China

Population

The country has a total population of 1,412,360,000 (17.99% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -311,380 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 150 ppl/km²

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Population distribution

The total population is 1,412,360,000

The male share is 51.1% and female 48.9%

The urban population represent 62.5% and rural 37.5%

Age distribution:

Location

China is located in Eastern Asia, Asia

The total country area is 9,424,700 km² (7.28% of worldwide)

Beijing is the capital

Cities

There are 748 cities in China in our database, they represent 15.50% of the population of the country altogether

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UNESCO sites

There are 55 UNESCO World Heritage sites in China:

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Politics

China democracy type is: Authoritarian

General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2158

Political parties

There are 1 parties in our database

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Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1998 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 21.82% to 24.94%

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Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in China increased from 2.4% to 4.9%

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Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in China decreased from 69.42% to 44.53%

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GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in China increased from 59,716,500,000 to 17,734,100,000,000

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The country GDP is 18.62% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $12,556.36 and the GDP per km² is $1,881,662.02

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO₂)

Latest: 10,707,200 kt CO₂ / yr (31.6% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 2,173,360 to 10,707,200 (kt CO₂) in China

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Methane (CH₄) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 765,394 to 1,176,140 (kt CO_{2 eq}) in China

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Renewable Energy

Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production increased from 0% to 4.9% in China

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Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 73%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 73.05% in China

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Artists

There are 112 artists in our database for China:

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Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Health Expenditure % GDP

In China, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure increased from 4.5% to 5.6% of GDP

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Health Expenditure per Capita

In China, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 42.99 to 583.43

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Hospital beds

In China, between 1965 and 2017, global hospital beds increased from 1.4 to 4.3 per 1000 people

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Suicide Rate

In China, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate decreased from 14.3 to 8.1 per 100,000 people

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HIV Incidence

In China, we don't have data about HIV Incidence

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for China

Reported Covid-19 deaths, China

There have been a total of 101,056 deaths related to COVID-19 in China, 1.0 yesterday and 5.0 in the last 7 days (-66.67%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

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Reported Covid-19 cases, China

There have been a total 4,903,524 cases related to COVID-19 in China, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (-100.0%)

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In literature

There are 8482 books about China in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 2.4% to 1.7% between 1989 and 2021 in China

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Armed forces

Armed forces decreased from 3,900,000 to 2,535,000 between 1985 and 2019 in China

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Universities

There are 340 universities in China in our database

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