Canada vs China

Canada vs China: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.45 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Canada vs China: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.45 percentage points.
CanadaChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher since 1992, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 95 and China ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 0.33% a year and China at -1.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCanadaChinaWorld
20231.22-0.240.87
20221.23-0.130.88
20210.67-0.050.8
20200.80.090.9
20191.250.271.03
20181.350.371.07
20171.270.581.13
20161.220.611.17
20150.950.531.18
20140.890.651.22
20131.040.641.23
20121.080.741.27
20111.040.621.26
20101.050.661.27
20091.130.681.28
20081.110.621.28
20071.030.591.28
20060.990.591.28
20050.970.631.27
20040.940.581.28
20030.910.591.29
20020.990.61.3
20011.070.671.33
20001.010.771.35
19990.90.721.35
19980.870.761.37
19970.920.791.39
19961.030.861.42
19951.050.911.45
19941.080.921.47
19931.111.021.52
19921.21.121.57
19911.221.221.63
19901.411.741.76
19891.661.681.78
19881.561.651.79
19871.331.791.84
19861.171.71.83
19851.011.561.8
19840.991.471.8
19831.031.381.78
19821.131.651.86
19811.241.51.82
19801.281.441.8
19791.151.41.79
197811.321.74
19771.091.331.75
19761.241.481.78
19751.391.611.8
19741.431.871.88
19731.322.111.94
19721.22.231.97
19711.852.371.97
19702.372.612.06
19691.422.62.06
19681.492.752.09
19671.672.442
19661.842.522.04
19651.872.662.09
19641.862.552.16
19631.873.292.28
19621.862.472.11
19611.940.331.67
19602.09-0.031.58
19592.240.671.73
19582.521.952
19572.982.42.07
19562.92.021.98
19552.512.252.01
19542.772.251.99
19532.812.051.9
19522.852.311.94
19512.751.761.75
19502.161.791.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaChinaWorld
20241.030.58–1.54-0.22-0.42–-0.020.86
20250.90.39–1.53-0.23-0.46–-0.020.84
20260.790.2–1.51-0.22-0.45–0.010.83
20270.750.11–1.5-0.24-0.5–-0.010.81
20280.730.07–1.52-0.26-0.54–-0.010.8
20290.68-0.01–1.53-0.29-0.58–-0.030.78
20300.66-0.08–1.57-0.3-0.6–-0.040.76
20310.64-0.12–1.56-0.33-0.64–-0.040.75
20320.61-0.2–1.49-0.35-0.68–-0.030.73
20330.56-0.29–1.53-0.37-0.71–-0.050.72
20340.56-0.33–1.53-0.39-0.74–-0.060.7
20350.51-0.43–1.46-0.41-0.78–-0.070.69
20360.51-0.5–1.47-0.42-0.81–-0.080.67
20370.5-0.53–1.48-0.44-0.84–-0.080.65
20380.48-0.52–1.43-0.46-0.88–-0.090.64
20390.45-0.58–1.5-0.48-0.9–-0.120.62
20400.43-0.59–1.46-0.5-0.95–-0.120.61
20410.42-0.63–1.44-0.52-0.98–-0.120.59
20420.41-0.68–1.51-0.54-1–-0.140.57
20430.4-0.69–1.51-0.56-1.04–-0.170.56
20440.39-0.72–1.46-0.59-1.08–-0.180.54
20450.39-0.71–1.45-0.62-1.14–-0.210.52
20460.35-0.79–1.37-0.66-1.15–-0.250.5
20470.34-0.84–1.38-0.69-1.2–-0.290.48
20480.34-0.9–1.39-0.73-1.24–-0.320.46
20490.31-0.99–1.41-0.78-1.29–-0.350.44
20500.33-0.94–1.39-0.82-1.36–-0.40.42
20510.33-1.05–1.37-0.87-1.4–-0.460.4
20520.34-0.97–1.38-0.92-1.45–-0.480.38
20530.31-1.04–1.38-0.97-1.5–-0.520.36
20540.31-1.05–1.34-1.01-1.56–-0.570.34
20550.31-1.09–1.42-1.06-1.59–-0.60.33
20560.32-1.13–1.42-1.1-1.65–-0.630.31
20570.33-1.15–1.47-1.14-1.69–-0.670.3
20580.36-1.11–1.46-1.17-1.71–-0.680.28
20590.35-1.12–1.46-1.2-1.75–-0.720.27
20600.34-1.14–1.43-1.23-1.8–-0.710.25
20610.36-1.13–1.41-1.25-1.81–-0.740.24
20620.37-1.16–1.48-1.26-1.83–-0.730.23
20630.37-1.19–1.46-1.27-1.87–-0.730.22
20640.36-1.25–1.49-1.28-1.9–-0.750.21
20650.36-1.21–1.45-1.29-1.91–-0.750.2
20660.36-1.26–1.51-1.29-1.92–-0.710.19
20670.38-1.33–1.51-1.3-1.96–-0.730.18
20680.35-1.38–1.47-1.3-1.97–-0.710.17
20690.34-1.34–1.4-1.3-1.98–-0.70.16
20700.34-1.41–1.45-1.3-2.02–-0.690.15
20710.34-1.42–1.4-1.31-2.05–-0.670.14
20720.33-1.44–1.47-1.32-2.09–-0.680.13
20730.31-1.56–1.48-1.34-2.09–-0.650.12
20740.32-1.56–1.5-1.35-2.15–-0.640.1
20750.33-1.58–1.5-1.37-2.19–-0.670.09
20760.33-1.64–1.51-1.39-2.25–-0.680.08
20770.3-1.65–1.5-1.41-2.29–-0.70.07
20780.32-1.76–1.52-1.43-2.36–-0.690.06
20790.3-1.8–1.47-1.46-2.4–-0.730.05
20800.3-1.9–1.44-1.49-2.44–-0.750.04
20810.32-1.84–1.49-1.51-2.44–-0.760.03
20820.29-2.01–1.47-1.52-2.49–-0.760.02
20830.31-1.94–1.46-1.54-2.56–-0.770.01
20840.29-1.99–1.45-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0
20850.28-2.06–1.47-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.01
20860.29-2.22–1.47-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.02
20870.28-2.2–1.45-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.03
20880.33-2.08–1.53-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.04
20890.28-2.18–1.44-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.05
20900.27-2.31–1.45-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.05
20910.3-2.21–1.54-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.06
20920.29-2.25–1.53-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.07
20930.3-2.29–1.61-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.07
20940.3-2.27–1.6-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.08
20950.31-2.28–1.55-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.09
20960.31-2.42–1.62-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.1
20970.35-2.24–1.68-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.11
20980.34-2.35–1.68-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.11
20990.33-2.37–1.65-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.12
21000.33-2.31–1.64-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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