China vs Poland

China vs Poland: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.26% a year in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.03 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Poland: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.26% a year in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.03 percentage points.
ChinaPolandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Poland ranked 192 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Poland at -1.04% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaPolandWorld
2023-0.24-0.260.87
2022-0.132.230.88
2021-0.05-0.440.8
20200.09-0.250.9
20190.27-0.041.03
20180.37-0.041.07
20170.58-0.031.13
20160.61-0.011.17
20150.53-01.18
20140.650.011.22
20130.640.021.23
20120.740.041.27
20110.620.171.26
20100.660.431.27
20090.680.061.28
20080.62-0.031.28
20070.59-0.11.28
20060.59-0.171.28
20050.63-0.111.27
20040.58-0.121.28
20030.59-0.071.29
20020.6-0.061.3
20010.67-0.031.33
20000.77-0.021.35
19990.72-0.131.35
19980.76-0.071.37
19970.79-0.041.39
19960.86-0.011.42
19950.91-0.011.45
19940.920.121.47
19931.020.141.52
19921.120.181.57
19911.220.241.63
19901.740.271.76
19891.680.351.78
19881.650.291.79
19871.790.521.84
19861.70.621.83
19851.560.731.8
19841.470.861.8
19831.380.951.78
19821.650.921.86
19811.50.921.82
19801.440.891.8
19791.40.961.79
19781.320.831.74
19771.330.931.75
19761.4811.78
19751.610.951.8
19741.870.961.88
19732.110.891.94
19722.230.871.97
19712.370.781.97
19702.610.622.06
19692.60.742.06
19682.750.782.09
19672.440.782
19662.520.862.04
19652.660.922.09
19642.550.982.16
19633.291.12.28
19622.471.112.11
19610.331.271.67
1960-0.031.441.58
19590.671.581.73
19581.951.812
19572.42.22.07
19562.021.691.98
19552.251.772.01
19542.251.761.99
19532.051.761.9
19522.311.741.94
19511.761.791.75
19501.791.751.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaPolandWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.02-0.9-1.17–-0.640.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.02-1.18-1.54–-0.840.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.01-0.38-0.7–-0.060.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.01-0.4-0.75–-0.050.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.01-0.43-0.8–-0.060.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.03-0.46-0.86–-0.080.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.04-0.48-0.87–-0.090.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.04-0.5-0.92–-0.110.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.03-0.51-0.96–-0.110.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.05-0.53-1.01–-0.120.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.06-0.54-1.02–-0.090.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.07-0.56-1.06–-0.110.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.08-0.58-1.09–-0.120.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.08-0.59-1.11–-0.110.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.09-0.6-1.12–-0.090.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.12-0.62-1.19–-0.110.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.12-0.63-1.21–-0.120.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.12-0.64-1.24–-0.120.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.14-0.66-1.26–-0.110.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.17-0.67-1.29–-0.120.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.18-0.68-1.31–-0.130.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.21-0.7-1.35–-0.140.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.25-0.71-1.33–-0.160.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.29-0.72-1.37–-0.170.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.32-0.73-1.39–-0.170.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.75-1.41–-0.20.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.76-1.42–-0.210.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.78-1.44–-0.230.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.79-1.48–-0.230.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.81-1.51–-0.250.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.83-1.54–-0.280.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.85-1.54–-0.260.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.87-1.54–-0.260.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.89-1.6–-0.290.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.9-1.65–-0.280.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.93-1.69–-0.30.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.94-1.73–-0.310.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.97-1.77–-0.340.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.99-1.82–-0.360.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-1.02-1.85–-0.370.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-1.04-1.91–-0.320.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-1.07-1.9–-0.370.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-1.09-1.98–-0.370.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-1.11-1.99–-0.360.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-1.13-2.04–-0.370.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-1.15-2.05–-0.380.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-1.16-2.09–-0.360.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-1.18-2.13–-0.370.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-1.19-2.16–-0.390.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-1.2-2.22–-0.410.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-1.21-2.25–-0.40.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-1.21-2.22–-0.390.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-1.21-2.25–-0.390.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-1.22-2.31–-0.390.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-1.2-2.3–-0.350.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-1.21-2.33–-0.40.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-1.2-2.35–-0.390.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-1.19-2.4–-0.370.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-1.18-2.39–-0.380.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-1.17-2.37–-0.330.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-1.15-2.36–-0.34-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-1.14-2.38–-0.3-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-1.12-2.44–-0.31-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-1.11-2.4–-0.28-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-1.1-2.38–-0.27-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-1.08-2.38–-0.24-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-1.07-2.4–-0.2-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-1.06-2.49–-0.21-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-1.05-2.47–-0.2-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-1.04-2.48–-0.2-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-1.04-2.46–-0.17-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-1.03-2.54–-0.16-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-1.04-2.49–-0.1-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-1.03-2.57–-0.09-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-1.03-2.56–-0.09-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-1.04-2.62–-0.07-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-1.04-2.7–-0.06-0.13

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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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