Silver Per Capita
CHN · Asia

China silver per capita

China's estimated above-ground silver holdings equal 0.418 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 18,400 t and a UN 2025 population estimate of 1.4B. It appears at position #160 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3CHN
UN M49156
Population1,416,096,0942025, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateDec 31, 2025
Global standingHigher than 18%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median59% below1.02 fine oz median
Asia standingHigher than 0%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median63% below1.12 fine oz median
Broadly attributed silver12.99 g per resident0.418 fine oz · rank #160 of 195
Total
18,400 t
Range
0.161 to 1.08 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Investment holdings estimateNot availableNo country-specific investment anchor is available for this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not available
Status
Not available
Region

Asia context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broadly attributed silver values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#33 of 33
Regional median34.97 g per resident1.12 fine oz
MeasureBroadly attributed silver
Regional rankingBrowse Asia
2025 USGS estimates

Silver production and underground reserves

Mine production is one year's output. Underground reserves estimate silver that could be economically recovered. Neither measures how much silver residents own.

2025 mine production per resident2.401 g0.0772 fine oz · rank #13 of 14
Total source quantity
3,400 t
Status
USGS estimate
Underground reserves per resident47.313 g1.52 fine oz · rank #11 of 12
Total source quantity
67,000 t
Status
USGS reserves estimate

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 1,416,096,094 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No globally comparable official silver reserve observation is asserted.

Fund, bullion and ornamental components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Industrial silver is excluded and private stocks remain modelled.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedDec 31, 2025
Cite this country recordSilver Per Capita. China country record. silver-beta-2025.12-global-v1. https://silverpercapita.com/countries/china
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