As of 2023, about ***** percent of the population of Chongqing municipality in China were 65 years old and older. This share is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decades. Chongqing is one of the four municipalities in China next to Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Chongqing, China metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population: Age 0 to 14: Chongqing data was reported at 4.697 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.795 Person th for 2022. Population: Age 0 to 14: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 5.059 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,662.869 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 3.767 Person th in 2014. Population: Age 0 to 14: Chongqing 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: By Age and Region.

As of 2023, around ***** million people between 15 and 64 years old were living in the Chongqing municipality in China, accounting for the largest population group. The city is one of the four municipalities in China, besides Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.

Population: City: Age 15 to 64: Chongqing data was reported at 12.662 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.590 Person th for 2022. Population: City: Age 15 to 64: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 7.164 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,922.219 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 3.225 Person th in 2008. Population: City: Age 15 to 64: Chongqing 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: By Age and Region: City.

Population: Birth Rate: Chongqing data was reported at 0.558 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.598 % for 2022. Population: Birth Rate: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 1.010 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.360 % in 1997 and a record low of 0.558 % in 2023. Population: Birth Rate: Chongqing 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: Birth Rate: By Region.

China is a vast and diverse country and population density in different regions varies greatly. In 2023, the estimated population density of the administrative area of Shanghai municipality reached about 3,922 inhabitants per square kilometer, whereas statistically only around three people were living on one square kilometer in Tibet. Population distribution in China China's population is unevenly distributed across the country: while most people are living in the southeastern half of the country, the northwestern half – which includes the provinces and autonomous regions of Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia – is only sparsely populated. Even the inhabitants of a single province might be unequally distributed within its borders. This is significantly influenced by the geography of each region, and is especially the case in the Guangdong, Fujian, or Sichuan provinces due to their mountain ranges. The Chinese provinces with the largest absolute population size are Guangdong in the south, Shandong in the east and Henan in Central China. Urbanization and city population Urbanization is one of the main factors which have been reshaping China over the last four decades. However, when comparing the size of cities and urban population density, one has to bear in mind that data often refers to the administrative area of cities or urban units, which might be much larger than the contiguous built-up area of that city. The administrative area of Beijing municipality, for example, includes large rural districts, where only around 200 inhabitants are living per square kilometer on average, while roughly 20,000 residents per square kilometer are living in the two central city districts. This is the main reason for the huge difference in population density between the four Chinese municipalities Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing shown in many population statistics.

Population: Chongqing: Usual Residence data was reported at 31,914.300 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32,133.400 Person th for 2022. Population: Chongqing: Usual Residence data is updated yearly, averaging 28,799.600 Person th from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2023, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32,133.400 Person th in 2022 and a record low of 27,933.200 Person th in 2004. Population: Chongqing: Usual Residence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GE: Population: Prefecture Level City.

Population: Death Rate: Chongqing data was reported at 0.890 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.809 % for 2022. Population: Death Rate: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 0.705 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.890 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.608 % in 2002. Population: Death Rate: Chongqing 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: Death Rate: By Region.

Population: Chongqing data was reported at 88.112 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 32.914 Person th for 2022. Population: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 30.318 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32,054.159 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 24.274 Person th in 2019. Population: Chongqing 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: By Region.

Population: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing data was reported at 6.353 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.024 Person th for 2022. Population: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 3.487 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,473.605 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 2.527 Person th in 1997. Population: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing 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: By Age and Region.

Population: Number of Divorces: Chongqing data was reported at 107,175.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 89,673.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Divorces: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 91,966.000 Case from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 156,160.000 Case in 2019 and a record low of 18,991.000 Case in 1997. Population: Number of Divorces: Chongqing 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 Marriage and Divorce.

Population: City: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing data was reported at 2.496 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.393 Person th for 2022. Population: City: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 0.949 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,975.073 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 0.471 Person th in 2008. Population: City: Age 65 and Above: Chongqing 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: By Age and Region: City.

Population: Number of Household: Chongqing data was reported at 12.534 Unit th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.267 Unit th for 2022. Population: Number of Household: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 9.136 Unit th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,627.668 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 8.584 Unit th in 2019. Population: Number of Household: Chongqing 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.

Population: Number of Marriages: Chongqing data was reported at 183,661.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 174,039.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Marriages: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 238,608.000 Case from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 313,393.000 Case in 2010 and a record low of 174,000.000 Case in 2002. Population: Number of Marriages: Chongqing 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 Marriage and Divorce.

Population: Usual Residence: Rural: Chongqing data was reported at 9,039.800 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,330.200 Person th for 2022. Population: Usual Residence: Rural: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 13,145.100 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,349.400 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 9,039.800 Person th in 2023. Population: Usual Residence: Rural: Chongqing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GE: Population: Prefecture Level City: Usual Residence: By Residence.

Population: Natural Growth Rate: Chongqing data was reported at -0.332 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.211 % for 2022. Population: Natural Growth Rate: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 0.334 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.453 % in 2016 and a record low of -0.332 % in 2023. Population: Natural Growth Rate: Chongqing 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: Natural Growth Rate: By Region.

Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data was reported at 15,882.600 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15,944.400 Person th for 2022. Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 9,196.600 Person th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,944.400 Person th in 2022 and a record low of 3,488.000 Person th in 1995. Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Population with Access to Water.

Population: Resided not yet Settled: Chongqing data was reported at 0.029 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.036 Person th for 2022. Population: Resided not yet Settled: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 0.113 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 229.682 Person th in 2010 and a record low of 0.029 Person th in 2023. Population: Resided not yet Settled: Chongqing 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: By Region.

% of Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data was reported at 99.924 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 98.574 % for 2022. % of Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 96.255 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.924 % in 2023 and a record low of 45.000 % in 2001. % of Population with Access to Water: City: Chongqing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Percentage of Population with Access to Water.