China vs Ethiopia

China vs Ethiopia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 129 million people in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.29 billion people, or 11 times that in Ethiopia.

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China vs Ethiopia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 129 million people in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.29 billion people, or 11 times that in Ethiopia.
ChinaEthiopiaEstimates, 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 Ethiopia ranked 11 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Ethiopia at 367 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaEthiopiaWorld
20231.42 billion129 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion125 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion122 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion119 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion116 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion113 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion110 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion107 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion104 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion101 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion98.4 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion95.8 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion93.2 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion90.5 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion88 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion85.5 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion83.1 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion80.7 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion78.4 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion76.1 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion73.8 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion71.6 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion69.5 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion67.4 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion65.4 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion63.4 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion61.4 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion59.5 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion57.5 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion55.6 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion53.7 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion51.9 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion49.7 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion47.6 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion45.9 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion44.2 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion42.5 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion41 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion39.8 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion38.7 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion37.7 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion36.7 million4.61 billion
1981998 million35.3 million4.53 billion
1980983 million34.4 million4.45 billion
1979969 million34.2 million4.37 billion
1978956 million33.7 million4.29 billion
1977944 million33.2 million4.22 billion
1976930 million32.5 million4.14 billion
1975916 million31.7 million4.07 billion
1974900 million31 million4 billion
1973883 million30.2 million3.92 billion
1972864 million29.4 million3.85 billion
1971844 million28.6 million3.77 billion
1970823 million27.8 million3.7 billion
1969802 million27.1 million3.62 billion
1968781 million26.3 million3.55 billion
1967761 million25.6 million3.47 billion
1966742 million25 million3.4 billion
1965723 million24.3 million3.34 billion
1964705 million23.7 million3.26 billion
1963685 million23.1 million3.19 billion
1962665 million22.5 million3.12 billion
1961656 million21.9 million3.07 billion
1960655 million21.4 million3.02 billion
1959653 million20.9 million2.97 billion
1958644 million20.5 million2.91 billion
1957630 million20.2 million2.85 billion
1956617 million19.8 million2.8 billion
1955604 million19.4 million2.74 billion
1954590 million19 million2.69 billion
1953578 million18.7 million2.63 billion
1952565 million18.3 million2.58 billion
1951554 million18 million2.54 billion
1950544 million17.7 million2.49 billion
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1947531 million17.5 million–
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1940511 million17.5 million–
1939508 million17.5 million–
1938506 million17.5 million–
1937503 million17.5 million–
1936500 million17.5 million–
1935497 million17.5 million–
1934494 million17.5 million–
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1920463 million17.5 million–
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1909416 million17.6 million–
1908413 million17.6 million–
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1891379 million17.9 million–
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1871358 million18.1 million–
1870358 million18.2 million–
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1863370 million18.3 million–
1862372 million18.3 million–
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1851408 million18.4 million–
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1848412 million17.9 million–
1847412 million17.7 million–
1846412 million17.4 million–
1845412 million17.2 million–
1844412 million16.9 million–
1843412 million16.7 million–
1842412 million16.5 million–
1841412 million16.2 million–
1840412 million16 million–
1839412 million15.8 million–
1838411 million15.6 million–
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1836411 million15.1 million–
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  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaEthiopiaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion132 million131 million–133 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion136 million133 million–138 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion139 million136 million–142 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion142 million138 million–147 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion146 million140 million–152 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion149 million142 million–157 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion153 million144 million–161 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion156 million147 million–166 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion160 million149 million–172 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion164 million151 million–177 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion167 million154 million–182 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion171 million156 million–187 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion174 million158 million–192 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion178 million160 million–198 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion181 million162 million–203 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion185 million164 million–209 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion189 million167 million–215 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion192 million169 million–221 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion196 million171 million–226 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion199 million173 million–232 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion203 million175 million–238 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion207 million177 million–244 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion210 million178 million–250 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion214 million180 million–256 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion218 million183 million–263 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion221 million185 million–269 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion225 million187 million–276 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion229 million189 million–282 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion232 million190 million–288 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion236 million192 million–295 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion240 million194 million–302 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion243 million196 million–309 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion247 million198 million–317 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion250 million200 million–325 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion254 million201 million–332 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion257 million203 million–340 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion261 million204 million–348 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion264 million206 million–357 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion268 million207 million–364 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion271 million209 million–371 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion274 million209 million–380 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion278 million210 million–387 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion281 million211 million–396 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion284 million212 million–404 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion288 million214 million–412 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion291 million215 million–421 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion294 million216 million–428 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion297 million217 million–436 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion300 million218 million–446 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion303 million218 million–453 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion306 million220 million–462 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion309 million220 million–471 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion312 million220 million–481 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion315 million221 million–492 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion318 million222 million–502 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion321 million223 million–512 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion323 million223 million–521 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion326 million224 million–530 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion329 million224 million–537 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion331 million225 million–547 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion334 million226 million–556 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion336 million227 million–566 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion339 million226 million–574 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million341 million226 million–584 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million343 million227 million–594 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million345 million228 million–604 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million348 million228 million–613 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million350 million228 million–621 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million352 million228 million–628 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million354 million227 million–633 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million356 million226 million–643 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million358 million226 million–655 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million360 million226 million–666 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million362 million225 million–675 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million364 million225 million–683 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million366 million226 million–694 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million367 million227 million–706 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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