China vs Sudan

China vs Sudan: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.37 billion people, or 28 times that in Sudan.

people · UN

China vs Sudan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.37 billion people, or 28 times that in Sudan.
ChinaSudanEstimates, 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 Sudan ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Sudan at 137 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaSudanWorld
20231.42 billion50 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion49.4 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion48.1 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion46.8 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion45.6 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion44.2 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion42.7 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion41.3 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion40 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion38.8 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion37.8 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion36.9 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion36.1 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion35.4 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion34.6 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion33.6 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion32.8 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion32 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion31.3 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion30.6 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion29.9 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion29.2 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion28.5 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion27.8 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion27.1 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion26.5 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion25.8 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion25.2 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion24.7 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion24 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion23.5 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion22.9 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion22.5 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion22 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion21.6 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion21.1 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion20.7 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion20.3 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion19.9 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion19.6 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion19.1 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion18.5 million4.61 billion
1981998 million17.8 million4.53 billion
1980983 million17.1 million4.45 billion
1979969 million16.4 million4.37 billion
1978956 million15.7 million4.29 billion
1977944 million15.1 million4.22 billion
1976930 million14.6 million4.14 billion
1975916 million14.1 million4.07 billion
1974900 million13.6 million4 billion
1973883 million13.1 million3.92 billion
1972864 million12.5 million3.85 billion
1971844 million12.1 million3.77 billion
1970823 million11.7 million3.7 billion
1969802 million11.3 million3.62 billion
1968781 million10.9 million3.55 billion
1967761 million10.6 million3.47 billion
1966742 million10.2 million3.4 billion
1965723 million9.86 million3.34 billion
1964705 million9.53 million3.26 billion
1963685 million9.22 million3.19 billion
1962665 million8.92 million3.12 billion
1961656 million8.64 million3.07 billion
1960655 million8.36 million3.02 billion
1959653 million8.11 million2.97 billion
1958644 million7.86 million2.91 billion
1957630 million7.63 million2.85 billion
1956617 million7.4 million2.8 billion
1955604 million7.18 million2.74 billion
1954590 million6.97 million2.69 billion
1953578 million6.77 million2.63 billion
1952565 million6.57 million2.58 billion
1951554 million6.38 million2.54 billion
1950544 million6.19 million2.49 billion
1949538 million6.13 million–
1948534 million6.1 million–
1947531 million6.08 million–
1946528 million6.05 million–
1945525 million6.02 million–
1944522 million6 million–
1943520 million5.97 million–
1942517 million5.94 million–
1941514 million5.92 million–
1940511 million5.89 million–
1939508 million5.86 million–
1938506 million5.84 million–
1937503 million5.81 million–
1936500 million5.79 million–
1935497 million5.76 million–
1934494 million5.74 million–
1933491 million5.71 million–
1932488 million5.68 million–
1931485 million5.66 million–
1930483 million5.63 million–
1929481 million5.61 million–
1928479 million5.58 million–
1927477 million5.56 million–
1926475 million5.53 million–
1925474 million5.51 million–
1924472 million5.49 million–
1923470 million5.46 million–
1922469 million5.44 million–
1921466 million5.41 million–
1920463 million5.39 million–
1919460 million5.37 million–
1918455 million5.34 million–
1917450 million5.32 million–
1916446 million5.31 million–
1915441 million5.3 million–
1914436 million5.29 million–
1913431 million5.28 million–
1912427 million5.27 million–
1911423 million5.26 million–
1910419 million5.26 million–
1909416 million5.25 million–
1908413 million5.24 million–
1907411 million5.23 million–
1906409 million5.22 million–
1905407 million5.21 million–
1904404 million5.2 million–
1903402 million5.19 million–
1902400 million5.18 million–
1901398 million5.17 million–
1900396 million5.17 million–
1899394 million5.16 million–
1898392 million5.15 million–
1897390 million5.14 million–
1896388 million5.13 million–
1895386 million5.12 million–
1894384 million5.11 million–
1893382 million5.1 million–
1892381 million5.09 million–
1891379 million5.08 million–
1890377 million5.07 million–
1889376 million5.06 million–
1888375 million5.05 million–
1887373 million5.04 million–
1886372 million5.03 million–
1885371 million5.03 million–
1884370 million5.02 million–
1883369 million5.01 million–
1882368 million5 million–
1881367 million4.99 million–
1880366 million4.98 million–
1879365 million4.97 million–
1878364 million4.96 million–
1877363 million4.95 million–
1876362 million4.94 million–
1875361 million4.93 million–
1874360 million4.92 million–
1873359 million4.91 million–
1872358 million4.9 million–
1871358 million4.89 million–
1870358 million4.88 million–
1869359 million4.87 million–
1868360 million4.86 million–
1867362 million4.85 million–
1866364 million4.84 million–
1865366 million4.83 million–
1864368 million4.83 million–
1863370 million4.82 million–
1862372 million4.81 million–
1861375 million4.8 million–
1860377 million4.79 million–
1859380 million4.78 million–
1858383 million4.77 million–
1857387 million4.76 million–
1856390 million4.75 million–
1855394 million4.74 million–
1854397 million4.73 million–
1853401 million4.72 million–
1852405 million4.71 million–
1851408 million4.7 million–
1850410 million4.69 million–
1849411 million4.67 million–
1848412 million4.65 million–
1847412 million4.63 million–
1846412 million4.61 million–
1845412 million4.59 million–
1844412 million4.57 million–
1843412 million4.54 million–
1842412 million4.52 million–
1841412 million4.5 million–
1840412 million4.48 million–
1839412 million4.46 million–
1838411 million4.44 million–
1837411 million4.43 million–
1836411 million4.41 million–
1835411 million4.39 million–
1834410 million4.37 million–
1833410 million4.35 million–
1832410 million4.33 million–
1831409 million4.31 million–
1830407 million4.29 million–
1829406 million4.27 million–
1828403 million4.25 million–
1827400 million4.24 million–
1826398 million4.22 million–
1825395 million4.2 million–
1824392 million4.19 million–
1823389 million4.18 million–
1822387 million4.16 million–
1821384 million4.15 million–
1820380 million4.14 million–
1819377 million4.12 million–
1818374 million4.11 million–
1817370 million4.1 million–
1816367 million4.09 million–
1815363 million4.08 million–
1814360 million4.08 million–
1813356 million4.07 million–
1812353 million4.06 million–
1811350 million4.05 million–
1810347 million4.05 million–
1809344 million4.04 million–
1808343 million4.04 million–
1807341 million4.03 million–
1806339 million4.03 million–
1805338 million4.02 million–
1804336 million4.02 million–
1803335 million4.01 million–
1802333 million4.01 million–
1801332 million4 million–
1800330 million3.99 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaSudanWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion53.3 million51 million–54.9 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion56 million51.7 million–59.5 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion58.6 million52 million–64.3 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion61.2 million52.3 million–69 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion67.8 million52.7 million–81 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion71.7 million53 million–88.8 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion74.4 million53.1 million–94 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion78.4 million53.7 million–103 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion79.8 million54.1 million–106 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion81.1 million54.4 million–109 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion82.5 million54.7 million–112 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion83.8 million54.9 million–115 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion85.2 million55.4 million–118 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion86.6 million55.8 million–121 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion88 million56.1 million–124 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion89.3 million56.5 million–126 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion90.7 million56.8 million–130 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion92 million56.9 million–133 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion93.4 million57 million–136 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion94.7 million57.3 million–140 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion96 million57.6 million–143 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion97.3 million57.7 million–146 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion98.6 million57.8 million–149 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion99.9 million57.9 million–153 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion101 million57.9 million–157 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion103 million57.8 million–161 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion104 million57.6 million–165 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion105 million57.5 million–169 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion106 million57.6 million–173 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion107 million57.9 million–177 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion109 million58 million–181 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion110 million57.8 million–185 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion111 million57.6 million–189 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion112 million57.6 million–194 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion113 million57.6 million–198 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion114 million57.5 million–203 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion115 million57.4 million–206 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion116 million57 million–210 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion117 million56.7 million–214 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion118 million56.7 million–218 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion119 million56.7 million–222 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion120 million56.5 million–226 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion121 million56.4 million–232 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion122 million56.5 million–237 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion123 million56.2 million–242 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion124 million55.9 million–247 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion125 million55.8 million–252 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion126 million55.3 million–255 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion127 million54.6 million–258 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million128 million54.4 million–262 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million129 million54 million–265 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million129 million53.7 million–270 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million130 million53.9 million–277 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million131 million54.4 million–284 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million132 million54.4 million–290 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million133 million54.1 million–296 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million133 million53.8 million–300 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million134 million53.7 million–305 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million135 million53.7 million–311 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million135 million53.6 million–316 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million136 million53.3 million–320 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million136 million53.2 million–325 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million137 million53.5 million–330 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.

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