China vs Iran

China vs Iran: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 90.6 million people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.33 billion people, or 16 times that in Iran.

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people · UN

China vs Iran: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 90.6 million people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.33 billion people, or 16 times that in Iran.
ChinaIranEstimates, 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 Iran ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Iran at 80.1 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaIranWorld
20231.42 billion90.6 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion89.5 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion88.5 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion87.7 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion87.1 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion86.1 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion85 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion83.8 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion82.6 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion81.5 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion80.4 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion79.4 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion78.4 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion77.4 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion76.5 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion75.5 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion74.6 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion73.4 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion71.8 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion70.3 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion68.8 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion68 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion67.5 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion66.4 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion65.5 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion64.5 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion63.6 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion62.9 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion62.2 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion61.5 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion61.4 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion61.2 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion60 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion58.4 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion56.7 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion55.1 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion53.3 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion51.5 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion49.6 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion47.8 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion46 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion44.3 million4.61 billion
1981998 million42 million4.53 billion
1980983 million39.8 million4.45 billion
1979969 million38.4 million4.37 billion
1978956 million37.1 million4.29 billion
1977944 million35.9 million4.22 billion
1976930 million34.8 million4.14 billion
1975916 million33.8 million4.07 billion
1974900 million32.8 million4 billion
1973883 million31.8 million3.92 billion
1972864 million30.9 million3.85 billion
1971844 million30 million3.77 billion
1970823 million29.2 million3.7 billion
1969802 million28.3 million3.62 billion
1968781 million27.4 million3.55 billion
1967761 million26.6 million3.47 billion
1966742 million25.8 million3.4 billion
1965723 million25 million3.34 billion
1964705 million24.3 million3.26 billion
1963685 million23.5 million3.19 billion
1962665 million22.8 million3.12 billion
1961656 million22.1 million3.07 billion
1960655 million21.5 million3.02 billion
1959653 million20.9 million2.97 billion
1958644 million20.3 million2.91 billion
1957630 million19.7 million2.85 billion
1956617 million19.2 million2.8 billion
1955604 million18.7 million2.74 billion
1954590 million18.2 million2.69 billion
1953578 million17.8 million2.63 billion
1952565 million17.3 million2.58 billion
1951554 million16.9 million2.54 billion
1950544 million16.5 million2.49 billion
1949538 million16.6 million–
1948534 million16.4 million–
1947531 million16.2 million–
1946528 million16.1 million–
1945525 million15.9 million–
1944522 million15.8 million–
1943520 million15.7 million–
1942517 million15.5 million–
1941514 million15.4 million–
1940511 million15.2 million–
1939508 million15 million–
1938506 million14.7 million–
1937503 million14.5 million–
1936500 million14.2 million–
1935497 million14 million–
1934494 million13.7 million–
1933491 million13.5 million–
1932488 million13.3 million–
1931485 million13 million–
1930483 million12.7 million–
1929481 million12.4 million–
1928479 million12 million–
1927477 million11.6 million–
1926475 million11.2 million–
1925474 million10.8 million–
1924472 million10.5 million–
1923470 million10.1 million–
1922469 million9.8 million–
1921466 million9.58 million–
1920463 million9.46 million–
1919460 million9.44 million–
1918455 million9.53 million–
1917450 million9.72 million–
1916446 million9.92 million–
1915441 million10.1 million–
1914436 million10.3 million–
1913431 million10.5 million–
1912427 million10.7 million–
1911423 million10.9 million–
1910419 million11 million–
1909416 million11 million–
1908413 million11 million–
1907411 million10.8 million–
1906409 million10.7 million–
1905407 million10.6 million–
1904404 million10.5 million–
1903402 million10.4 million–
1902400 million10.3 million–
1901398 million10.2 million–
1900396 million10.1 million–
1899394 million10 million–
1898392 million9.91 million–
1897390 million9.81 million–
1896388 million9.7 million–
1895386 million9.6 million–
1894384 million9.49 million–
1893382 million9.39 million–
1892381 million9.29 million–
1891379 million9.21 million–
1890377 million9.13 million–
1889376 million9.07 million–
1888375 million9.03 million–
1887373 million8.99 million–
1886372 million8.96 million–
1885371 million8.93 million–
1884370 million8.9 million–
1883369 million8.87 million–
1882368 million8.83 million–
1881367 million8.8 million–
1880366 million8.77 million–
1879365 million8.74 million–
1878364 million8.71 million–
1877363 million8.68 million–
1876362 million8.64 million–
1875361 million8.61 million–
1874360 million8.58 million–
1873359 million8.55 million–
1872358 million8.52 million–
1871358 million8.49 million–
1870358 million8.45 million–
1869359 million8.4 million–
1868360 million8.36 million–
1867362 million8.31 million–
1866364 million8.26 million–
1865366 million8.21 million–
1864368 million8.16 million–
1863370 million8.11 million–
1862372 million8.06 million–
1861375 million8.01 million–
1860377 million7.97 million–
1859380 million7.92 million–
1858383 million7.87 million–
1857387 million7.82 million–
1856390 million7.78 million–
1855394 million7.73 million–
1854397 million7.68 million–
1853401 million7.64 million–
1852405 million7.59 million–
1851408 million7.55 million–
1850410 million7.51 million–
1849411 million7.47 million–
1848412 million7.43 million–
1847412 million7.4 million–
1846412 million7.37 million–
1845412 million7.34 million–
1844412 million7.3 million–
1843412 million7.27 million–
1842412 million7.24 million–
1841412 million7.21 million–
1840412 million7.17 million–
1839412 million7.14 million–
1838411 million7.11 million–
1837411 million7.08 million–
1836411 million7.05 million–
1835411 million7.01 million–
1834410 million6.98 million–
1833410 million6.95 million–
1832410 million6.92 million–
1831409 million6.89 million–
1830407 million6.86 million–
1829406 million6.83 million–
1828403 million6.8 million–
1827400 million6.77 million–
1826398 million6.74 million–
1825395 million6.71 million–
1824392 million6.68 million–
1823389 million6.65 million–
1822387 million6.62 million–
1821384 million6.59 million–
1820380 million6.56 million–
1819377 million6.53 million–
1818374 million6.5 million–
1817370 million6.47 million–
1816367 million6.44 million–
1815363 million6.42 million–
1814360 million6.39 million–
1813356 million6.36 million–
1812353 million6.33 million–
1811350 million6.3 million–
1810347 million6.27 million–
1809344 million6.25 million–
1808343 million6.22 million–
1807341 million6.19 million–
1806339 million6.16 million–
1805338 million6.14 million–
1804336 million6.11 million–
1803335 million6.08 million–
1802333 million6.05 million–
1801332 million6.03 million–
1800330 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaIranWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion91.6 million91 million–92 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion92.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion93.2 million91 million–95.2 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion93.8 million91 million–96.4 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion94.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion95 million90.8 million–98.7 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion95.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion96 million90.8 million–101 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion96.4 million90.6 million–102 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion96.9 million90.6 million–103 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion97.3 million90.7 million–104 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion97.7 million90.8 million–105 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion98.1 million90.6 million–106 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion98.5 million90.4 million–106 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion98.8 million90.1 million–107 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion99.2 million89.8 million–109 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion99.5 million89.8 million–109 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion99.9 million89.8 million–110 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion100 million89.6 million–111 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion101 million89.5 million–112 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion101 million89.3 million–113 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion101 million88.9 million–113 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion101 million88.8 million–114 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion101 million88.7 million–115 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion102 million88.5 million–116 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion102 million88.2 million–116 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion102 million87.8 million–117 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion102 million87.3 million–118 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion102 million87 million–119 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion102 million86.5 million–119 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion102 million85.9 million–119 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion102 million85.3 million–120 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion102 million84.5 million–120 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion102 million83.9 million–121 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion102 million83.2 million–121 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion101 million82.5 million–122 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion101 million81.8 million–122 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion101 million81 million–122 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion100 million80 million–122 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion100 million79.1 million–123 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion99.6 million78.5 million–123 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion99.2 million77.6 million–123 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion98.7 million76.6 million–123 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion98.3 million75.8 million–123 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion97.8 million75.1 million–123 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion97.2 million74.1 million–124 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion96.7 million72.9 million–124 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion96.2 million71.8 million–124 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion95.6 million70.7 million–124 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion95 million69.6 million–124 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion94.4 million68.4 million–123 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion93.8 million67.4 million–123 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion93.2 million66.2 million–124 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion92.6 million64.9 million–124 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion92 million64 million–124 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion91.4 million63 million–125 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion90.8 million62 million–125 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion90.3 million61 million–125 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion89.7 million60.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion89.1 million59.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion88.5 million58.4 million–125 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion88 million57.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion87.4 million56.4 million–124 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million86.9 million55.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million86.3 million54.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million85.8 million53.6 million–125 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million85.3 million52.9 million–125 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million84.7 million52 million–125 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million84.2 million51 million–125 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million83.7 million50.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million83.2 million49.5 million–126 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million82.7 million48.7 million–126 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million82.2 million47.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million81.6 million46.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million81.1 million45.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million80.6 million45 million–128 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million80.1 million44.3 million–128 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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