China vs Mongolia

China vs Mongolia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 3.43 million people in Mongolia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.42 billion people, or 410 times that in Mongolia.

people · UN

China vs Mongolia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 3.43 million people in Mongolia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.42 billion people, or 410 times that in Mongolia.
ChinaMongoliaEstimates, 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 Mongolia ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Mongolia at 5.52 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaMongoliaWorld
20231.42 billion3.43 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion3.39 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion3.34 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion3.29 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion3.23 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion3.17 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion3.1 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion3.04 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion2.98 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion2.91 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion2.85 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion2.8 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion2.75 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion2.7 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion2.67 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion2.63 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion2.61 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion2.59 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion2.56 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion2.54 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion2.52 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion2.5 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion2.48 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion2.46 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion2.43 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion2.41 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion2.39 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion2.36 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion2.34 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion2.31 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion2.27 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion2.24 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion2.2 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion2.17 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion2.12 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion2.08 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion2.02 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion1.97 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion1.92 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion1.87 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion1.83 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion1.79 million4.61 billion
1981998 million1.74 million4.53 billion
1980983 million1.7 million4.45 billion
1979969 million1.66 million4.37 billion
1978956 million1.62 million4.29 billion
1977944 million1.58 million4.22 billion
1976930 million1.53 million4.14 billion
1975916 million1.49 million4.07 billion
1974900 million1.45 million4 billion
1973883 million1.41 million3.92 billion
1972864 million1.37 million3.85 billion
1971844 million1.33 million3.77 billion
1970823 million1.3 million3.7 billion
1969802 million1.26 million3.62 billion
1968781 million1.23 million3.55 billion
1967761 million1.2 million3.47 billion
1966742 million1.16 million3.4 billion
1965723 million1.13 million3.34 billion
1964705 million1.1 million3.26 billion
1963685 million1.07 million3.19 billion
1962665 million1.04 million3.12 billion
1961656 million1.01 million3.07 billion
1960655 million977,6003.02 billion
1959653 million947,4002.97 billion
1958644 million919,3002.91 billion
1957630 million893,2002.85 billion
1956617 million868,5002.8 billion
1955604 million848,7002.74 billion
1954590 million834,0002.69 billion
1953578 million820,3002.63 billion
1952565 million807,1002.58 billion
1951554 million794,3002.54 billion
1950544 million781,7002.49 billion
1949538 million774,000–
1948534 million769,700–
1947531 million768,400–
1946528 million767,000–
1945525 million765,600–
1944522 million764,300–
1943520 million762,900–
1942517 million761,500–
1941514 million760,200–
1940511 million758,800–
1939508 million757,500–
1938506 million756,100–
1937503 million754,800–
1936500 million753,400–
1935497 million752,100–
1934494 million750,800–
1933491 million749,400–
1932488 million748,100–
1931485 million746,800–
1930483 million745,400–
1929481 million744,100–
1928479 million742,800–
1927477 million741,500–
1926475 million740,100–
1925474 million738,800–
1924472 million737,500–
1923470 million736,200–
1922469 million734,900–
1921466 million733,600–
1920463 million732,300–
1919460 million731,000–
1918455 million729,700–
1917450 million728,400–
1916446 million727,200–
1915441 million725,900–
1914436 million724,700–
1913431 million723,500–
1912427 million722,300–
1911423 million720,900–
1910419 million719,200–
1909416 million717,200–
1908413 million715,100–
1907411 million712,600–
1906409 million710,200–
1905407 million707,800–
1904404 million705,400–
1903402 million703,000–
1902400 million700,700–
1901398 million698,600–
1900396 million696,700–
1899394 million695,200–
1898392 million693,900–
1897390 million692,900–
1896388 million691,900–
1895386 million690,900–
1894384 million689,900–
1893382 million688,900–
1892381 million687,900–
1891379 million686,900–
1890377 million686,000–
1889376 million685,000–
1888375 million684,000–
1887373 million683,000–
1886372 million682,000–
1885371 million681,000–
1884370 million680,000–
1883369 million679,100–
1882368 million678,100–
1881367 million677,100–
1880366 million676,100–
1879365 million675,200–
1878364 million674,200–
1877363 million673,200–
1876362 million672,200–
1875361 million671,300–
1874360 million670,300–
1873359 million669,300–
1872358 million668,400–
1871358 million667,400–
1870358 million666,500–
1869359 million665,500–
1868360 million664,600–
1867362 million663,600–
1866364 million662,700–
1865366 million661,800–
1864368 million660,800–
1863370 million659,900–
1862372 million659,000–
1861375 million658,100–
1860377 million657,100–
1859380 million656,200–
1858383 million655,300–
1857387 million654,400–
1856390 million653,400–
1855394 million652,500–
1854397 million651,600–
1853401 million650,700–
1852405 million649,800–
1851408 million648,900–
1850410 million648,000–
1849411 million647,000–
1848412 million646,000–
1847412 million645,000–
1846412 million644,000–
1845412 million643,000–
1844412 million642,100–
1843412 million641,100–
1842412 million640,100–
1841412 million639,100–
1840412 million638,200–
1839412 million637,200–
1838411 million636,200–
1837411 million635,200–
1836411 million634,300–
1835411 million633,300–
1834410 million632,300–
1833410 million631,400–
1832410 million630,400–
1831409 million629,500–
1830407 million628,500–
1829406 million627,500–
1828403 million626,600–
1827400 million625,600–
1826398 million624,700–
1825395 million623,700–
1824392 million622,800–
1823389 million621,800–
1822387 million620,900–
1821384 million619,900–
1820380 million619,000–
1819377 million618,000–
1818374 million617,100–
1817370 million616,100–
1816367 million615,200–
1815363 million614,200–
1814360 million613,200–
1813356 million612,300–
1812353 million611,300–
1811350 million610,400–
1810347 million609,400–
1809344 million608,500–
1808343 million607,500–
1807341 million606,600–
1806339 million605,600–
1805338 million604,700–
1804336 million603,800–
1803335 million602,800–
1802333 million601,900–
1801332 million600,900–
1800330 million600,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaMongoliaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion3.48 million3.47 million–3.48 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion3.52 million3.5 million–3.54 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion3.56 million3.52 million–3.6 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion3.6 million3.53 million–3.66 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion3.63 million3.55 million–3.72 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion3.67 million3.56 million–3.78 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion3.71 million3.57 million–3.85 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion3.74 million3.58 million–3.91 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion3.78 million3.58 million–3.98 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion3.81 million3.59 million–4.05 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion3.85 million3.6 million–4.12 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion3.89 million3.61 million–4.19 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion3.93 million3.61 million–4.27 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion3.97 million3.61 million–4.35 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion4.01 million3.62 million–4.44 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion4.05 million3.63 million–4.52 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion4.1 million3.64 million–4.6 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion4.14 million3.64 million–4.69 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion4.18 million3.65 million–4.78 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion4.22 million3.65 million–4.85 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion4.27 million3.66 million–4.94 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion4.31 million3.67 million–5.03 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion4.35 million3.68 million–5.13 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion4.39 million3.68 million–5.22 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion4.43 million3.68 million–5.31 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion4.47 million3.67 million–5.41 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion4.5 million3.66 million–5.5 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion4.54 million3.65 million–5.59 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion4.57 million3.64 million–5.68 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion4.6 million3.63 million–5.77 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion4.63 million3.63 million–5.86 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion4.66 million3.62 million–5.96 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion4.69 million3.62 million–6.04 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion4.72 million3.61 million–6.13 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion4.74 million3.59 million–6.21 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion4.77 million3.57 million–6.29 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion4.79 million3.56 million–6.36 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion4.82 million3.54 million–6.45 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion4.84 million3.53 million–6.56 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion4.87 million3.52 million–6.65 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion4.89 million3.5 million–6.74 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion4.91 million3.49 million–6.84 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion4.94 million3.47 million–6.94 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion4.96 million3.44 million–7.05 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion4.99 million3.41 million–7.14 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion5.01 million3.39 million–7.23 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion5.03 million3.38 million–7.34 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion5.06 million3.37 million–7.43 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion5.08 million3.36 million–7.52 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion5.1 million3.35 million–7.6 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion5.13 million3.34 million–7.7 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion5.15 million3.32 million–7.78 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion5.17 million3.3 million–7.87 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion5.19 million3.28 million–7.97 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion5.21 million3.26 million–8.06 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion5.23 million3.25 million–8.15 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion5.25 million3.24 million–8.25 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion5.27 million3.21 million–8.35 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion5.29 million3.2 million–8.45 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion5.31 million3.19 million–8.52 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion5.32 million3.17 million–8.58 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion5.34 million3.14 million–8.66 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion5.36 million3.12 million–8.74 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million5.37 million3.09 million–8.82 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million5.39 million3.06 million–8.92 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million5.4 million3.04 million–9.04 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million5.42 million3.04 million–9.13 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million5.43 million3.02 million–9.22 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million5.45 million3.01 million–9.35 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million5.46 million3 million–9.46 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million5.47 million2.99 million–9.57 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million5.48 million2.97 million–9.68 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million5.49 million2.94 million–9.8 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million5.5 million2.91 million–9.92 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million5.51 million2.89 million–10 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million5.51 million2.87 million–10.2 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million5.52 million2.86 million–10.3 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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