China vs Russia

China vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.09 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.09 percentage points.
ChinaRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaRussiaWorld
2023-0.24-0.320.87
2022-0.130.130.88
2021-0.05-0.480.8
20200.09-0.250.9
20190.270.031.03
20180.370.111.07
20170.580.221.13
20160.610.341.17
20150.530.311.18
20140.650.221.22
20130.640.231.23
20120.740.211.27
20110.620.141.26
20100.660.021.27
20090.680.081.28
20080.6201.28
20070.59-0.071.28
20060.59-0.271.28
20050.63-0.421.27
20040.58-0.391.28
20030.59-0.461.29
20020.60.261.3
20010.67-0.51.33
20000.77-0.321.35
19990.72-0.391.35
19980.76-0.141.37
19970.79-0.161.39
19960.86-0.161.42
19950.91-0.121.45
19940.920.251.47
19931.02-0.161.52
19921.12-0.891.57
19911.220.181.63
19901.740.451.76
19891.680.491.78
19881.650.761.79
19871.790.91.84
19861.70.941.83
19851.560.781.8
19841.470.771.8
19831.380.831.78
19821.650.711.86
19811.50.571.82
19801.440.551.8
19791.40.551.79
19781.320.671.74
19771.330.71.75
19761.480.721.78
19751.610.691.8
19741.870.621.88
19732.110.561.94
19722.230.581.97
19712.370.551.97
19702.610.42.06
19692.60.532.06
19682.750.552.09
19672.440.582
19662.520.692.04
19652.660.732.09
19642.550.872.16
19633.291.022.28
19622.471.142.11
19610.331.331.67
1960-0.031.441.58
19590.671.311.73
19581.951.592
19572.41.622.07
19562.021.581.98
19552.251.542.01
19542.251.541.99
19532.051.431.9
19522.311.421.94
19511.761.391.75
19501.791.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaRussiaWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.02-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.02-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.01-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.01-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.01-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.03-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.04-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.04-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.03-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.05-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.06-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.07-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.08-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.08-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.09-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.12-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.12-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.12-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.14-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.17-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.18-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.21-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.25-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.29-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.32-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.25-1–0.420.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.14-1–0.590.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.12-1–0.630.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

Each country on its own

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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