China vs Iran

China vs Iran: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 1.12% a year in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.35 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Iran: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 1.12% a year in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.35 percentage points.
ChinaIranUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2003, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Iran ranked 101 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Iran at -0.67% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaIranWorld
2023-0.241.120.87
2022-0.131.290.88
2021-0.051.110.8
20200.090.550.9
20190.270.991.03
20180.371.171.07
20170.581.381.13
20160.611.51.17
20150.531.371.18
20140.651.351.22
20130.641.331.23
20120.741.281.27
20110.621.221.26
20100.661.251.27
20090.681.251.28
20080.621.231.28
20070.591.21.28
20060.592.081.28
20050.632.231.27
20040.582.191.28
20030.592.081.29
20020.60.121.3
20010.671.541.33
20000.771.551.35
19990.721.41.35
19980.761.451.37
19970.791.31.39
19960.861.11.42
19950.911.061.45
19940.921.161.47
19931.02-0.781.52
19921.121.491.57
19911.222.471.63
19901.742.971.76
19891.682.861.78
19881.652.991.79
19871.793.481.84
19861.73.71.83
19851.563.681.8
19841.473.661.8
19831.383.861.78
19821.653.921.86
19811.56.741.82
19801.443.681.8
19791.43.571.79
19781.323.311.74
19771.333.231.75
19761.482.961.78
19751.613.071.8
19741.872.981.88
19732.112.941.94
19722.232.911.97
19712.372.941.97
19702.613.042.06
19692.63.042.06
19682.752.972.09
19672.443.022
19662.523.072.04
19652.663.162.09
19642.553.122.16
19633.293.112.28
19622.473.032.11
19610.333.041.67
1960-0.032.971.58
19590.672.921.73
19581.952.722
19572.42.682.07
19562.022.691.98
19552.252.622.01
19542.252.521.99
19532.052.461.9
19522.312.481.94
19511.762.461.75
19501.792.461.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaIranWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.020.99-0.18–2.020.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.86-0.4–20.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.76-0.61–1.910.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.67-0.6–1.820.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.6-0.74–1.840.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.55-0.74–1.770.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.51-0.85–1.660.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.49-0.84–1.720.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.46-0.83–1.680.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.44-0.87–1.640.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.43-0.95–1.640.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.41-0.9–1.690.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.4-0.92–1.650.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.38-1.01–1.70.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.37-1–1.610.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.35-0.98–1.640.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.34-0.93–1.590.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.32-0.96–1.610.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.3-1.02–1.610.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.28-1.05–1.540.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.26-1.11–1.610.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.24-1.16–1.50.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.22-1.16–1.540.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.19-1.3–1.480.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.16-1.24–1.460.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.350.13-1.26–1.380.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.40.1-1.28–1.40.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.460.06-1.37–1.440.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.480.03-1.44–1.380.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.01-1.43–1.330.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.05-1.48–1.260.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.09-1.43–1.230.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.13-1.6–1.320.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.16-1.59–1.240.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.2-1.65–1.180.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.24-1.71–1.120.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.28-1.72–1.010.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.31-1.8–1.080.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.35-1.8–1.010.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.38-1.8–10.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.41-1.94–0.920.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.44-1.9–0.870.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.47-2.01–0.90.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.49-2.1–0.910.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.52-2.08–0.90.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.54-2.08–0.890.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.56-2.2–0.870.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.58-2.23–0.80.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.6-2.1–0.820.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.61-2.3–0.730.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.62-2.26–0.810.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.64-2.22–0.880.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.64-2.26–0.870.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.65-2.26–0.80.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.65-2.27–0.820.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.66-2.34–0.880.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.66-2.44–0.820.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.65-2.39–0.780.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.65-2.39–0.740.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.65-2.35–0.820.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.64-2.35–0.85-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.64-2.24–0.82-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.63-2.35–0.78-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.63-2.43–0.91-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.62-2.4–0.89-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.62-2.54–0.94-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.61-2.37–0.82-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.61-2.35–0.98-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.61-2.45–0.88-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.62-2.51–0.82-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.62-2.53–0.96-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.63-2.47–0.93-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.63-2.52–0.9-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.64-2.52–0.91-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.64-2.53–0.94-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.66-2.59–0.84-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.67-2.63–0.98-0.13

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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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