Eastern Asia · Asia
Residents of China sleep an average of 9h 02m per day, ranking #2 among 62 countries tracked in the Global Sleep Atlas. This is 68 minutes more than the global average of 7h 54m. In China, women sleep approximately 4 minutes less than men per day.
Gender gap: -4 minutes (females sleep more)
OECD diary surveys report 118 minutes more sleep than app-based tracking for China. This reflects methodological differences: diary surveys measure “time allocated to sleep,” while apps measure detected sleep states.
Different measurement methods produce different results. OECD time-use diaries capture “time in bed,” while app and wearable sources measure detected sleep states.