China vs Colombia

China vs Colombia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 52.3 million people in Colombia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.37 billion people, or 27 times that in Colombia.

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China vs Colombia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 52.3 million people in Colombia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.37 billion people, or 27 times that in Colombia.
ChinaColombiaEstimates, 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, China ranked 2 and Colombia ranked 28 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Colombia at 47.1 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaColombiaWorld
20231.42 billion52.3 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion51.7 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion51.2 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion50.6 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion49.9 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion49 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion48.1 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion47.4 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion47 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion46.6 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion46.2 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion45.7 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion45.3 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion44.8 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion44.3 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion43.8 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion43.2 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion42.7 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion42.1 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion41.5 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion40.9 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion40.3 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion39.7 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion39.1 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion38.5 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion37.8 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion37.1 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion36.5 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion35.8 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion35.1 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion34.4 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion33.8 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion33.1 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion32.4 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion31.8 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion31.1 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion30.5 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion29.9 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion29.3 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion28.6 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion28 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion27.3 million4.61 billion
1981998 million26.7 million4.53 billion
1980983 million26.1 million4.45 billion
1979969 million25.5 million4.37 billion
1978956 million25 million4.29 billion
1977944 million24.4 million4.22 billion
1976930 million23.9 million4.14 billion
1975916 million23.3 million4.07 billion
1974900 million22.8 million4 billion
1973883 million22.3 million3.92 billion
1972864 million21.8 million3.85 billion
1971844 million21.3 million3.77 billion
1970823 million20.8 million3.7 billion
1969802 million20.3 million3.62 billion
1968781 million19.8 million3.55 billion
1967761 million19.2 million3.47 billion
1966742 million18.7 million3.4 billion
1965723 million18.2 million3.34 billion
1964705 million17.6 million3.26 billion
1963685 million17.1 million3.19 billion
1962665 million16.6 million3.12 billion
1961656 million16.1 million3.07 billion
1960655 million15.6 million3.02 billion
1959653 million15.1 million2.97 billion
1958644 million14.7 million2.91 billion
1957630 million14.3 million2.85 billion
1956617 million13.9 million2.8 billion
1955604 million13.5 million2.74 billion
1954590 million13.1 million2.69 billion
1953578 million12.8 million2.63 billion
1952565 million12.4 million2.58 billion
1951554 million12.1 million2.54 billion
1950544 million11.8 million2.49 billion
1949538 million11.5 million–
1948534 million11.2 million–
1947531 million10.9 million–
1946528 million10.7 million–
1945525 million10.4 million–
1944522 million10.2 million–
1943520 million9.94 million–
1942517 million9.71 million–
1941514 million9.5 million–
1940511 million9.31 million–
1939508 million9.14 million–
1938506 million8.99 million–
1937503 million8.86 million–
1936500 million8.73 million–
1935497 million8.6 million–
1934494 million8.48 million–
1933491 million8.35 million–
1932488 million8.23 million–
1931485 million8.09 million–
1930483 million7.95 million–
1929481 million7.79 million–
1928479 million7.62 million–
1927477 million7.43 million–
1926475 million7.26 million–
1925474 million7.08 million–
1924472 million6.91 million–
1923470 million6.75 million–
1922469 million6.59 million–
1921466 million6.43 million–
1920463 million6.28 million–
1919460 million6.13 million–
1918455 million5.98 million–
1917450 million5.84 million–
1916446 million5.7 million–
1915441 million5.57 million–
1914436 million5.43 million–
1913431 million5.3 million–
1912427 million5.18 million–
1911423 million5.06 million–
1910419 million4.95 million–
1909416 million4.84 million–
1908413 million4.74 million–
1907411 million4.64 million–
1906409 million4.55 million–
1905407 million4.46 million–
1904404 million4.37 million–
1903402 million4.28 million–
1902400 million4.19 million–
1901398 million4.11 million–
1900396 million4.04 million–
1899394 million3.96 million–
1898392 million3.89 million–
1897390 million3.82 million–
1896388 million3.76 million–
1895386 million3.69 million–
1894384 million3.63 million–
1893382 million3.57 million–
1892381 million3.51 million–
1891379 million3.45 million–
1890377 million3.39 million–
1889376 million3.33 million–
1888375 million3.27 million–
1887373 million3.22 million–
1886372 million3.16 million–
1885371 million3.11 million–
1884370 million3.06 million–
1883369 million3 million–
1882368 million2.95 million–
1881367 million2.9 million–
1880366 million2.85 million–
1879365 million2.8 million–
1878364 million2.76 million–
1877363 million2.71 million–
1876362 million2.66 million–
1875361 million2.62 million–
1874360 million2.57 million–
1873359 million2.53 million–
1872358 million2.48 million–
1871358 million2.46 million–
1870358 million2.44 million–
1869359 million2.44 million–
1868360 million2.46 million–
1867362 million2.49 million–
1866364 million2.51 million–
1865366 million2.54 million–
1864368 million2.57 million–
1863370 million2.61 million–
1862372 million2.64 million–
1861375 million2.65 million–
1860377 million2.64 million–
1859380 million2.61 million–
1858383 million2.56 million–
1857387 million2.49 million–
1856390 million2.43 million–
1855394 million2.36 million–
1854397 million2.3 million–
1853401 million2.24 million–
1852405 million2.18 million–
1851408 million2.13 million–
1850410 million2.09 million–
1849411 million2.06 million–
1848412 million2.04 million–
1847412 million2.02 million–
1846412 million2.01 million–
1845412 million2 million–
1844412 million1.98 million–
1843412 million1.97 million–
1842412 million1.96 million–
1841412 million1.94 million–
1840412 million1.92 million–
1839412 million1.9 million–
1838411 million1.88 million–
1837411 million1.86 million–
1836411 million1.83 million–
1835411 million1.81 million–
1834410 million1.78 million–
1833410 million1.76 million–
1832410 million1.73 million–
1831409 million1.7 million–
1830407 million1.67 million–
1829406 million1.63 million–
1828403 million1.58 million–
1827400 million1.53 million–
1826398 million1.48 million–
1825395 million1.43 million–
1824392 million1.38 million–
1823389 million1.34 million–
1822387 million1.29 million–
1821384 million1.26 million–
1820380 million1.23 million–
1819377 million1.21 million–
1818374 million1.21 million–
1817370 million1.21 million–
1816367 million1.21 million–
1815363 million1.21 million–
1814360 million1.21 million–
1813356 million1.21 million–
1812353 million1.21 million–
1811350 million1.21 million–
1810347 million1.21 million–
1809344 million1.21 million–
1808343 million1.21 million–
1807341 million1.21 million–
1806339 million1.21 million–
1805338 million1.21 million–
1804336 million1.21 million–
1803335 million1.21 million–
1802333 million1.21 million–
1801332 million1.21 million–
1800330 million1.21 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaColombiaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion52.9 million52.8 million–53 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion53.4 million53.1 million–53.8 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion53.9 million53.4 million–54.5 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion54.4 million53.6 million–55.3 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion54.9 million53.7 million–56.1 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion55.3 million53.8 million–56.9 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion55.7 million53.9 million–57.6 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion56.1 million53.9 million–58.4 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion56.5 million54 million–59.2 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion56.8 million53.9 million–59.9 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion57.2 million53.9 million–60.6 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion57.5 million53.8 million–61.3 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion57.7 million53.7 million–62 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion58 million53.6 million–62.7 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion58.2 million53.4 million–63.4 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion58.4 million53.2 million–64.1 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion58.6 million53 million–64.8 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion58.7 million52.8 million–65.5 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion58.9 million52.6 million–66.2 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion59 million52.4 million–66.9 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion59.1 million52.1 million–67.5 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion59.2 million51.7 million–68.2 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion59.3 million51.3 million–68.9 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion59.3 million51 million–69.4 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion59.4 million50.7 million–70.1 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion59.4 million50.4 million–70.7 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion59.4 million50.1 million–71.4 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion59.4 million49.7 million–72.1 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion59.4 million49.4 million–72.8 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion59.3 million49 million–73.4 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion59.3 million48.6 million–74.1 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion59.3 million48.2 million–74.7 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion59.2 million47.6 million–75.4 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion59.1 million47.1 million–76.1 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion59 million46.6 million–76.7 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion58.9 million46.1 million–77.4 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion58.8 million45.7 million–78 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion58.7 million45.3 million–78.7 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion58.6 million44.8 million–79.3 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion58.5 million44.1 million–79.9 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion58.3 million43.5 million–80.5 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion58.1 million43 million–81.2 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion58 million42.4 million–82 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion57.8 million41.9 million–82.7 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion57.6 million41.2 million–83.1 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion57.4 million40.5 million–83.6 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion57.1 million39.9 million–84 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion56.9 million39.3 million–84.6 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion56.6 million38.7 million–85.3 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion56.4 million38.1 million–85.8 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion56.1 million37.5 million–86.3 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion55.8 million36.9 million–86.9 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion55.5 million36.4 million–87.5 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion55.2 million35.8 million–88 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion54.9 million35.1 million–88.6 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion54.6 million34.4 million–89.3 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion54.3 million33.8 million–90 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion53.9 million33 million–90.6 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion53.6 million32.1 million–91.2 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion53.2 million31.3 million–91.8 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion52.9 million30.7 million–92.5 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion52.5 million29.9 million–93.3 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion52.2 million29.1 million–94.2 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million51.8 million28.3 million–94.9 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million51.4 million27.5 million–95.4 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million51.1 million26.8 million–96.1 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million50.7 million26.1 million–96.7 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million50.3 million25.4 million–97.4 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million49.9 million24.8 million–97.9 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million49.6 million24.1 million–98.5 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million49.2 million23.4 million–99.1 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million48.8 million22.9 million–99.7 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million48.5 million22.3 million–101 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million48.1 million21.7 million–101 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million47.8 million21.1 million–102 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million47.4 million20.6 million–102 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million47.1 million20.1 million–103 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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