# **Population, total**
- The indicator **"Population, total"** refers to the **total number of people living in a country or region**.
- This count **includes all residents, regardless of legal status or citizenship**, but **excludes refugees who are not permanently settled in the country of asylum**, as they are generally considered part of the **population of their home country**.
- The chart illustrates **China's total population** over **23 years, from 2000 to 2022**.