The present population of China is 1,384,950,385 as of 2nd December 2016, which is the equivalent to 18.72% of the entire world population. China is the world’s most populous country and the density of population is 147 people per km2 or 381 people per mi2.
Among the present population of China, 56.6 % of the population is urban, which is equivalent to 799,964,410 people in 2016. The sex ratio is 1.051 or 1,051 males per 1,000 females that crossed than the global sex ratio.
The population of China is estimated to increased by 73,56,987 people in 2016 and projected to reach at 1,382,494,824 in the beginning of 2017. The natural increment is estimated to be positive, because the number of births will go over the number of deaths by 73,15,733. If outside migration will remain similar as the previous year, the population will be increased by 41,254.
It means the number of people who come to China (those who are not native) in order to stay there as permanent residents or immigrants will overcome the number of people who leave the country to stay permanently in another country.
The daily change rates of populations in China on 2016 are:
- 47,056 births average per day and 1,960.67 in a hour
- 27,013 deaths caused average per day and 1,125.54 in a hour
- 113 immigrants average per day and 4.71 in a hour