Country profile · Asia · CHN
China: area, population and density
China has 9,388,210 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,406,585,000; calculated population density is 150 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
China ranks 2nd of 196 by land area, 2nd by population and 65th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 9,388,210 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,406,585,000World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 150 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
China in the country comparison set
China has 9,388,210 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,406,585,000 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 2nd by land area, 2nd by population, and 65th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate China first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
Browse the Asia country comparison for regional scale context.