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Urban population share in China

Latest: 66.3%
Previous: 65.9%
Change: +0.45 (+0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	17.9%
Dec 31, 1967	17.7%
Dec 31, 1968	17.6%
Dec 31, 1969	17.5%
Dec 31, 1970	17.4%
Dec 31, 1971	17.3%
Dec 31, 1972	17.1%
Dec 31, 1973	17.2%
Dec 31, 1974	17.2%
Dec 31, 1975	17.3%
Dec 31, 1976	17.4%
Dec 31, 1977	17.6%
Dec 31, 1978	17.9%
Dec 31, 1979	19.0%
Dec 31, 1980	19.4%
Dec 31, 1981	20.2%
Dec 31, 1982	20.6%
Dec 31, 1983	21.6%
Dec 31, 1984	23.0%
Dec 31, 1985	23.7%
Dec 31, 1986	24.5%
Dec 31, 1987	25.3%
Dec 31, 1988	25.8%
Dec 31, 1989	26.2%
Dec 31, 1990	26.2%
Dec 31, 1991	26.9%
Dec 31, 1992	27.5%
Dec 31, 1993	28.0%
Dec 31, 1994	28.5%
Dec 31, 1995	29.0%
Dec 31, 1996	30.5%
Dec 31, 1997	31.9%
Dec 31, 1998	33.4%
Dec 31, 1999	34.8%
Dec 31, 2000	36.4%
Dec 31, 2001	37.7%
Dec 31, 2002	39.1%
Dec 31, 2003	40.5%
Dec 31, 2004	41.8%
Dec 31, 2005	43.0%
Dec 31, 2006	44.3%
Dec 31, 2007	45.9%
Dec 31, 2008	47.0%
Dec 31, 2009	48.3%
Dec 31, 2010	49.2%
Dec 31, 2011	51.8%
Dec 31, 2012	53.1%
Dec 31, 2013	54.5%
Dec 31, 2014	55.8%
Dec 31, 2015	57.3%
Dec 31, 2016	58.8%
Dec 31, 2017	60.2%
Dec 31, 2018	61.5%
Dec 31, 2019	62.7%
Dec 31, 2020	63.5%
Dec 31, 2021	64.7%
Dec 31, 2022	65.2%
Dec 31, 2023	65.5%
Dec 31, 2024	65.9%
Dec 31, 2025	66.3%

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