China vs Colombia

China vs Colombia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 1.1% a year in Colombia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.34 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Colombia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 1.1% a year in Colombia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.34 percentage points.
ChinaColombiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Colombia has been higher since 1972, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Colombia ranked 103 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Colombia at -0.72% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaColombiaWorld
2023-0.241.10.87
2022-0.131.140.88
2021-0.0510.8
20200.091.20.9
20190.271.681.03
20180.371.91.07
20170.581.781.13
20160.611.121.17
20150.530.861.18
20140.650.871.22
20130.640.921.23
20120.740.981.27
20110.621.031.26
20100.661.121.27
20090.681.161.28
20080.621.171.28
20070.591.231.28
20060.591.31.28
20050.631.351.27
20040.581.451.28
20030.591.491.29
20020.61.531.3
20010.671.551.33
20000.771.61.35
19990.721.681.35
19980.761.81.37
19970.791.791.39
19960.861.81.42
19950.911.851.45
19940.921.971.47
19931.021.971.52
19921.122.021.57
19911.221.941.63
19901.742.081.76
19891.682.051.78
19881.652.051.79
19871.792.041.84
19861.72.071.83
19851.562.061.8
19841.472.261.8
19831.382.361.78
19821.652.341.86
19811.52.291.82
19801.442.321.8
19791.42.241.79
19781.322.241.74
19771.332.281.75
19761.482.161.78
19751.612.21.8
19741.872.231.88
19732.112.281.94
19722.232.311.97
19712.372.331.97
19702.612.492.06
19692.62.572.06
19682.752.672.09
19672.442.782
19662.522.842.04
19652.662.952.09
19642.552.992.16
19633.293.042.28
19622.473.072.11
19610.333.091.67
1960-0.033.081.58
19590.673.041.73
19581.952.92
19572.42.942.07
19562.022.861.98
19552.252.822.01
19542.252.781.99
19532.052.711.9
19522.312.71.94
19511.762.641.75
19501.792.591.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaColombiaWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.021.050.65–1.450.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.980.48–1.50.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.920.36–1.480.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.880.26–1.490.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.820.16–1.460.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.770.08–1.50.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.72-0.03–1.430.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.67-0.09–1.460.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.62-0.13–1.40.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.58-0.21–1.360.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.54-0.24–1.360.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.49-0.3–1.350.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.45-0.38–1.320.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.41-0.4–1.290.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.37-0.48–1.270.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.33-0.57–1.270.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.29-0.59–1.20.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.26-0.62–1.180.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.22-0.69–1.190.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.19-0.7–1.210.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.16-0.78–1.20.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.13-0.85–1.130.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.1-0.91–1.140.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.08-0.92–1.140.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.05-0.97–1.110.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.350.03-1.02–1.080.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.40.01-1.08–1.050.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.01-1.1–1.10.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.04-1.12–1.060.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.06-1.15–1.080.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.08-1.21–1.070.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.09-1.18–1.070.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.11-1.24–1.050.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.13-1.26–1.050.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.15-1.35–0.990.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.17-1.35–1.040.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.19-1.41–1.020.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.21-1.44–1.040.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.23-1.5–1.030.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.25-1.59–1.070.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.27-1.62–10.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.29-1.66–1.050.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.32-1.7–1.050.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.34-1.73–1.020.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.36-1.83–1.010.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.38-1.83–1.020.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.41-1.94–0.960.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.43-1.96–0.990.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.45-2–0.940.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.47-2.11–0.90.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.49-2.09–0.890.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.52-2.16–0.920.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.54-2.19–0.910.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.56-2.24–0.840.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.58-2.32–0.830.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.6-2.33–0.870.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.62-2.36–0.870.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.63-2.37–0.890.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.65-2.44–0.770.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.66-2.51–0.850.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.68-2.51–0.84-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.69-2.54–0.89-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.7-2.57–0.87-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.71-2.6–0.86-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.72-2.68–0.87-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.73-2.76–0.96-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.73-2.83–0.92-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.74-2.84–0.85-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.74-2.8–0.9-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.74-2.84–0.89-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.74-2.91–0.91-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.74-2.96–0.95-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.73-2.89–0.92-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.73-2.93–0.95-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.73-2.99–0.95-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.73-2.97–0.94-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.72-3.07–0.98-0.13

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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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