China vs Singapore

China vs Singapore: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.81% a year in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 1.04 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Singapore: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.81% a year in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 1.04 percentage points.
ChinaSingaporeUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook China.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Singapore at -0.95% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaSingaporeWorld
2023-0.240.810.87
2022-0.134.10.88
2021-0.05-0.440.8
20200.09-2.190.9
20190.270.431.03
20180.370.821.07
20170.580.261.13
20160.610.681.17
20150.531.221.18
20140.651.241.22
20130.641.431.23
20120.742.031.27
20110.622.221.26
20100.661.881.27
20090.682.441.28
20080.624.211.28
20070.594.751.28
20060.593.651.28
20050.632.731.27
20040.581.791.28
20030.59-0.131.29
20020.6-0.291.3
20010.671.781.33
20000.772.21.35
19990.721.231.35
19980.762.091.37
19970.793.381.39
19960.863.711.42
19950.913.561.45
19940.923.11.47
19931.022.841.52
19921.122.751.57
19911.222.921.63
19901.743.351.76
19891.683.411.78
19881.652.781.79
19871.7921.84
19861.70.661.83
19851.560.041.8
19841.4711.8
19831.381.591.78
19821.652.831.86
19811.54.611.82
19801.442.951.8
19791.41.121.79
19781.321.21.74
19771.331.281.75
19761.481.381.78
19751.611.441.8
19741.871.531.88
19732.111.621.94
19722.231.661.97
19712.371.691.97
19702.611.812.06
19692.61.992.06
19682.752.152.09
19672.442.322
19662.522.482.04
19652.662.622.09
19642.552.732.16
19633.292.832.28
19622.472.942.11
19610.333.051.67
1960-0.033.171.58
19590.673.31.73
19581.953.452
19572.44.32.07
19562.025.181.98
19552.255.262.01
19542.255.311.99
19532.055.311.9
19522.315.311.94
19511.765.271.75
19501.795.241.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaSingaporeWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.020.68-4.14–16.080.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.63-1.92–2.90.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.56-2.31–2.940.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.58-2.43–3.270.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.56-2.36–3.420.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.47-2.76–3.340.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.44-3.01–3.260.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.46-2.82–3.450.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.42-2.72–3.440.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.43-2.72–3.420.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.35-2.91–3.60.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.26-3.18–3.40.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.19-3.23–3.350.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.18-3.07–3.380.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.14-3.06–3.320.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.05-3.15–3.220.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.12-0.02-3.11–3.150.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.12-0.09-3.28–30.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.14-0.11-3.35–3.020.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.17-0.13-3.47–3.090.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.18-0.2-3.44–2.970.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.21-0.19-3.53–3.080.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.25-0.22-3.42–3.120.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.29-0.28-3.51–3.130.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.32-0.21-3.29–3.090.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.27-3.51–3.080.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.29-3.54–2.980.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.27-3.76–3.060.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.2-3.53–3.180.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.26-3.53–3.350.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.34-3.73–3.280.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.3-3.81–3.370.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.29-3.84–3.090.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.29-3.82–3.170.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.36-3.61–3.140.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.34-3.66–3.110.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.42-3.93–2.960.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.38-3.84–3.020.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.4-3.69–3.290.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.37-3.87–3.160.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.44-3.88–3.120.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.52-3.99–2.960.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.55-4–3.060.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.48-3.92–3.180.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.52-3.93–3.180.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.55-3.95–3.060.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.53-3.99–3.110.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.58-3.94–3.230.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.62-4.05–3.150.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.67-4.24–3.140.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.8-4.28–2.930.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.83-4.23–2.960.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.77-4.39–2.940.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.86-4.46–2.80.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.91-4.54–2.820.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.98-4.58–2.870.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-1.01-4.71–2.90.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-1.05-4.85–2.670.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-1.09-5.12–2.970.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-1.09-5.24–2.660.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-1.1-5.35–2.69-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-1.15-5.2–2.92-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-1.19-5.41–2.8-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-1.18-5.47–2.72-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-1.17-5.77–2.77-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-1.23-5.68–2.83-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-1.19-5.86–2.54-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-1.19-5.84–2.75-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-1.12-5.77–3.2-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-1.14-6.01–3.16-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-1.18-6.2–2.97-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-1.12-6.13–3.01-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-1.12-6.16–2.81-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-1.08-6.02–2.76-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-1.08-6.12–2.73-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.99-6.2–2.99-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.95-5.81–3.11-0.13

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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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