Chart and table of China population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects
MLA Citation:
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2024 Population |
| China | 1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil | 217,637,297 |
| Russia | 143,957,079 |
| Mexico | 129,388,467 |
| Iran | 89,809,781 |
| Thailand | 71,885,799 |
| South Africa | 61,020,221 |
| Colombia | 52,340,774 |
| Iraq | 46,523,657 |
| Algeria | 46,278,751 |
| Peru | 34,683,444 |
| Malaysia | 34,671,895 |
| Venezuela | 29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan | 19,828,165 |
| Romania | 19,618,996 |
| Ecuador | 18,377,367 |
| Guatemala | 18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 11,434,005 |
| Jordan | 11,384,922 |
| Cuba | 11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,462,904 |
| Belarus | 9,455,037 |
| Serbia | 7,097,028 |
| Libya | 6,964,197 |
| Paraguay | 6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria | 6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica | 5,246,714 |
| Lebanon | 5,219,044 |
| Albania | 2,826,020 |
| Jamaica | 2,824,738 |
| Armenia | 2,777,979 |
| Botswana | 2,719,694 |
| Namibia | 2,645,805 |
| Gabon | 2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia | 2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,754,993 |
| Mauritius | 1,301,978 |
| Fiji | 943,072 |
| Guyana | 819,594 |
| Suriname | 628,785 |
| Montenegro | 626,102 |
| Maldives | 517,887 |
| Belize | 416,656 |
| Samoa | 228,966 |
| Grenada | 126,887 |
| Tonga | 108,683 |
| Dominica | 73,368 |
| American Samoa | 43,544 |
| Marshall Islands | 42,415 |
| Nauru | 12,884 |
| Tuvalu | 11,478 |
| China - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 1,425,178,782 | -0.03% |
| 2023 | 1,425,671,352 | -0.02% |
| 2022 | 1,425,887,337 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 1,425,893,465 | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 1,424,929,781 | 0.22% |
| 2019 | 1,421,864,031 | 0.34% |
| 2018 | 1,417,069,468 | 0.48% |
| 2017 | 1,410,275,957 | 0.60% |
| 2016 | 1,401,889,681 | 0.59% |
| 2015 | 1,393,715,448 | 0.62% |
| 2014 | 1,385,189,668 | 0.66% |
| 2013 | 1,376,100,308 | 0.70% |
| 2012 | 1,366,560,818 | 0.70% |
| 2011 | 1,357,095,481 | 0.66% |
| 2010 | 1,348,191,368 | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 1,339,125,595 | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 1,330,167,148 | 0.65% |
| 2007 | 1,321,513,224 | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 1,313,086,567 | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 1,304,887,562 | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 1,296,816,711 | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 1,288,873,367 | 0.62% |
| 2002 | 1,280,926,120 | 0.64% |
| 2001 | 1,272,739,582 | 0.68% |
| 2000 | 1,264,099,069 | 0.69% |
| 1999 | 1,255,433,236 | 0.69% |
| 1998 | 1,246,836,105 | 0.73% |
| 1997 | 1,237,801,448 | 0.77% |
| 1996 | 1,228,298,836 | 0.83% |
| 1995 | 1,218,144,426 | 0.90% |
| 1994 | 1,207,286,675 | 0.96% |
| 1993 | 1,195,855,558 | 1.02% |
| 1992 | 1,183,813,389 | 1.13% |
| 1991 | 1,170,626,171 | 1.47% |
| 1990 | 1,153,704,252 | 1.70% |
| 1989 | 1,134,414,723 | 1.66% |
| 1988 | 1,115,889,802 | 1.74% |
| 1987 | 1,096,851,843 | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 1,077,770,523 | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 1,060,239,979 | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 1,044,172,197 | 1.45% |
| 1983 | 1,029,226,907 | 1.55% |
| 1982 | 1,013,483,166 | 1.63% |
| 1981 | 997,259,502 | 1.52% |
| 1980 | 982,372,466 | 1.45% |
| 1979 | 968,298,969 | 1.38% |
| 1978 | 955,138,943 | 1.33% |
| 1977 | 942,581,333 | 1.42% |
| 1976 | 929,375,924 | 1.56% |
| 1975 | 915,124,661 | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 899,367,640 | 2.01% |
| 1973 | 881,652,080 | 2.18% |
| 1972 | 862,840,403 | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 843,285,424 | 2.52% |
| 1970 | 822,534,450 | 2.63% |
| 1969 | 801,430,976 | 2.70% |
| 1968 | 780,371,956 | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 761,006,260 | 2.43% |
| 1966 | 742,948,541 | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 723,846,349 | 2.73% |
| 1964 | 704,593,772 | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 683,903,557 | 2.90% |
| 1962 | 664,614,650 | 1.43% |
| 1961 | 655,260,380 | 0.17% |
| 1960 | 654,170,692 | 0.31% |
| 1959 | 652,179,194 | 1.30% |
| 1958 | 643,791,581 | 2.19% |
| 1957 | 630,003,025 | 2.23% |
| 1956 | 616,283,022 | 2.15% |
| 1955 | 603,320,147 | 2.27% |
| 1954 | 589,936,004 | 2.17% |
| 1953 | 577,378,682 | 2.20% |
| 1952 | 564,954,522 | 2.05% |
| 1951 | 553,613,988 | 1.77% |
| 1950 | 543,979,233 | 0.00% |
