China vs Singapore

China vs Singapore: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 5.79 million people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.42 billion people, or 250 times that in Singapore.

people · UN

China vs Singapore: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 5.79 million people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.42 billion people, or 250 times that in Singapore.
ChinaSingaporeEstimates, 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 Singapore ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Singapore at 4.16 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaSingaporeWorld
20231.42 billion5.79 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion5.65 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion5.55 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion5.62 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion5.67 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion5.63 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion5.6 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion5.58 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion5.53 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion5.46 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion5.39 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion5.29 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion5.18 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion5.08 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion4.97 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion4.81 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion4.6 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion4.41 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion4.27 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion4.17 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion4.14 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion4.15 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion4.12 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion4.04 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion3.97 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion3.9 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion3.8 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion3.67 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion3.53 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion3.42 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion3.32 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion3.23 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion3.14 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion3.04 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion2.94 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion2.85 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion2.78 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion2.75 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion2.74 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion2.72 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion2.69 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion2.63 million4.61 billion
1981998 million2.53 million4.53 billion
1980983 million2.44 million4.45 billion
1979969 million2.39 million4.37 billion
1978956 million2.36 million4.29 billion
1977944 million2.33 million4.22 billion
1976930 million2.3 million4.14 billion
1975916 million2.27 million4.07 billion
1974900 million2.24 million4 billion
1973883 million2.2 million3.92 billion
1972864 million2.16 million3.85 billion
1971844 million2.13 million3.77 billion
1970823 million2.09 million3.7 billion
1969802 million2.05 million3.62 billion
1968781 million2.01 million3.55 billion
1967761 million1.97 million3.47 billion
1966742 million1.92 million3.4 billion
1965723 million1.87 million3.34 billion
1964705 million1.82 million3.26 billion
1963685 million1.77 million3.19 billion
1962665 million1.72 million3.12 billion
1961656 million1.67 million3.07 billion
1960655 million1.62 million3.02 billion
1959653 million1.57 million2.97 billion
1958644 million1.52 million2.91 billion
1957630 million1.46 million2.85 billion
1956617 million1.39 million2.8 billion
1955604 million1.32 million2.74 billion
1954590 million1.25 million2.69 billion
1953578 million1.19 million2.63 billion
1952565 million1.13 million2.58 billion
1951554 million1.07 million2.54 billion
1950544 million1.01 million2.49 billion
1949538 million969,200–
1948534 million936,400–
1947531 million908,000–
1946528 million880,400–
1945525 million853,700–
1944522 million827,800–
1943520 million802,700–
1942517 million778,300–
1941514 million755,800–
1940511 million735,000–
1939508 million715,900–
1938506 million698,400–
1937503 million682,500–
1936500 million666,900–
1935497 million651,600–
1934494 million636,800–
1933491 million622,200–
1932488 million608,000–
1931485 million592,000–
1930483 million574,200–
1929481 million555,000–
1928479 million534,200–
1927477 million512,200–
1926475 million491,000–
1925474 million470,800–
1924472 million451,300–
1923470 million432,700–
1922469 million414,900–
1921466 million399,400–
1920463 million386,300–
1919460 million375,400–
1918455 million366,500–
1917450 million359,600–
1916446 million352,900–
1915441 million346,400–
1914436 million340,000–
1913431 million333,700–
1912427 million327,500–
1911423 million320,100–
1910419 million311,600–
1909416 million302,000–
1908413 million291,400–
1907411 million279,900–
1906409 million268,800–
1905407 million258,200–
1904404 million248,000–
1903402 million238,200–
1902400 million228,800–
1901398 million220,200–
1900396 million212,200–
1899394 million204,900–
1898392 million198,300–
1897390 million192,200–
1896388 million186,300–
1895386 million180,600–
1894384 million175,100–
1893382 million169,800–
1892381 million164,600–
1891379 million159,500–
1890377 million154,700–
1889376 million150,000–
1888375 million145,400–
1887373 million141,000–
1886372 million136,700–
1885371 million132,500–
1884370 million128,500–
1883369 million124,600–
1882368 million120,800–
1881367 million117,100–
1880366 million113,600–
1879365 million110,100–
1878364 million106,800–
1877363 million103,500–
1876362 million100,400–
1875361 million97,340–
1874360 million94,380–
1873359 million91,510–
1872358 million88,730–
1871358 million86,210–
1870358 million83,940–
1869359 million81,920–
1868360 million80,120–
1867362 million78,540–
1866364 million77,000–
1865366 million75,480–
1864368 million74,000–
1863370 million72,540–
1862372 million71,110–
1861375 million69,710–
1860377 million68,340–
1859380 million67,000–
1858383 million65,680–
1857387 million64,390–
1856390 million63,120–
1855394 million61,880–
1854397 million60,660–
1853401 million59,470–
1852405 million58,300–
1851408 million57,140–
1850410 million56,010–
1849411 million54,870–
1848412 million53,740–
1847412 million52,630–
1846412 million51,550–
1845412 million50,490–
1844412 million49,450–
1843412 million48,430–
1842412 million47,430–
1841412 million46,460–
1840412 million45,500–
1839412 million44,560–
1838411 million43,650–
1837411 million42,750–
1836411 million41,870–
1835411 million41,010–
1834410 million40,160–
1833410 million39,330–
1832410 million38,520–
1831409 million37,730–
1830407 million36,950–
1829406 million36,190–
1828403 million35,450–
1827400 million34,720–
1826398 million34,000–
1825395 million33,300–
1824392 million32,620–
1823389 million31,950–
1822387 million31,290–
1821384 million30,770–
1820380 million30,380–
1819377 million30,130–
1818374 million30,000–
1817370 million30,000–
1816367 million30,000–
1815363 million30,000–
1814360 million30,000–
1813356 million30,000–
1812353 million30,000–
1811350 million30,000–
1810347 million30,000–
1809344 million30,000–
1808343 million30,000–
1807341 million30,000–
1806339 million30,000–
1805338 million30,000–
1804336 million30,000–
1803335 million30,000–
1802333 million30,000–
1801332 million30,000–
1800330 million30,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaSingaporeWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion5.83 million5.69 million–6.33 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion5.87 million5.53 million–6.92 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion5.91 million5.43 million–7.05 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion5.94 million5.34 million–7.19 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion5.97 million5.26 million–7.34 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion6 million5.17 million–7.46 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion6.03 million5.07 million–7.56 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion6.06 million4.98 million–7.69 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion6.09 million4.89 million–7.86 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion6.11 million4.81 million–8.05 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion6.14 million4.73 million–8.21 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion6.15 million4.62 million–8.33 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion6.17 million4.54 million–8.46 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion6.18 million4.47 million–8.62 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion6.19 million4.39 million–8.74 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion6.19 million4.32 million–8.91 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion6.2 million4.23 million–9.11 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion6.19 million4.15 million–9.27 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion6.19 million4.1 million–9.4 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion6.18 million4.03 million–9.52 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion6.17 million3.95 million–9.63 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion6.16 million3.89 million–9.74 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion6.14 million3.83 million–9.9 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion6.13 million3.73 million–10.1 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion6.11 million3.64 million–10.2 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion6.1 million3.57 million–10.3 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion6.08 million3.51 million–10.4 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion6.07 million3.43 million–10.5 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion6.05 million3.34 million–10.7 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion6.04 million3.25 million–10.9 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion6.02 million3.17 million–11.1 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion6 million3.09 million–11.3 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion5.98 million3.01 million–11.4 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion5.96 million2.95 million–11.5 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion5.95 million2.9 million–11.7 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion5.92 million2.83 million–11.9 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion5.9 million2.76 million–12 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion5.88 million2.73 million–12.1 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion5.86 million2.66 million–12.3 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion5.83 million2.58 million–12.5 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion5.81 million2.49 million–12.7 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion5.78 million2.42 million–13.1 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion5.75 million2.37 million–13.3 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion5.72 million2.32 million–13.5 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion5.69 million2.27 million–13.7 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion5.66 million2.21 million–13.8 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion5.63 million2.14 million–13.8 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion5.6 million2.07 million–13.9 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion5.57 million2.01 million–14 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion5.53 million1.94 million–14.1 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion5.49 million1.85 million–14.2 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion5.45 million1.76 million–14.5 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion5.4 million1.7 million–14.8 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion5.36 million1.63 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion5.31 million1.53 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion5.26 million1.44 million–15.2 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion5.21 million1.37 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion5.16 million1.3 million–15 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion5.1 million1.24 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion5.05 million1.17 million–15 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion4.99 million1.1 million–15.3 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion4.94 million1.03 million–15.4 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion4.88 million945,000–15.4 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million4.82 million892,200–15.7 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million4.77 million818,400–15.8 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million4.71 million732,000–15.9 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million4.65 million656,000–15.9 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million4.6 million575,300–16 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million4.54 million523,300–16.1 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million4.49 million494,100–16.1 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million4.44 million435,000–16.3 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million4.39 million375,500–16.5 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million4.34 million332,800–16.6 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million4.29 million288,700–16.7 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million4.25 million238,700–16.8 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million4.2 million160,200–17.1 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million4.16 million86,590–17.3 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

China vs Singapore

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment