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Population growth in China 2006-2017

Population growth in China from 2006 to 2017

The data displays the population growth in China from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, annual population growth in China amounted to about 0.6%.

Population growth in China – additional information Due to strict birth control measures by the Chinese government as well as changing family and work situations of the Chinese people, population growth has virtually subsided over the past decade. With an annual population growth of below 0.5 percent, China’s population growth ranks among the lowest worldwide. As of 2014, leading countries in population growth could almost exclusively be found on the Arabian Peninsula and the African continent.

2006 0.56
2007 0.52
2008 0.51
2009 0.5
2010 0.48
2011 0.48
2012 0.49
2013 0.49
2014 0.51
2015 0.51
2016 0.5
2017 0.6