China vs Germany

China vs Germany: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 84.6 million people in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.34 billion people, or 17 times that in Germany.

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China vs Germany: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 84.6 million people in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.34 billion people, or 17 times that in Germany.
ChinaGermanyEstimates, 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 Germany ranked 19 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Germany at 70.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaGermanyWorld
20231.42 billion84.6 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion84.1 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion83.7 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion83.6 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion83.6 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion83.4 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion83.1 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion82.8 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion82.1 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion81.4 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion81 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion80.9 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion80.9 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion80.8 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion80.9 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion81.1 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion81.3 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion81.7 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion82.1 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion82.1 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion82.1 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion82.1 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion81.9 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion81.8 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion81.7 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion82 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion82.4 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion82.3 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion82 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion81.8 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion81.5 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion80.9 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion80.3 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion79.7 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion79 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion78.4 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion78.1 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion77.9 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion77.9 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion78 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion78.2 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion78.4 million4.61 billion
1981998 million78.5 million4.53 billion
1980983 million78.3 million4.45 billion
1979969 million78.2 million4.37 billion
1978956 million78.1 million4.29 billion
1977944 million78.2 million4.22 billion
1976930 million78.4 million4.14 billion
1975916 million78.7 million4.07 billion
1974900 million79 million4 billion
1973883 million79 million3.92 billion
1972864 million78.7 million3.85 billion
1971844 million78.4 million3.77 billion
1970823 million78.2 million3.7 billion
1969802 million77.9 million3.62 billion
1968781 million77.3 million3.55 billion
1967761 million77 million3.47 billion
1966742 million76.6 million3.4 billion
1965723 million76 million3.34 billion
1964705 million75.3 million3.26 billion
1963685 million74.7 million3.19 billion
1962665 million74 million3.12 billion
1961656 million73.4 million3.07 billion
1960655 million72.8 million3.02 billion
1959653 million72.2 million2.97 billion
1958644 million71.7 million2.91 billion
1957630 million71.1 million2.85 billion
1956617 million70.6 million2.8 billion
1955604 million70.3 million2.74 billion
1954590 million70.1 million2.69 billion
1953578 million69.9 million2.63 billion
1952565 million69.8 million2.58 billion
1951554 million69.8 million2.54 billion
1950544 million69.9 million2.49 billion
1949538 million70.9 million–
1948534 million70.9 million–
1947531 million71.1 million–
1946528 million71.2 million–
1945525 million71.4 million–
1944522 million71.5 million–
1943520 million71.7 million–
1942517 million71.8 million–
1941514 million71.9 million–
1940511 million71.7 million–
1939508 million71.5 million–
1938506 million71.1 million–
1937503 million70.6 million–
1936500 million70.1 million–
1935497 million69.6 million–
1934494 million69.2 million–
1933491 million68.7 million–
1932488 million68.2 million–
1931485 million67.7 million–
1930483 million67.3 million–
1929481 million66.8 million–
1928479 million66.3 million–
1927477 million65.9 million–
1926475 million65.5 million–
1925474 million65 million–
1924472 million64.6 million–
1923470 million64.2 million–
1922469 million63.7 million–
1921466 million63.5 million–
1920463 million63.3 million–
1919460 million63.2 million–
1918455 million63.3 million–
1917450 million63.5 million–
1916446 million63.7 million–
1915441 million63.9 million–
1914436 million64 million–
1913431 million64.2 million–
1912427 million64.4 million–
1911423 million64.3 million–
1910419 million64.1 million–
1909416 million63.6 million–
1908413 million62.8 million–
1907411 million61.9 million–
1906409 million61 million–
1905407 million60.1 million–
1904404 million59.2 million–
1903402 million58.3 million–
1902400 million57.4 million–
1901398 million56.6 million–
1900396 million55.8 million–
1899394 million55 million–
1898392 million54.2 million–
1897390 million53.5 million–
1896388 million52.7 million–
1895386 million52 million–
1894384 million51.3 million–
1893382 million50.6 million–
1892381 million49.9 million–
1891379 million49.3 million–
1890377 million48.7 million–
1889376 million48.1 million–
1888375 million47.6 million–
1887373 million47.2 million–
1886372 million46.7 million–
1885371 million46.3 million–
1884370 million45.9 million–
1883369 million45.4 million–
1882368 million45 million–
1881367 million44.6 million–
1880366 million44.1 million–
1879365 million43.7 million–
1878364 million43.2 million–
1877363 million42.7 million–
1876362 million42.3 million–
1875361 million41.8 million–
1874360 million41.4 million–
1873359 million40.9 million–
1872358 million40.5 million–
1871358 million40.1 million–
1870358 million39.7 million–
1869359 million39.3 million–
1868360 million38.9 million–
1867362 million38.6 million–
1866364 million38.2 million–
1865366 million37.9 million–
1864368 million37.6 million–
1863370 million37.2 million–
1862372 million36.9 million–
1861375 million36.6 million–
1860377 million36.3 million–
1859380 million36 million–
1858383 million35.7 million–
1857387 million35.5 million–
1856390 million35.2 million–
1855394 million35 million–
1854397 million34.7 million–
1853401 million34.5 million–
1852405 million34.2 million–
1851408 million34 million–
1850410 million33.7 million–
1849411 million33.5 million–
1848412 million33.2 million–
1847412 million32.9 million–
1846412 million32.7 million–
1845412 million32.4 million–
1844412 million32.2 million–
1843412 million31.9 million–
1842412 million31.6 million–
1841412 million31.4 million–
1840412 million31.1 million–
1839412 million30.8 million–
1838411 million30.5 million–
1837411 million30.2 million–
1836411 million29.9 million–
1835411 million29.6 million–
1834410 million29.2 million–
1833410 million28.9 million–
1832410 million28.6 million–
1831409 million28.3 million–
1830407 million28 million–
1829406 million27.7 million–
1828403 million27.4 million–
1827400 million27.1 million–
1826398 million26.8 million–
1825395 million26.4 million–
1824392 million26.1 million–
1823389 million25.8 million–
1822387 million25.5 million–
1821384 million25.2 million–
1820380 million24.8 million–
1819377 million24.5 million–
1818374 million24.1 million–
1817370 million23.7 million–
1816367 million23.4 million–
1815363 million23 million–
1814360 million22.6 million–
1813356 million22.2 million–
1812353 million21.9 million–
1811350 million21.5 million–
1810347 million21.2 million–
1809344 million20.8 million–
1808343 million20.5 million–
1807341 million20.2 million–
1806339 million19.8 million–
1805338 million19.5 million–
1804336 million19.2 million–
1803335 million18.9 million–
1802333 million18.6 million–
1801332 million18.3 million–
1800330 million18 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaGermanyWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion84.6 million84.3 million–84.8 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion84.1 million83.3 million–85.2 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion83.6 million82.4 million–85.6 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion83.4 million81.7 million–85.8 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion83.2 million81.1 million–86 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion83 million80.5 million–86.1 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion82.8 million79.9 million–86.3 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion82.6 million79.4 million–86.5 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion82.3 million78.8 million–86.8 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion82.1 million78.1 million–87 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion81.9 million77.5 million–87.2 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion81.7 million76.9 million–87.4 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion81.4 million76.4 million–87.4 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion81.2 million75.7 million–87.5 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion81 million75.1 million–87.7 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion80.8 million74.4 million–87.9 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion80.6 million73.9 million–88.1 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion80.4 million73.4 million–88.2 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion80.2 million72.9 million–88.5 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion79.9 million72.3 million–88.8 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion79.7 million71.6 million–89.1 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion79.5 million71.1 million–89.3 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion79.3 million70.6 million–89.5 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion79 million70.1 million–89.7 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion78.8 million69.6 million–89.7 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion78.5 million68.8 million–89.9 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion78.3 million68.1 million–90.1 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion78.1 million67.7 million–90.2 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion77.8 million67.1 million–90.3 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion77.5 million66.4 million–90.5 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion77.3 million65.9 million–90.9 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion77 million65.3 million–91.2 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion76.7 million64.7 million–91.5 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion76.4 million64.1 million–91.7 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion76.1 million63.6 million–91.7 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion75.9 million62.9 million–91.9 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion75.6 million62.4 million–92.3 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion75.4 million61.8 million–92.6 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion75.1 million61.2 million–92.6 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion74.9 million60.7 million–92.6 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion74.7 million60.1 million–92.8 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion74.5 million59.6 million–93 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion74.3 million59.1 million–93.2 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion74.1 million58.6 million–93.7 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion73.9 million57.9 million–94.2 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion73.8 million57.2 million–94.5 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion73.6 million56.7 million–94.8 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion73.5 million56.3 million–95.2 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion73.3 million55.7 million–95.6 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion73.1 million55.3 million–96.1 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion73 million54.7 million–96.5 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion72.8 million54.2 million–97.1 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion72.7 million53.8 million–97.7 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion72.5 million53.3 million–97.9 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion72.4 million52.7 million–98.3 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion72.2 million52.3 million–99 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion72.1 million51.8 million–99.6 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion72 million51.1 million–100 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion71.9 million50.6 million–101 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion71.8 million50.3 million–101 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion71.7 million49.9 million–101 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion71.6 million49.4 million–102 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion71.5 million48.9 million–102 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million71.4 million48.3 million–102 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million71.3 million47.8 million–103 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million71.3 million47.3 million–103 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million71.2 million46.9 million–104 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million71.2 million46.4 million–104 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million71.1 million45.9 million–105 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million71.1 million45.7 million–105 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million71.1 million45.5 million–106 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million71.1 million45.2 million–107 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million71 million44.8 million–107 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million71 million44.5 million–108 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million71 million44.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million70.9 million43.7 million–110 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million70.9 million43.3 million–111 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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