)
- 91.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 131.8/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 47.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 1,413/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 47.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+08:00
- Calling codes
- +86
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .cn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of China has a red field. In the canton are five yellow five-pointed stars — a large star and four smaller stars arranged in a vertical arc on the fly side of the large star.
- National anthem
- March of the Volunteers
- National holiday
- 1949-10-01