Abstract: Objective To systematically review the prevalence rate of hypertension from 2000 to 2010 in China.Methods One hundred and forty researches from 2000 to 2010 were selected from the database of CBM, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and PubMed according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were reviewed systematically. Overall prevalence rate and its 95% CI were calculated and forest plot was drawn by using Comprehensive Meta Analysis.Results The prevalence rate of hypertension in the population at the age 15 and over was 23.33%, in which there were statistically significant difference between different times, ages, sexes, regions and nationalities.Conclusion The prevalence rate of hypertension in China was above average level in Asia and was continuously increasing. The epidemical analyses on the prevalence of hypertension is helpful to explore the risk factors and control strategies.