Canada vs China

Canada vs China: Population

Population in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.38 billion people, or 36 times that in Canada.

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Canada vs China: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.38 billion people, or 36 times that in Canada.
CanadaChinaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 38 and China ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 53.6 million people and China at 633 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCanadaChinaWorld
202339.3 million1.42 billion8.09 billion
202238.8 million1.43 billion8.02 billion
202138.5 million1.43 billion7.95 billion
202038.2 million1.43 billion7.89 billion
201937.8 million1.42 billion7.81 billion
201837.3 million1.42 billion7.73 billion
201736.8 million1.41 billion7.65 billion
201636.4 million1.4 billion7.56 billion
201536 million1.4 billion7.47 billion
201435.6 million1.39 billion7.38 billion
201335.3 million1.38 billion7.29 billion
201234.9 million1.37 billion7.2 billion
201134.6 million1.36 billion7.11 billion
201034.2 million1.35 billion7.02 billion
200933.8 million1.34 billion6.93 billion
200833.5 million1.33 billion6.84 billion
200733.1 million1.33 billion6.76 billion
200632.8 million1.32 billion6.67 billion
200532.4 million1.31 billion6.59 billion
200432.1 million1.3 billion6.5 billion
200331.8 million1.3 billion6.42 billion
200231.5 million1.29 billion6.34 billion
200131.2 million1.28 billion6.26 billion
200030.9 million1.27 billion6.17 billion
199930.6 million1.26 billion6.09 billion
199830.3 million1.25 billion6.01 billion
199730.1 million1.24 billion5.93 billion
199629.8 million1.23 billion5.84 billion
199529.5 million1.22 billion5.76 billion
199429.2 million1.21 billion5.68 billion
199328.8 million1.2 billion5.59 billion
199228.5 million1.19 billion5.51 billion
199128.2 million1.17 billion5.42 billion
199027.8 million1.15 billion5.33 billion
198927.4 million1.13 billion5.23 billion
198826.9 million1.12 billion5.14 billion
198726.5 million1.1 billion5.05 billion
198626.2 million1.08 billion4.96 billion
198525.9 million1.06 billion4.87 billion
198425.7 million1.04 billion4.78 billion
198325.4 million1.03 billion4.7 billion
198225.1 million1.01 billion4.61 billion
198124.8 million998 million4.53 billion
198024.5 million983 million4.45 billion
197924.2 million969 million4.37 billion
197824 million956 million4.29 billion
197723.7 million944 million4.22 billion
197623.5 million930 million4.14 billion
197523.2 million916 million4.07 billion
197422.8 million900 million4 billion
197322.5 million883 million3.92 billion
197222.2 million864 million3.85 billion
197121.9 million844 million3.77 billion
197021.4 million823 million3.7 billion
196921 million802 million3.62 billion
196820.7 million781 million3.55 billion
196720.4 million761 million3.47 billion
196620.1 million742 million3.4 billion
196519.7 million723 million3.34 billion
196419.3 million705 million3.26 billion
196319 million685 million3.19 billion
196218.6 million665 million3.12 billion
196118.3 million656 million3.07 billion
196017.9 million655 million3.02 billion
195917.5 million653 million2.97 billion
195817.1 million644 million2.91 billion
195716.6 million630 million2.85 billion
195616.2 million617 million2.8 billion
195515.7 million604 million2.74 billion
195415.3 million590 million2.69 billion
195314.9 million578 million2.63 billion
195214.5 million565 million2.58 billion
195114.1 million554 million2.54 billion
195013.7 million544 million2.49 billion
194913.5 million538 million–
194813.2 million534 million–
194713 million531 million–
194612.7 million528 million–
194512.5 million525 million–
194412.3 million522 million–
194312 million520 million–
194211.8 million517 million–
194111.6 million514 million–
194011.5 million511 million–
193911.3 million508 million–
193811.2 million506 million–
193711 million503 million–
193610.9 million500 million–
193510.8 million497 million–
193410.7 million494 million–
193310.6 million491 million–
193210.5 million488 million–
193110.3 million485 million–
193010.2 million483 million–
192910 million481 million–
19289.88 million479 million–
19279.71 million477 million–
19269.54 million475 million–
19259.37 million474 million–
19249.21 million472 million–
19239.05 million470 million–
19228.89 million469 million–
19218.73 million466 million–
19208.57 million463 million–
19198.41 million460 million–
19188.25 million455 million–
19178.08 million450 million–
19167.92 million446 million–
19157.77 million441 million–
19147.61 million436 million–
19137.46 million431 million–
19127.32 million427 million–
19117.16 million423 million–
19107 million419 million–
19096.84 million416 million–
19086.66 million413 million–
19076.48 million411 million–
19066.31 million409 million–
19056.14 million407 million–
19045.98 million404 million–
19035.82 million402 million–
19025.66 million400 million–
19015.53 million398 million–
19005.41 million396 million–
18995.32 million394 million–
18985.25 million392 million–
18975.2 million390 million–
18965.15 million388 million–
18955.1 million386 million–
18945.05 million384 million–
18934.99 million382 million–
18924.95 million381 million–
18914.89 million379 million–
18904.84 million377 million–
18894.79 million376 million–
18884.74 million375 million–
18874.69 million373 million–
18864.64 million372 million–
18854.58 million371 million–
18844.53 million370 million–
18834.48 million369 million–
18824.43 million368 million–
18814.38 million367 million–
18804.33 million366 million–
18794.27 million365 million–
18784.21 million364 million–
18774.15 million363 million–
18764.09 million362 million–
18754.04 million361 million–
18743.98 million360 million–
18733.92 million359 million–
18723.86 million358 million–
18713.81 million358 million–
18703.76 million358 million–
18693.72 million359 million–
18683.67 million360 million–
18673.63 million362 million–
18663.59 million364 million–
18653.55 million366 million–
18643.51 million368 million–
18633.47 million370 million–
18623.43 million372 million–
18613.38 million375 million–
18603.32 million377 million–
18593.25 million380 million–
18583.16 million383 million–
18573.07 million387 million–
18562.98 million390 million–
18552.89 million394 million–
18542.81 million397 million–
18532.72 million401 million–
18522.64 million405 million–
18512.56 million408 million–
18502.48 million410 million–
18492.39 million411 million–
18482.31 million412 million–
18472.22 million412 million–
18462.14 million412 million–
18452.06 million412 million–
18441.98 million412 million–
18431.91 million412 million–
18421.83 million412 million–
18411.77 million412 million–
18401.7 million412 million–
18391.64 million412 million–
18381.58 million411 million–
18371.52 million411 million–
18361.46 million411 million–
18351.41 million411 million–
18341.36 million410 million–
18331.31 million410 million–
18321.26 million410 million–
18311.22 million409 million–
18301.17 million407 million–
18291.13 million406 million–
18281.09 million403 million–
18271.05 million400 million–
18261.01 million398 million–
1825977,900395 million–
1824943,400392 million–
1823910,100389 million–
1822878,000387 million–
1821848,800384 million–
1820822,400380 million–
1819798,700377 million–
1818777,500374 million–
1817758,700370 million–
1816740,300367 million–
1815722,400363 million–
1814704,900360 million–
1813687,900356 million–
1812671,200353 million–
1811655,000350 million–
1810639,100347 million–
1809623,300344 million–
1808608,200343 million–
1807593,500341 million–
1806579,100339 million–
1805565,100338 million–
1804551,500336 million–
1803538,100335 million–
1802525,100333 million–
1801512,400332 million–
1800500,000330 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaChinaWorld
202439.7 million39.7 million–39.9 million1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion8.16 billion
202540.1 million39.9 million–40.4 million1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.23 billion
202640.5 million40 million–41 million1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.3 billion
202740.8 million40.2 million–41.5 million1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion8.37 billion
202841.1 million40.3 million–42.1 million1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.44 billion
202941.4 million40.4 million–42.7 million1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.5 billion
203041.7 million40.4 million–43.2 million1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion8.57 billion
203141.9 million40.4 million–43.8 million1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion8.63 billion
203242.2 million40.4 million–44.3 million1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion8.7 billion
203342.4 million40.4 million–44.9 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.76 billion
203442.7 million40.4 million–45.5 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.82 billion
203542.9 million40.3 million–46.1 million1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion8.89 billion
203643.1 million40.3 million–46.8 million1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion8.95 billion
203743.3 million40.2 million–47.5 million1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion9.01 billion
203843.6 million40.1 million–48 million1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion9.06 billion
203943.8 million39.9 million–48.6 million1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion9.12 billion
204044 million39.8 million–49.3 million1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion9.18 billion
204144.1 million39.7 million–49.8 million1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion9.23 billion
204244.3 million39.6 million–50.5 million1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion9.29 billion
204344.5 million39.3 million–51.1 million1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion9.34 billion
204444.7 million39 million–51.7 million1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion9.39 billion
204544.9 million38.7 million–52.2 million1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion9.44 billion
204645 million38.5 million–52.7 million1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion9.49 billion
204745.2 million38.2 million–53.1 million1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion9.54 billion
204845.3 million38.1 million–53.6 million1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion9.58 billion
204945.5 million38 million–54.1 million1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion9.62 billion
205045.6 million37.8 million–54.8 million1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion9.66 billion
205145.8 million37.5 million–55.4 million1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion9.7 billion
205245.9 million37.3 million–55.9 million1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion9.74 billion
205346.1 million37.1 million–56.3 million1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion9.78 billion
205446.2 million36.9 million–56.8 million1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion9.81 billion
205546.4 million36.7 million–57.4 million1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion9.85 billion
205646.5 million36.4 million–57.7 million1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion9.88 billion
205746.7 million36.1 million–58.2 million1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion9.91 billion
205846.8 million35.9 million–58.8 million1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion9.94 billion
205947 million35.6 million–59.4 million1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion9.96 billion
206047.2 million35.3 million–59.8 million1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion9.99 billion
206147.3 million35 million–60.5 million1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion10 billion
206247.5 million34.7 million–61.3 million1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion10 billion
206347.7 million34.4 million–62 million1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion10.1 billion
206447.8 million34 million–62.4 million1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion10.1 billion
206548 million33.7 million–62.8 million1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion10.1 billion
206648.2 million33.4 million–63.3 million1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion10.1 billion
206748.4 million33.2 million–63.9 million1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion10.1 billion
206848.5 million32.9 million–64.6 million1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion10.2 billion
206948.7 million32.6 million–65.3 million1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion10.2 billion
207048.9 million32.1 million–66 million999 million836 million–1.16 billion10.2 billion
207149 million31.7 million–66.9 million986 million822 million–1.15 billion10.2 billion
207249.2 million31.3 million–67.8 million973 million807 million–1.14 billion10.2 billion
207349.4 million30.9 million–68.7 million960 million792 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
207449.5 million30.5 million–69.5 million947 million776 million–1.12 billion10.2 billion
207549.7 million30.2 million–70.3 million935 million760 million–1.11 billion10.3 billion
207649.8 million29.9 million–70.9 million922 million743 million–1.1 billion10.3 billion
207750 million29.5 million–71.3 million909 million728 million–1.09 billion10.3 billion
207850.1 million29 million–71.9 million896 million713 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
207950.3 million28.6 million–72.7 million883 million697 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
208050.5 million28.3 million–73.5 million870 million681 million–1.07 billion10.3 billion
208150.6 million28 million–74.2 million857 million664 million–1.06 billion10.3 billion
208250.8 million27.8 million–74.9 million844 million648 million–1.05 billion10.3 billion
208350.9 million27.5 million–75.7 million832 million633 million–1.04 billion10.3 billion
208451.1 million27.1 million–76.4 million819 million618 million–1.03 billion10.3 billion
208551.2 million26.7 million–76.8 million806 million604 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
208651.4 million26.3 million–77.5 million794 million591 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
208751.5 million25.8 million–78.3 million781 million576 million–994 million10.3 billion
208851.7 million25.6 million–78.9 million769 million562 million–984 million10.3 billion
208951.8 million25.3 million–79.5 million757 million548 million–975 million10.3 billion
209052 million25 million–80.6 million745 million534 million–967 million10.3 billion
209152.1 million24.8 million–81.9 million733 million520 million–959 million10.3 billion
209252.3 million24.3 million–83 million722 million507 million–951 million10.3 billion
209352.4 million23.9 million–83.9 million710 million493 million–944 million10.3 billion
209452.6 million23.6 million–84.6 million699 million480 million–937 million10.2 billion
209552.7 million23.2 million–85.2 million688 million468 million–929 million10.2 billion
209652.9 million22.8 million–86 million677 million455 million–920 million10.2 billion
209753.1 million22.5 million–87 million666 million443 million–913 million10.2 billion
209853.3 million22.2 million–87.6 million655 million431 million–906 million10.2 billion
209953.4 million22 million–88.3 million644 million417 million–899 million10.2 billion
210053.6 million21.8 million–89.4 million633 million404 million–890 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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