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Population in China
1 411 778 724
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in China is 1 411 778 724 people, including children under the age of 6 - 142 060 234 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 165 707 528 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 170 295 809 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 606 182 490 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 265 414 400 people, and the centenarians in China over 80 years old - 62 118 264 people.
Population size in China by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 142 060 234 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 165 707 528 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 170 295 809 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 606 182 490 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 265 414 400 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 62 118 264 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in China
Total in China permanent residents 672 006 673 men (47.6%) and 739 772 051 women (52.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 44 047 496 / 6.1% | 35 237 997 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 44 047 496 / 6.1% | 34 560 344 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 39 303 919 / 5.4% | 31 172 075 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 33 205 035 / 4.5% | 27 106 152 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 39 303 919 / 5.4% | 32 527 382 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 58 278 225 / 8.2% | 48 791 073 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 56 922 918 / 8% | 48 791 073 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 52 179 341 / 7.3% | 47 435 766 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 48 113 419 / 6.7% | 44 725 150 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 44 047 496 / 6.1% | 41 336 881 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 50 146 380 / 7% | 50 146 381 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 52 856 995 / 7.4% | 57 600 572 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 44 047 496 / 6.1% | 51 501 688 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 30 494 420 / 4.1% | 40 659 228 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 12 875 422 / 1.5% | 21 684 922 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 16 263 691 / 2% | 33 882 690 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 11 520 114 / 1.3% | 30 494 421 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in China: have higher education 22.7% (320 473 770 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (40 941 583 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (504 005 004 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (221 649 260 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (122 824 749 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (115 765 855 people), have no education — 0.4% (5 647 115 people), illiterate — 0.6% (8 470 672 people).
| Higher education | 320 473 770 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 40 941 583 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 504 005 004 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 221 649 260 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 122 824 749 / 8.7% |
| High school | 115 765 855 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 5 647 115 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 8 470 672 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in China
Total in China the number of officially employed population is 920 479 728 people (65.2%), pensioners 381 180 255 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 67 765 379 people (4.8%).
| Employed population | 920 479 728 / 65.2% |
| Unemployed | 67 765 379 / 4.8% |
| Pensioners | 381 180 255 / 27% |
Disability
Total in China have a disability 134 542 512 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 20 753 147 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 52 518 169 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 50 400 500 (3.57.%), disabled children 10 870 696 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 134 542 512 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 20 753 147 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 52 518 169 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 50 400 500 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 10 870 696 / 0.77% |