China vs Congo - Kinshasa: Population
Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.32 billion people, or 13 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1.42 billion 2023 | 1.38 billion | 2 of 229 | 633 million 2100 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 106 million 2023 | 75.8 million | 15 of 229 | 431 million 2100 |
| World | 8.09 billion 2023 | 7.29 billion | 10.2 billion 2100 |
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, China ranked 2 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | China | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.42 billion | 106 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion | 102 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.43 billion | 99.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.43 billion | 96 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.42 billion | 93 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.42 billion | 90.1 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.41 billion | 87.1 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.4 billion | 84 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.4 billion | 81 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.39 billion | 78.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.38 billion | 75.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.37 billion | 73.3 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion | 70.9 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.35 billion | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.34 billion | 66.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.33 billion | 64.4 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.33 billion | 62.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.32 billion | 60.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.31 billion | 58.8 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.3 billion | 57 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.3 billion | 55.3 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion | 53.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.28 billion | 52.1 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.27 billion | 50.5 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.26 billion | 48.9 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 1.25 billion | 47.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 1.24 billion | 46 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 1.23 billion | 45.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 1.22 billion | 44.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 1.21 billion | 42.6 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 1.2 billion | 40.7 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 1.19 billion | 39.2 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.17 billion | 37.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.15 billion | 36.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.13 billion | 35.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.12 billion | 34.4 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.1 billion | 33.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.08 billion | 32.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.06 billion | 31.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.04 billion | 30.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.03 billion | 29.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.01 billion | 28.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 998 million | 27.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 983 million | 26.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 969 million | 25.9 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 956 million | 25 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 944 million | 24.2 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 930 million | 23.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 916 million | 23 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 900 million | 22.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 883 million | 21.8 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 864 million | 21.3 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 844 million | 20.7 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 823 million | 20.1 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 802 million | 19.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 781 million | 19 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 761 million | 18.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 742 million | 17.9 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 723 million | 17.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 705 million | 17 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 685 million | 16.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 665 million | 16.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 656 million | 15.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 655 million | 15.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 653 million | 14.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 644 million | 14.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 630 million | 14.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 617 million | 13.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 604 million | 13.6 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 590 million | 13.3 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 578 million | 13.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 565 million | 12.8 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 554 million | 12.5 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 544 million | 12.3 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 538 million | 12.1 million | – |
| 1948 | 534 million | 11.9 million | – |
| 1947 | 531 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1946 | 528 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 525 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1944 | 522 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 520 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 517 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1941 | 514 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 511 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1939 | 508 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1938 | 506 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1937 | 503 million | 10 million | – |
| 1936 | 500 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 497 million | 9.8 million | – |
| 1934 | 494 million | 9.69 million | – |
| 1933 | 491 million | 9.57 million | – |
| 1932 | 488 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1931 | 485 million | 9.34 million | – |
| 1930 | 483 million | 9.22 million | – |
| 1929 | 481 million | 9.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 479 million | 8.99 million | – |
| 1927 | 477 million | 8.87 million | – |
| 1926 | 475 million | 8.75 million | – |
| 1925 | 474 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1924 | 472 million | 8.53 million | – |
| 1923 | 470 million | 8.42 million | – |
| 1922 | 469 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1921 | 466 million | 8.23 million | – |
| 1920 | 463 million | 8.18 million | – |
| 1919 | 460 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1918 | 455 million | 8.19 million | – |
| 1917 | 450 million | 8.23 million | – |
| 1916 | 446 million | 8.28 million | – |
| 1915 | 441 million | 8.33 million | – |
| 1914 | 436 million | 8.38 million | – |
| 1913 | 431 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1912 | 427 million | 8.48 million | – |
| 1911 | 423 million | 8.54 million | – |
| 1910 | 419 million | 8.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 416 million | 8.67 million | – |
| 1908 | 413 million | 8.75 million | – |
| 1907 | 411 million | 8.84 million | – |
| 1906 | 409 million | 8.93 million | – |
| 1905 | 407 million | 9.02 million | – |
| 1904 | 404 million | 9.11 million | – |
| 1903 | 402 million | 9.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 400 million | 9.29 million | – |
| 1901 | 398 million | 9.38 million | – |
| 1900 | 396 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1899 | 394 million | 9.52 million | – |
| 1898 | 392 million | 9.58 million | – |
| 1897 | 390 million | 9.63 million | – |
| 1896 | 388 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1895 | 386 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1894 | 384 million | 9.77 million | – |
| 1893 | 382 million | 9.82 million | – |
| 1892 | 381 million | 9.87 million | – |
| 1891 | 379 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1890 | 377 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1889 | 376 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1888 | 375 million | 9.88 million | – |
| 1887 | 373 million | 9.84 million | – |
| 1886 | 372 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1885 | 371 million | 9.75 million | – |
| 1884 | 370 million | 9.7 million | – |
| 1883 | 369 million | 9.66 million | – |
| 1882 | 368 million | 9.61 million | – |
| 1881 | 367 million | 9.56 million | – |
| 1880 | 366 million | 9.51 million | – |
| 1879 | 365 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1878 | 364 million | 9.38 million | – |
| 1877 | 363 million | 9.31 million | – |
| 1876 | 362 million | 9.24 million | – |
| 1875 | 361 million | 9.17 million | – |
| 1874 | 360 million | 9.1 million | – |
| 1873 | 359 million | 9.03 million | – |
| 1872 | 358 million | 8.96 million | – |
| 1871 | 358 million | 8.89 million | – |
| 1870 | 358 million | 8.83 million | – |
| 1869 | 359 million | 8.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 360 million | 8.71 million | – |
| 1867 | 362 million | 8.65 million | – |
| 1866 | 364 million | 8.6 million | – |
| 1865 | 366 million | 8.54 million | – |
| 1864 | 368 million | 8.49 million | – |
| 1863 | 370 million | 8.44 million | – |
| 1862 | 372 million | 8.38 million | – |
| 1861 | 375 million | 8.34 million | – |
| 1860 | 377 million | 8.3 million | – |
| 1859 | 380 million | 8.28 million | – |
| 1858 | 383 million | 8.26 million | – |
| 1857 | 387 million | 8.26 million | – |
| 1856 | 390 million | 8.25 million | – |
| 1855 | 394 million | 8.25 million | – |
| 1854 | 397 million | 8.24 million | – |
| 1853 | 401 million | 8.24 million | – |
| 1852 | 405 million | 8.23 million | – |
| 1851 | 408 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1850 | 410 million | 8.15 million | – |
| 1849 | 411 million | 8.07 million | – |
| 1848 | 412 million | 7.97 million | – |
| 1847 | 412 million | 7.85 million | – |
| 1846 | 412 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1845 | 412 million | 7.61 million | – |
| 1844 | 412 million | 7.49 million | – |
| 1843 | 412 million | 7.38 million | – |
| 1842 | 412 million | 7.27 million | – |
| 1841 | 412 million | 7.15 million | – |
| 1840 | 412 million | 7.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 412 million | 6.94 million | – |
| 1838 | 411 million | 6.83 million | – |
| 1837 | 411 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1836 | 411 million | 6.62 million | – |
| 1835 | 411 million | 6.52 million | – |
| 1834 | 410 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1833 | 410 million | 6.32 million | – |
| 1832 | 410 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1831 | 409 million | 6.13 million | – |
| 1830 | 407 million | 6.03 million | – |
| 1829 | 406 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1828 | 403 million | 5.85 million | – |
| 1827 | 400 million | 5.76 million | – |
| 1826 | 398 million | 5.67 million | – |
| 1825 | 395 million | 5.58 million | – |
| 1824 | 392 million | 5.5 million | – |
| 1823 | 389 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1822 | 387 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1821 | 384 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1820 | 380 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1819 | 377 million | 5.18 million | – |
| 1818 | 374 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1817 | 370 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1816 | 367 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1815 | 363 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1814 | 360 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1813 | 356 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1812 | 353 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1811 | 350 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1810 | 347 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1809 | 344 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1808 | 343 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1807 | 341 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1806 | 339 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1805 | 338 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1804 | 336 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1803 | 335 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1802 | 333 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1801 | 332 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1800 | 330 million | 5.16 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | China | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion | 109 million109 million–110 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 113 million111 million–115 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 117 million113 million–119 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion | 120 million115 million–124 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 124 million118 million–129 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 128 million120 million–134 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion | 132 million122 million–139 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion | 135 million124 million–144 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion | 139 million126 million–149 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 143 million129 million–155 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 148 million131 million–160 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion | 152 million133 million–166 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion | 156 million135 million–172 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion | 160 million137 million–179 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion | 164 million139 million–185 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion | 168 million142 million–192 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion | 173 million144 million–199 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion | 177 million146 million–206 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion | 181 million148 million–213 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion | 186 million150 million–220 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion | 190 million153 million–228 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion | 195 million155 million–236 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion | 200 million157 million–244 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion | 204 million159 million–253 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion | 209 million160 million–262 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion | 214 million163 million–271 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion | 218 million165 million–281 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion | 223 million167 million–290 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion | 228 million169 million–301 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion | 233 million171 million–312 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion | 238 million174 million–323 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion | 242 million176 million–334 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion | 247 million178 million–345 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion | 252 million179 million–358 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion | 257 million181 million–371 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion | 262 million184 million–384 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion | 267 million185 million–397 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion | 272 million186 million–411 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion | 276 million188 million–424 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion | 281 million189 million–437 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion | 286 million190 million–453 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion | 291 million191 million–467 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion | 296 million193 million–482 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion | 300 million195 million–497 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion | 305 million197 million–514 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion | 310 million199 million–530 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 999 million836 million–1.16 billion | 314 million201 million–547 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 986 million822 million–1.15 billion | 319 million202 million–563 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 973 million807 million–1.14 billion | 324 million203 million–582 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 960 million792 million–1.13 billion | 328 million204 million–600 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 947 million776 million–1.12 billion | 333 million205 million–618 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 935 million760 million–1.11 billion | 337 million206 million–637 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 922 million743 million–1.1 billion | 342 million208 million–659 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 909 million728 million–1.09 billion | 346 million210 million–681 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 896 million713 million–1.08 billion | 350 million211 million–702 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 883 million697 million–1.08 billion | 355 million212 million–723 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 870 million681 million–1.07 billion | 359 million214 million–745 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 857 million664 million–1.06 billion | 363 million215 million–769 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 844 million648 million–1.05 billion | 367 million216 million–793 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 832 million633 million–1.04 billion | 371 million217 million–818 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 819 million618 million–1.03 billion | 376 million218 million–843 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 806 million604 million–1.02 billion | 380 million219 million–869 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 794 million591 million–1.01 billion | 383 million221 million–897 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 781 million576 million–994 million | 387 million222 million–923 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 769 million562 million–984 million | 391 million223 million–951 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 757 million548 million–975 million | 395 million224 million–982 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 745 million534 million–967 million | 399 million225 million–1.01 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 733 million520 million–959 million | 402 million225 million–1.04 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 722 million507 million–951 million | 406 million226 million–1.07 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 710 million493 million–944 million | 409 million226 million–1.09 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 699 million480 million–937 million | 412 million227 million–1.12 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 688 million468 million–929 million | 416 million227 million–1.15 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 677 million455 million–920 million | 419 million228 million–1.18 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 666 million443 million–913 million | 422 million228 million–1.21 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 655 million431 million–906 million | 425 million228 million–1.23 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 644 million417 million–899 million | 428 million229 million–1.27 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 633 million404 million–890 million | 431 million230 million–1.31 billion | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time