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China

China / CN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

China in numbers.

Area9,562,910 kmยฒWorld # 4 โ†’Population1.4BWorld # 2 โ†’Population density147.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 74 โ†’Life expectancy78 yearsWorld # 68 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 13,862World # 92 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

China across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area9,562,910 kmยฒWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’Population1.4BWorld # 2 / 2025 โ†’Population density147.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 74 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,949World # 105 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 187 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1World # 208 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate6.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 204 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 89 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.1 yearsWorld # 63 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+14.9%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.4%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Urban population66.3%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-268.1KWorld # 208 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.1%World # 210 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78 yearsWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy68.6 yearsWorld # 29 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 57 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate22.8%World # 62 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 13,862World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 19.5TWorld # 2 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 29,333World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.1%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.6%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.8%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,328 hours/yearWorld # 15 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36World # 73 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.9%World # 108 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people2,107.3 per million peopleWorld # 46 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 15 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people1,014.3 per million peopleWorld # 3 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,527 kcal/dayWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person73.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 57 / 2023 โ†’Rice production207.5M tWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production140.1M tWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production114K tWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person0.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 17 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area24%World # 123 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,524 kWh/personWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.7 tWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Internet use91.6%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions131.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate17.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 76 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.7%World # 80 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament26.5%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals30.4MWorld # 11 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites60 sitesWorld # 2 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupUnaffiliated2021 / 52.1%Main languageChineseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball121,851 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to right with vertical writingChineseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyYuan RenminbiCNYDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOthercenter, Qin dynasty