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Number of migrant workers in China 2017

Number of migrant workers in China from 2008 to 2017 (in millions)

The data displays the number of migrant workers in China from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, there were almost 76.8 million migrant workers in China who had left their homes to find work in another province.

Migrant workers in China – additional information The amount of migrant workers in China has been increasing, in 2014, there were approx. 274 million migrant workers in China, accounting for 20% of the total population. It is worth noting that nearly half of migrant workers left their hometowns without their families. In terms of education, the majority of migrant workers in China are moderately educated, i.

2008 28.59 111.82 85.01
2009 29.66 115.67 84.45
2010 30.71 122.64 88.88
2011 32.79 125.84 94.15
2012 33.75 129.61 99.25
2013 35.25 130.85 102.84
2014 35.78 132.43 105.74
2015 77.45 91.39 108.63
2016 76.66 92.68 112.37
2017 76.75 95.1 114.67