China Population: Number of Household: Total data was reported at 496,814.462 Unit th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 502,094.819 Unit th for 2022. China Population: Number of Household: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 403,798.500 Unit th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2023, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 522,689.264 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 329.088 Unit th in 1994. China Population: Number of Household: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: No of Household.

This graph shows the average size of households in China from 1990 to 2023. That year, statistically about 2.8 people were living in an average Chinese household. Average household size in China A household is commonly defined as one person living alone or a group of people living together and sharing certain living accommodations. The average number of people living in one household in China dropped from 3.96 in 1990 to 2.87 in 2011. Since 2010, the figure was relatively stable and ranged between 2.87 and 3.17 people per household. The average Chinese household still counts as rather large in comparison to other industrial countries. In 2023, an average American household consisted of only 2.51 people. Comparable figures have already been reached in the bigger cities and coastal areas of China, but in the rural provinces the household size is still much larger. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the household size in China was diametrically correlated to its income. Birth rates and household sizes The receding size of Chinese households may be linked to the controversial one-child policy introduced in 1979. The main aim of the policy was to control population growth. While the fertility rate in China had been very high until the 1970s, it fell considerably in the following decades and resided at only 1.7 children per woman in 2018, nearly the same as in the United States or in the United Kingdom. A partial ease in the one-child policy was introduced in 2013, due to which couples where at least one parent was an only child were allowed to have a second child. In October 2015, the law was changed into a two-child policy becoming effective in January 2016.

Key information about China Household Expenditure per Capita

• China Annual Household Expenditure per Capita reached 4,802.427 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the last update number of 4,660.400 USD in Dec 2023.
• China Annual Household Expenditure per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1957 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 607.205 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,802.427 USD in Dec 2024 and a record low of 89.641 USD in Dec 1964.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of China grew 2.900 % YoY in Oct 2025.

CEIC converts Annual Household Expenditure per Capita into USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Household Expenditure per Capita in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Expenditure covers Consumption Expenditure and for urban area only.

In 2023, the number of people per household across different regions in China varied between around 2.3 in Heilongjiang province and 3.5 in Tibet. The national average was 2.8 people per household in 2023. The relation between household sizes, birth rates, and income In general, data on average household sizes as well as household income are often derived from the same national household survey. Therefore, average household sizes can be used to calculate per capita income from household income and vice versa. In many regions of China, a larger average household size correlates with lower income. At the same time, a strong positive correlation between household size and birth rate exists, which is in itself not surprising. Different household sizes across China In China, the largest average household sizes were recorded in the western part of the country, where birth rates are high. Lower medium figures prevailed in the prosperous coastal regions, while the lowest figures were recorded in the large municipalities and in Northeast China. The northeastern provinces, which are still dominated by their heavy industries, suffer from bad economic perspectives and population decline, which results in their smaller household sizes.

China: Household consumption as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 39.57 percent, an increase from 37.78 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 63.62 percent, based on data from 155 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1960 to 2023 is 47.23 percent. The minimum value, 34.6 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 72.01 percent was recorded in 1962.

Households Debt in China increased to 60.10 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025 from 60 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - China Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in China was reported at 7229259522659 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Household final consumption expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

China Household Survey (HS): Rural: Number of Household data was reported at 73,750.000 Unit in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 73,630.000 Unit for 2011. China Household Survey (HS): Rural: Number of Household data is updated yearly, averaging 67,898.000 Unit from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2012, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73,750.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 66,642.000 Unit in 1985. China Household Survey (HS): Rural: Number of Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.HC: No of Household Surveyed: Rural.

China Population: Average Household Size data was reported at 2.800 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.760 Person for 2022. China Population: Average Household Size data is updated yearly, averaging 3.150 Person from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.430 Person in 1982 and a record low of 2.620 Person in 2020. China Population: Average Household Size data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Person per Household.

In 2024, the average annual per capita disposable income of households in China amounted to approximately 41,300 yuan. Annual per capita income in Chinese saw a significant rise over the last decades and is still rising at a high pace. During the last ten years, per capita disposable income roughly doubled in China. Income distribution in China As an emerging economy, China faces a large number of development challenges, one of the most pressing issues being income inequality. The income gap between rural and urban areas has been stirring social unrest in China and poses a serious threat to the dogma of a “harmonious society” proclaimed by the communist party. In contrast to the disposable income of urban households, which reached around 54,200 yuan in 2024, that of rural households only amounted to around 23,100 yuan. Coinciding with the urban-rural income gap, income disparities between coastal and western regions in China have become apparent. As of 2023, households in Shanghai and Beijing displayed the highest average annual income of around 84,800 and 81,900 yuan respectively, followed by Zhejiang province with 63,800 yuan. Gansu, a province located in the West of China, had the lowest average annual per capita household income in China with merely 25,000 yuan. Income inequality in China The Gini coefficient is the most commonly used measure of income inequality. For China, the official Gini coefficient also indicates the astonishing inequality of income distribution in the country. Although the Gini coefficient has dropped from its high in 2008 at 49.1 points, it still ranged at a score of 46.5 points in 2023. The United Nations have set an index value of 40 as a warning level for serious inequality in a society.

In 2017, food accounted for around a quarter of the urban household annual expenditure in China. According to McKinsey data analysis, urban Chinese consumers have been increasing their expenditure share on products and services other than food, especially on housing/utilities and transportation and communication services or goods.

In 2018, the majority of Chinese urban households, around *** million, were in the upper aspirant affluency class. According to McKinsey data analysis, the growth of disposable income is lifting Chinese urban households to the mass affluent class and above. By 2030, around *** million households in China are projected to be mass affluent.

Household Saving Rate in China decreased to 36.10 percent in 2016 from 37.10 percent in 2015. This dataset provides - China Deposits Interest Rates - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The dataset tabulates the China median household income by race. The dataset can be utilized to understand the racial distribution of China income.

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Please note: The 2020 1-Year ACS estimates data was not reported by the Census Bureau due to the impact on survey collection and analysis caused by COVID-19. Consequently, median household income data for 2020 is unavailable for large cities (population 65,000 and above).

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This statistic shows the average annual per capita expenditure of private urban households in China on household items and services from 1990 to 2023. In 2024, one member of a private household in China spent approximately ***** yuan on household equipment, furnishings, and services on average, down from around ***** yuan in the previous year.

In 2022, the average annual per capita energy consumption per household in China came to *** kilograms of standard coal equivalent (SCE). This figure represents an increase of about *** percent compared to the previous year and continues a steady upward trend.

China % of Household grouped by Annual Income: Urban:>100000 data was reported at 18.080 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.220 % for 2010. China % of Household grouped by Annual Income: Urban:>100000 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.470 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2011, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.080 % in 2011 and a record low of 2.070 % in 2005. China % of Household grouped by Annual Income: Urban:>100000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Household Survey – Table CN.HD: Household Income Distribution: Urban.

Household debt to GDP, in percent in China, March, 2025 The most recent value is 60.1 percent as of March 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 60 percent. Historically, the average for China from March 2006 to March 2025 is 39.41 percent. The minimum of 10.7 percent was recorded in June 2006, while the maximum of 60.9 percent was reached in March 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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