The data displays the urban and rural population of China until 2016. That year, about 793 million people had lived in urban and 590 million in rural regions of China.
Urbanization in China – additional information
Urbanization refers to the process by which people move from rural to urban areas and how a society adapts to the population shift. It is usually seen as a driving force in economic growth, accompanied by industrialization, modernization and the spread of education. Urbanization levels tend to be higher in industrial countries, whereas the degree of urbanization in developing countries had remained relatively low.
