Population and It’s History

China’s population recorded in 1910 was 439 million, almost a quarter of the world’s population. As years passed, China saw only a general increase in its booming population, despite strict regulations such as the infamous “One Child Policy”, which had its own side effects. As of 2010, China had reported a huge population of 1, 340 million. China is projected to have a population of 1, 358 million in 2040 and 1,303 million in 2050, given its current ageing population, coupled with a general increase in deaths and decrease in births yearly.

 Population Density

Despite the large lands, China’s population is even larger. It has a population density of 137 per square kilometres, resembling that of Switzerland and Czech Republic. The overall population density does not reveal the great regional disparities in terms of population density, with Western and Northern China having a few million people, while Eastern China has approximately 1.3 billion of people. A great majority of China’s population is situated near the east side, in major cities. The cities in China with the greatest populations include Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and Tianjin, with Shenzhen having a population of 10 million and Tianjin, 5 million.