China vs Nepal

China vs Nepal: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.14% a year in Nepal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nepal, by 0.1 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Nepal: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.14% a year in Nepal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nepal, by 0.1 percentage points.
ChinaNepalUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nepal has been higher since 2019, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Nepal ranked 184 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Nepal at -0.6% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaNepalWorld
2023-0.24-0.140.87
2022-0.13-00.88
2021-0.051.630.8
20200.091.850.9
20190.2721.03
20180.370.351.07
20170.580.131.13
20160.610.271.17
20150.530.681.18
20140.650.411.22
20130.640.191.23
20120.740.211.27
20110.620.31.26
20100.660.61.27
20090.680.651.28
20080.620.711.28
20070.590.791.28
20060.590.881.28
20050.631.061.27
20040.581.181.28
20030.591.361.29
20020.61.471.3
20010.671.581.33
20000.771.661.35
19990.721.81.35
19980.761.921.37
19970.792.011.39
19960.862.151.42
19950.912.271.45
19940.922.541.47
19931.022.471.52
19921.1231.57
19911.222.641.63
19901.742.531.76
19891.682.31.78
19881.652.141.79
19871.792.071.84
19861.72.171.83
19851.562.251.8
19841.472.291.8
19831.382.41.78
19821.652.341.86
19811.52.321.82
19801.442.381.8
19791.42.341.79
19781.322.331.74
19771.332.311.75
19761.482.171.78
19751.612.211.8
19741.872.21.88
19732.112.171.94
19722.232.191.97
19712.372.151.97
19702.612.212.06
19692.62.172.06
19682.752.162.09
19672.442.142
19662.522.092.04
19652.662.082.09
19642.552.032.16
19633.291.972.28
19622.471.962.11
19610.331.931.67
1960-0.031.881.58
19590.671.81.73
19581.951.72
19572.41.782.07
19562.021.81.98
19552.251.842.01
19542.251.881.99
19532.051.891.9
19522.311.981.94
19511.762.051.75
19501.792.11.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaNepalWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.02-0.15-0.99–0.580.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.02-0.07-1.13–0.830.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.14-1.13–1.130.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.51-0.82–1.580.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.96-0.37–2.040.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.93-0.46–1.970.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.9-0.53–1.970.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.87-0.57–1.920.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.84-0.61–20.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.82-0.74–1.960.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.78-0.82–1.960.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.75-0.85–1.990.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.73-0.9–1.970.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.7-0.98–1.920.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.68-1.06–1.870.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.65-1.11–1.90.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.63-1.05–1.910.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.6-1.08–1.860.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.58-1.14–1.880.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.56-1.18–1.880.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.54-1.16–1.90.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.52-1.15–1.830.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.5-1.15–1.870.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.47-1.18–1.860.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.44-1.2–1.880.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.350.42-1.27–1.870.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.40.4-1.28–1.830.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.460.38-1.22–1.80.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.480.35-1.43–1.80.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.520.33-1.42–1.770.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.570.3-1.4–1.760.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.60.28-1.53–1.740.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.630.26-1.44–1.70.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.670.23-1.48–1.680.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.680.21-1.46–1.70.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.720.18-1.65–1.680.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.710.16-1.71–1.590.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.740.13-1.7–1.720.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.730.11-1.76–1.640.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.730.08-1.75–1.710.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.750.06-1.81–1.580.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.750.03-1.81–1.590.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.710.01-1.86–1.670.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.01-1.97–1.630.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.03-2.01–1.580.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.06-1.99–1.530.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.08-2.05–1.470.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.11-2.09–1.550.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.12-2.12–1.510.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.15-2.13–1.460.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.18-2.24–1.510.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.2-2.3–1.540.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.22-2.23–1.450.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.24-2.4–1.460.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.27-2.36–1.50.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.29-2.5–1.50.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.31-2.4–1.380.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.33-2.45–1.410.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.35-2.44–1.430.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.37-2.57–1.420.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.4-2.56–1.48-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.42-2.62–1.42-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.43-2.71–1.39-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.45-2.69–1.35-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.47-2.78–1.31-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.49-2.8–1.37-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.5-2.79–1.4-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.51-2.9–1.43-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.53-2.88–1.46-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.53-3.02–1.34-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.55-2.98–1.41-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.55-3.03–1.38-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.56-3.02–1.42-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.58-2.9–1.35-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.58-2.98–1.48-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.59-2.97–1.44-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.6-3.1–1.47-0.13

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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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