What is the latest data on Rural population in China?

The latest Rural population in China that we can find in 2022 is 529,465,517. This data is from the 2021 worldbank.org survey and is in unit of People. More details.

By what percentage did Rural population in China decrease from the previous year?

It has decreased by 2.72% from the previous year (2020). And Rural population in the previous year is 544,289,492.00 Show the trend graph from 1960 to 2021.

When was the last year that China's Rural population was at its highest?

The year 1991 was the highest year. (836,478,966.00)

When was the last year that China's Rural population was at its lowest?

The year 2021 was the lowest year. (529,465,517.00)

How many times higher is China's Rural population than in Japan?

China's Rural population is 51.8 times that of Japan. Show graph

What is China's ranking in the world for Rural population?

China is ranked 2nd in the world. View the world ranking table of Rural population.

Which countries have a similar Rural population to China?

India (900,239,774) and Pakistan (140,885,076) have very similar data.

How many times is Rural population in China compared to the world average?

It is 31.66 times higher than the world average. Find out more.

Is China's Rural population higher than the world median?

It is 252.76 times higher than the world median.

China's Rural population(Comparison Chart)

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China's Rural population (Transition,Comparison)
Where does China rank in the world in terms of the "Rural population"?
- China ranks 2nd in the world in "Rural population"
- World Average vs China vs Global Median

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China's Rural population (Transition,Comparison)

Let's get to know "China's Rural population" using Graphs and Charts.

What does "Rural population" mean?

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

China's Rural population(2021)

China's latest "Rural population" is 529,465,517.(2021's Research)

China's latest Rural population(2021)
Country	Rural population
China	529,465,517

※Source:worldbank.org Details
The newest updated about survey by worldbank.org for 2021.
(Confirmed on July 22, 2022, 12:00 am.)
Statistical data for 2021 will be reflected immediately upon release.

Transition Chart Of China's Rural population(1960 - current year)

So how has the current "529,465,517" Rural population in China changed compared to the past?

The following transition graph(line chart) shows "Rural population" in China from 1960 to 2021.

Animation Chart showing the yearly change

*Here is a chart that shows the transition from 1960 to 2021 as a moving year-by-year graph. It is also comparable to the total population.

*If you choose to view Other Statistics, you will be able to compare "Rural population" with over 270 statistics for China.

Changes in the global ranking of China's "Rural population" (full history)

The following Bar Chart Race shows the changes in the global ranking of China's "Rural population".

The entire history of China's world ranking from 1960 to 2021 is visualized in Bar Chart Race.

*How to see the graph
China is marked with a red frame, and an UP arrow is displayed on the right side when the ranking goes up, and a DOWN arrow is displayed when it goes down.

You can see where China's "Rural population" has been ranked in the world.

Overall view of the chart (still image)

This is the overall chart of the China' Rural population graph above.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

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Line 1:Years, Line 2:Rural population

Also below is a list of "China's Rural population" from 1960 to 2021. 👆Scrollable horizontally.

A list of data on China's Rural population(1960 to 2021) 👆Scrollable horizontally
Year	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Rural population	558,984,648.00	550,002,064.00	551,084,460.00	561,172,774.00	570,563,019.00	585,836,641.00	603,653,090.00	620,353,282.00	637,762,514.00	656,497,738.00	675,928,190.00	695,661,123.00	713,898,765.00	730,387,430.00	744,661,478.00	756,942,270.00	768,187,399.00	778,161,684.00	785,011,465.00	788,605,339.00	791,287,529.00	793,935,216.00	797,806,157.00	802,837,860.00	806,618,745.00	810,625,110.00	815,464,944.00	821,058,949.00	826,508,924.00	831,145,763.00	835,019,382.00	836,478,966.00	836,448,460.00	835,478,607.00	833,998,460.00	831,819,843.00	828,956,742.00	825,589,438.00	821,328,874.00	815,968,942.00	809,645,853.00	800,082,679.00	788,406,300.00	775,926,016.00	762,817,902.00	749,352,182.00	735,901,746.00	722,214,159.00	708,173,810.00	693,852,712.00	679,206,337.00	665,196,496.00	651,507,733.00	637,792,141.00	624,030,741.00	610,192,900.00	596,465,626.00	582,840,458.00	568,902,350.00	558,762,145.00	544,289,492.00	529,465,517.00
year-on-year(+-)	-	-8,982,584	1,082,396	10,088,314	9,390,245	15,273,622	17,816,449	16,700,192	17,409,232	18,735,224	19,430,452	19,732,933	18,237,642	16,488,665	14,274,048	12,280,792	11,245,129	9,974,285	6,849,781	3,593,874	2,682,190	2,647,687	3,870,941	5,031,703	3,780,885	4,006,365	4,839,834	5,594,005	5,449,975	4,636,839	3,873,619	1,459,584	-30,506	-969,853	-1,480,147	-2,178,617	-2,863,101	-3,367,304	-4,260,564	-5,359,932	-6,323,089	-9,563,174	-11,676,379	-12,480,284	-13,108,114	-13,465,720	-13,450,436	-13,687,587	-14,040,349	-14,321,098	-14,646,375	-14,009,841	-13,688,763	-13,715,592	-13,761,400	-13,837,841	-13,727,274	-13,625,168	-13,938,108	-10,140,205	-14,472,653	-14,823,975
year-on-year(%)	-	98.39	100.2	101.83	101.67	102.68	103.04	102.77	102.81	102.94	102.96	102.92	102.62	102.31	101.95	101.65	101.49	101.3	100.88	100.46	100.34	100.33	100.49	100.63	100.47	100.5	100.6	100.69	100.66	100.56	100.47	100.17	100	99.88	99.82	99.74	99.66	99.59	99.48	99.35	99.23	98.82	98.54	98.42	98.31	98.23	98.21	98.14	98.06	97.98	97.89	97.94	97.94	97.89	97.84	97.78	97.75	97.72	97.61	98.22	97.41	97.28

Looking at the above graph of "China's Rural population", we can see that the data for 2021, the latest year available, is the lowest.

In addition,it is 14823975 less than the previous year, 2020, which means "Rural population" is going down.

In particular, when comparing the latest data with 1991, the year with the highest data "Rural population", there is a 1.06-fold difference, showing how "Rural population" has decreased.

Also, if you are looking for population growth trends rather than Rural population, please refer to this page for a special feature for your consideration.
➡　Population Trends in China (Past to Future Projections)

Comparison Bar Graph(Hight or Low? China vs USA )

How high or low is "China's Rural population"?

Comparing Rural population in China, India

First, let's compare "Rural population" in India, which have the world's closest populations to China.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing Rural population in India, which have similar populations to China.
Country	Population	Rural population
China	1,412,360,000	529,465,517
India	1,393,409,033	900,239,774

Looking at the table above comparing Rural population, we see that

India has about 370,774,257 more "Rural population" than China, 1.7 times higher.

In particular, the comparison reveals that although Indiaand China are close to the first and second in population numbers in the world, there is an overwhelming difference in "Rural population".

China VS USA vs Japan

Next, we will compare "Rural population" in China with that in USA and Japan.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing "Rural population" in USA and Japan and China.
Country	Population	Rural population
China	1,412,360,000	529,465,517
United States of America	331,893,745	56,843,442
Japan	125,681,593	10,221,684

From the above graph, we can see that among those countries, China has the highest number of "Rural population".

In particular, the data is 51.8 times higher than that of Japan, 9.3 times higher than that of United States of America, and 1 times higher than that of China.

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Where does China rank in the world in terms of the "Rural population"?

Here is an easy-to-understand explanation, using tables and graphs, of where China ranks in the world's "Rural population".

China ranks 2nd in the world in "Rural population"

First, let's take a look at "China's Rural population" and see how high it is in the world, using the world "Rural population" ranking chart.

The world Rural population ranking chart:China ranks 2nd
Rank	Country	Rural population
2	China	529,465,517
3	Pakistan	140,885,076
4	Indonesia	118,034,120
5	Bangladesh	101,534,935
6	Nigeria	99,895,289
7	Ethiopia	91,738,352
8	Viet Nam	60,813,626
9	Egypt	59,571,123
10	Philippines	58,095,301
11	United States of America	56,843,442

※Source:worldbank.org Details

➡ Ranking of the world's highest "Rural population"

In this ranking table of the world's highest "Rural population", China ranks 2nd out of 203 countries for which statistics are available, indicating that China is one of the top five countries in the world with a extremely high level of "Rural population".

Below is a graph that shows the yearly changes in the World ranking of "Rural population" and which cities or prefectures are in the top 10.

Top 10 Countries by "Rural population"

For more detailed ranking of the world's highest "Rural population", please refer to the entire list here.
➡　Ranking of the world's highest "Rural population"

World Average vs China vs Global Median

The following bar chart compares the average and median of the global ranking of "Rural population" with China.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

Chart comparing Rural population in China with the world median (2,094,698) and average (16,721,263)
Country	Rural population
China	529,465,517
Average	16,721,263
Median	2,094,698

※Source:worldbank.org Details

From the table here, we can see that "China's Rural population" is 31.66 times higher than the average.

Moreover, when compared to the median of 2,094,698, we can see that China's Rural population "529465517" is higher (252.76 times) than the median.

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Title	"China's Rural population"
Unit	People
Period	1960 to 2021
Lastmodified	2022-07-22T03:07:01+0900
License	CC BY 4.0
Source	worldbank.org - World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.