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Urban Population / China
Population & Society

China Urban Population

China urban population data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 65.89%. Global rank: 51.
COUNTRY: China
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-29 05:07:34
Economy Data Rating
China · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
83 / 100
Strong stability · limited data
Fiscal stability 19.5 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.3 / 20
External stability 13.8 / 15
Financial robustness 9.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity 9.8 / 10
Demographic capacity 1.9 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 67% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 1960– 2024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

China · urban population as a percentage of total population.

1960–2024
65.89 percent
65.53 percent
62.55 percent
51 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
urban population rate reference line

Countries by urban population

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Singapore 100
Hong Kong 100
Kuwait 100
Bahrain 100
Qatar 99.32
Netherlands 95.64
Luxembourg 94.84
Iceland 94.18

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
India 35.38
Japan 92.19
South Korea 81.17
United States 80.12
Germany 82.02

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-29 05:07:34

China Snapshot

country profile
Population 1.41 bn
GDP 19498.04 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 0.06%
Unemployment 4.62%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Upper middle income

China Urban Population: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Urban Population for China. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: china urban population rate, urban population data china, china urban population statistics, china percent, urban population as a percentage of total population..