Abstract: Objective To investigate the status and trends of prostate cancer incidence in China. Methods The registered prostate cancer data between 1998 and 2008 from the National Cancer Registration Center was collected， including the incidence of prostate cancer， the cumulative probability of developing prostate cancer of males aged 0.74， composition and agespecific incidence. The status and trends of the incidence between urban and rural men was compared and analyzed. Results In 2008， the incidence of prostate cancer of Chinese men was 11.00／100 000， accounting for 3.33％ of the incidence of mens malignant tumors. The worlds population agestandardized incidence rate was 6.73／100 000. The cumulative risk of males aged 0.74 was 0.70％. The incidence of urban males was about 3.7 times of that in rural areas. The results of agespecific incidence showed that the incidence of Chinese males over the age of 70 ranked the first place in the males genitourinary tumor. The average annual growth rate during 19982008 was 12.07％. The growth incidence rate of urban men with prostate cancer was 8.53/100 000, higher than 2.53/100 000 in rural areas. But the average annual growth rate of urban males was 11.25%, lower than 13.28% of rural males. The proportion of high age group was increased significantly in the age composition of the incidence over time. Conclusion In recent years， the incidence of prostate cancer have showed an obvious growth trend in China. Prostate cancer is becoming urinary tract malignant tumor that impacts Chinese mens health seriously.