About China

Population

  • Population: 1,313,973,713 [UK: 60,609,153]
  • Density: 141 per sq km [UK: 250 per sq km]
  • 92% ethnic Han Chinese
  • 55 ethnic minorities

The People’s Republic of China is the world’s largest country by population and is the third largest country by area. China’s recent rapid development has made the country a major force in world affairs.