China vs Spain

China vs Spain: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.25 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Spain: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.25 percentage points.
ChinaSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2018, when it overtook China.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Spain at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaSpainWorld
2023-0.240.020.87
2022-0.130.330.88
2021-0.050.060.8
20200.090.180.9
20190.270.851.03
20180.370.61.07
20170.580.361.13
20160.610.221.17
20150.53-0.011.18
20140.65-0.141.22
20130.64-0.461.23
20120.74-0.221.27
20110.620.311.26
20100.660.371.27
20090.680.511.28
20080.621.211.28
20070.591.921.28
20060.591.721.28
20050.631.611.27
20040.581.721.28
20030.591.681.29
20020.61.891.3
20010.670.561.33
20000.770.531.35
19990.720.481.35
19980.760.481.37
19970.790.471.39
19960.860.451.42
19950.910.471.45
19940.920.51.47
19931.020.541.52
19921.120.631.57
19911.220.481.63
19901.740.121.76
19891.680.171.78
19881.650.231.79
19871.790.291.84
19861.70.311.83
19851.560.381.8
19841.470.471.8
19831.380.491.78
19821.650.591.86
19811.50.651.82
19801.440.811.8
19791.40.831.79
19781.320.931.74
19771.3311.75
19761.481.061.78
19751.611.051.8
19741.871.391.88
19732.111.091.94
19722.231.141.97
19712.371.091.97
19702.610.942.06
19692.60.932.06
19682.751.032.09
19672.441.092
19662.521.082.04
19652.661.122.09
19642.551.22.16
19633.291.12.28
19622.471.082.11
19610.331.131.67
1960-0.030.81.58
19590.670.951.73
19581.9512
19572.40.892.07
19562.020.791.98
19552.250.822.01
19542.250.791.99
19532.050.781.9
19522.310.811.94
19511.760.541.75
19501.790.441.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaSpainWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.02-0.02-0.5–0.470.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.02-0.06-0.73–0.610.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.01-0.1-0.91–0.660.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.01-0.1-0.97–0.80.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.01-0.12-1.1–0.80.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.03-0.14-1.22–0.860.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.04-0.17-1.29–0.880.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.04-0.19-1.3–0.930.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.03-0.19-1.27–0.960.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.05-0.19-1.35–1.030.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.06-0.2-1.42–1.020.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.07-0.22-1.45–1.030.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.08-0.23-1.54–1.030.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.08-0.23-1.56–1.110.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.09-0.24-1.61–1.160.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.12-0.26-1.67–1.10.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.12-0.27-1.74–1.190.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.12-0.28-1.74–1.140.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.14-0.3-1.85–1.170.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.17-0.3-1.83–1.240.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.18-0.34-1.94–1.130.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.21-0.37-2.03–1.10.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.25-0.38-2.01–1.240.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.29-0.41-2.04–1.150.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.32-0.42-2.17–1.190.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.47-2.21–1.140.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.47-2.27–1.20.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.49-2.41–1.20.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.55-2.51–1.150.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.59-2.57–1.160.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.6-2.59–1.170.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.62-2.61–1.240.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.69-2.8–1.060.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.69-2.8–1.190.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.69-2.8–1.260.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.73-2.94–1.20.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.74-2.9–1.250.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.78-2.94–1.280.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.79-3.08–1.20.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.79-3.08–1.320.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.8-3.09–1.380.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.79-3.13–1.360.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.79-3.21–1.30.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.78-3.17–1.360.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.79-3.31–1.410.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.77-3.38–1.430.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.77-3.44–1.360.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.74-3.46–1.430.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.75-3.54–1.40.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.72-3.56–1.430.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.7-3.66–1.40.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.67-3.71–1.540.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.65-3.61–1.450.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.61-3.64–1.410.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.58-3.66–1.630.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.57-3.58–1.520.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.55-3.6–1.420.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.53-3.55–1.610.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.51-3.53–1.640.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.51-3.45–1.610.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.49-3.43–1.71-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.48-3.45–1.7-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.46-3.59–1.66-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.46-3.56–1.71-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.47-3.62–1.65-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.48-3.69–1.73-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.48-3.73–1.63-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.46-3.87–1.72-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.46-3.85–1.69-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.46-3.84–1.69-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.47-3.86–1.85-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.48-3.91–1.75-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.48-3.93–1.79-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.5-4.02–1.82-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.51-4.05–1.83-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.52-4.27–1.83-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.54-4.31–1.87-0.13

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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