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China in charts

The figure for China on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $13,293

    World: $13,717
    83rd highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    1.41B

    World: 8.22B
    2nd highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    78

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 69th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    92%

    World: 71.2%
    Tied for 45th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    100%

    World: 91.9%
    Tied for highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    4.6%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 104th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    0.2%

    World: 3%
    171st highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    9.3

    World: 4.7
    22nd highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $763

    World: $1,317
    71st highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    71.6%

    World: 42%
    40th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in China and the world, 1990 to 2025

China: Up from 0% in 1990 to 91.6% in 2025. The world: 73.6% in 2025.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in China and the world, 1990 to 2024

China: Up from 68.2 years in 1990 to 78 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in China and the world, 1990 to 2025

China: Up from $319 in 1990 to $13,862 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in China, 1990 to 2025

China: Up from 1,135.2 million people in 1990 to 1,406.6 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare China with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.