China vs Indonesia

China vs Indonesia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.83% a year in Indonesia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 1.06 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Indonesia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.83% a year in Indonesia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 1.06 percentage points.
ChinaIndonesiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Indonesia has been higher since 1966, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Indonesia ranked 120 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Indonesia at -0.38% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaIndonesiaWorld
2023-0.240.830.87
2022-0.130.860.88
2021-0.050.630.8
20200.090.780.9
20190.270.921.03
20180.370.951.07
20170.580.991.13
20160.611.051.17
20150.531.11.18
20140.651.151.22
20130.641.21.23
20120.741.281.27
20110.621.291.26
20100.661.261.27
20090.681.261.28
20080.621.271.28
20070.591.321.28
20060.591.321.28
20050.631.331.27
20040.581.241.28
20030.591.311.29
20020.61.341.3
20010.671.371.33
20000.771.411.35
19990.721.461.35
19980.761.551.37
19970.791.611.39
19960.861.641.42
19950.911.651.45
19940.921.671.47
19931.021.71.52
19921.121.71.57
19911.221.761.63
19901.741.781.76
19891.681.851.78
19881.651.91.79
19871.791.921.84
19861.71.961.83
19851.562.071.8
19841.472.21.8
19831.382.261.78
19821.652.31.86
19811.52.321.82
19801.442.371.8
19791.42.411.79
19781.322.441.74
19771.332.441.75
19761.482.471.78
19751.612.521.8
19741.872.531.88
19732.112.621.94
19722.232.641.97
19712.372.691.97
19702.612.732.06
19692.62.772.06
19682.752.762.09
19672.442.662
19662.522.542.04
19652.662.192.09
19642.552.882.16
19633.292.832.28
19622.472.822.11
19610.332.81.67
1960-0.032.781.58
19590.672.741.73
19581.952.692
19572.42.652.07
19562.022.61.98
19552.252.542.01
19542.252.461.99
19532.052.371.9
19522.312.291.94
19511.762.191.75
19501.792.091.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaIndonesiaWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.020.80.49–1.10.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.770.44–1.120.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.740.39–1.130.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.710.34–1.110.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.680.28–1.10.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.660.23–1.060.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.630.17–1.070.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.610.17–1.040.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.590.14–1.030.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.570.12–1.020.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.550.09–1.020.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.520.05–1.020.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.50.01–0.990.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.480.01–0.990.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.46-0.01–0.970.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.44-0.05–0.960.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.41-0.07–0.910.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.39-0.11–0.90.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.36-0.14–0.880.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.34-0.17–0.840.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.31-0.2–0.810.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.28-0.25–0.790.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.25-0.29–0.770.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.23-0.32–0.750.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.21-0.34–0.730.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.350.18-0.35–0.70.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.40.16-0.39–0.680.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.460.13-0.44–0.680.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.480.11-0.47–0.680.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.520.09-0.5–0.660.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.570.07-0.55–0.660.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.60.05-0.59–0.650.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.630.04-0.61–0.640.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.670.02-0.65–0.630.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.680-0.68–0.640.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.01-0.69–0.630.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.03-0.71–0.610.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.04-0.73–0.620.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.05-0.77–0.610.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.06-0.79–0.610.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.07-0.83–0.630.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.08-0.84–0.630.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.09-0.85–0.620.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.1-0.89–0.60.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.11-0.9–0.620.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.12-0.93–0.610.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.12-0.92–0.610.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.13-0.98–0.60.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.14-1–0.580.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.15-0.99–0.60.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.16-1.03–0.60.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.17-1.04–0.570.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.18-1.09–0.580.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.2-1.12–0.60.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.2-1.13–0.590.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.22-1.13–0.60.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.22-1.17–0.580.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.23-1.19–0.570.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.24-1.19–0.580.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.25-1.24–0.570.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.26-1.26–0.57-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.27-1.29–0.55-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.28-1.32–0.56-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.29-1.33–0.56-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.3-1.35–0.56-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.31-1.38–0.55-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.32-1.4–0.55-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.33-1.45–0.54-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.33-1.47–0.58-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.34-1.49–0.55-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.35-1.51–0.56-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.35-1.54–0.59-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.36-1.58–0.57-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.37-1.59–0.54-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.37-1.61–0.55-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.38-1.61–0.57-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.38-1.65–0.58-0.13

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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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