China vs Vietnam
China vs Vietnam: Population
Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 100 million people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.32 billion people, or 14 times that in Vietnam.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, China ranked 2 and Vietnam ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Vietnam at 91.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | China | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.42 billion | 100 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion | 99.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.43 billion | 98.9 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.43 billion | 98.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.42 billion | 97.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.42 billion | 96.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.41 billion | 95.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.4 billion | 94 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.4 billion | 92.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.39 billion | 91.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.38 billion | 90.6 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.37 billion | 89.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion | 88.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.35 billion | 87.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.34 billion | 86.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.33 billion | 85.2 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.33 billion | 83.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.32 billion | 82.2 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.31 billion | 81.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.3 billion | 80.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.3 billion | 79.6 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion | 78.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.28 billion | 78 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.27 billion | 77.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.26 billion | 76.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 1.25 billion | 75.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 1.24 billion | 74.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 1.23 billion | 73.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 1.22 billion | 72.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 1.21 billion | 70.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 1.2 billion | 69.6 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 1.19 billion | 68.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.17 billion | 66.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.15 billion | 65.5 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.13 billion | 64.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.12 billion | 62.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.1 billion | 61.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.08 billion | 60.4 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.06 billion | 59.1 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.04 billion | 57.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.03 billion | 56.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.01 billion | 55 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 998 million | 53.7 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 983 million | 52.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 969 million | 51.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 956 million | 50.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 944 million | 49 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 930 million | 47.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 916 million | 46.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 900 million | 45.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 883 million | 44.4 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 864 million | 43.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 844 million | 42.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 823 million | 41.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 802 million | 40.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 781 million | 39.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 761 million | 38.9 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 742 million | 38 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 723 million | 37.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 705 million | 36.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 685 million | 35.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 665 million | 34.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 656 million | 33.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 655 million | 32.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 653 million | 31.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 644 million | 30.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 630 million | 29.8 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 617 million | 28.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 604 million | 28.2 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 590 million | 27.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 578 million | 26.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 565 million | 26.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 554 million | 25.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 544 million | 25.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 538 million | 24.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 534 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 531 million | 23.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 528 million | 22.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 525 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 522 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1943 | 520 million | 20.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 517 million | 20 million | – |
| 1941 | 514 million | 19.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 511 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 508 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1938 | 506 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1937 | 503 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 500 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 497 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 494 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 491 million | 18 million | – |
| 1932 | 488 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 485 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1930 | 483 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 481 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 479 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1927 | 477 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 475 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 474 million | 18 million | – |
| 1924 | 472 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 470 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 469 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 466 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 463 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1919 | 460 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 455 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1917 | 450 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 446 million | 18.7 million | – |
| 1915 | 441 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1914 | 436 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1913 | 431 million | 19 million | – |
| 1912 | 427 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 423 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 419 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 416 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1908 | 413 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 411 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 409 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 407 million | 14.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 404 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 402 million | 13.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 400 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1901 | 398 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1900 | 396 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 394 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1898 | 392 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1897 | 390 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1896 | 388 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 386 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 384 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1893 | 382 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1892 | 381 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 379 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 377 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1889 | 376 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 375 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1887 | 373 million | 11 million | – |
| 1886 | 372 million | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 371 million | 11 million | – |
| 1884 | 370 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 369 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 368 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 367 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 366 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 365 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 364 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1877 | 363 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 362 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1875 | 361 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 360 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 359 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 358 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 358 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1870 | 358 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1869 | 359 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1868 | 360 million | 9.94 million | – |
| 1867 | 362 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1866 | 364 million | 9.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 366 million | 9.14 million | – |
| 1864 | 368 million | 8.89 million | – |
| 1863 | 370 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 372 million | 8.41 million | – |
| 1861 | 375 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1860 | 377 million | 7.95 million | – |
| 1859 | 380 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1858 | 383 million | 7.51 million | – |
| 1857 | 387 million | 7.31 million | – |
| 1856 | 390 million | 7.1 million | – |
| 1855 | 394 million | 6.91 million | – |
| 1854 | 397 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1853 | 401 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1852 | 405 million | 6.35 million | – |
| 1851 | 408 million | 6.21 million | – |
| 1850 | 410 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1849 | 411 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1848 | 412 million | 6.04 million | – |
| 1847 | 412 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1846 | 412 million | 6.07 million | – |
| 1845 | 412 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1844 | 412 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 412 million | 6.12 million | – |
| 1842 | 412 million | 6.14 million | – |
| 1841 | 412 million | 6.16 million | – |
| 1840 | 412 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 412 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1838 | 411 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1837 | 411 million | 6.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 411 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1835 | 411 million | 6.27 million | – |
| 1834 | 410 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1833 | 410 million | 6.31 million | – |
| 1832 | 410 million | 6.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 409 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1830 | 407 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1829 | 406 million | 6.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 403 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 400 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1826 | 398 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1825 | 395 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1824 | 392 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1823 | 389 million | 6.49 million | – |
| 1822 | 387 million | 6.51 million | – |
| 1821 | 384 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1820 | 380 million | 6.45 million | – |
| 1819 | 377 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1818 | 374 million | 6.24 million | – |
| 1817 | 370 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1816 | 367 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1815 | 363 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1814 | 360 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1813 | 356 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 353 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1811 | 350 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1810 | 347 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1809 | 344 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1808 | 343 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1807 | 341 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1806 | 339 million | 4.64 million | – |
| 1805 | 338 million | 4.53 million | – |
| 1804 | 336 million | 4.42 million | – |
| 1803 | 335 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1802 | 333 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 332 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 330 million | 4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | China | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion | 101 million101 million–101 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 102 million101 million–102 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 102 million101 million–103 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion | 103 million101 million–104 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 103 million101 million–105 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 104 million102 million–106 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion | 104 million102 million–107 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion | 105 million102 million–108 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion | 105 million102 million–109 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 106 million102 million–109 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 106 million102 million–110 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion | 107 million102 million–111 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion | 107 million102 million–112 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion | 107 million102 million–113 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion | 108 million102 million–113 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion | 108 million101 million–114 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion | 108 million101 million–115 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion | 109 million101 million–116 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion | 110 million101 million–118 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion | 110 million101 million–119 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion | 110 million100 million–119 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion | 110 million100 million–120 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion | 110 million99.6 million–120 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion | 110 million99.1 million–121 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion | 110 million98.4 million–121 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion | 110 million97.9 million–122 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion | 110 million97.3 million–122 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion | 110 million96.7 million–122 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion | 110 million96.2 million–123 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion | 110 million95.5 million–123 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion | 109 million94.8 million–123 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion | 109 million94.3 million–124 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion | 109 million93.6 million–124 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion | 109 million92.8 million–124 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion | 108 million91.9 million–124 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion | 108 million91.1 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion | 108 million90.3 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion | 108 million89.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion | 107 million88.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion | 107 million87.5 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion | 107 million86.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion | 106 million85.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion | 106 million84.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion | 106 million84 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 999 million836 million–1.16 billion | 105 million83.1 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 986 million822 million–1.15 billion | 105 million82.4 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 973 million807 million–1.14 billion | 105 million81.7 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 960 million792 million–1.13 billion | 104 million80.9 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 947 million776 million–1.12 billion | 104 million80 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 935 million760 million–1.11 billion | 103 million79.1 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 922 million743 million–1.1 billion | 103 million77.9 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 909 million728 million–1.09 billion | 102 million76.7 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 896 million713 million–1.08 billion | 102 million75.6 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 883 million697 million–1.08 billion | 102 million74.8 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 870 million681 million–1.07 billion | 101 million73.9 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 857 million664 million–1.06 billion | 101 million72.8 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 844 million648 million–1.05 billion | 100 million71.7 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 832 million633 million–1.04 billion | 99.6 million70.6 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 819 million618 million–1.03 billion | 99.2 million69.6 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 806 million604 million–1.02 billion | 98.7 million68.7 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 794 million591 million–1.01 billion | 98.3 million67.9 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 781 million576 million–994 million | 97.8 million67 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 769 million562 million–984 million | 97.3 million66.1 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 757 million548 million–975 million | 96.9 million65.1 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 745 million534 million–967 million | 96.4 million64.3 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 733 million520 million–959 million | 96 million63.4 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 722 million507 million–951 million | 95.5 million62.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 710 million493 million–944 million | 95 million61.9 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 699 million480 million–937 million | 94.6 million61 million–136 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 688 million468 million–929 million | 94.1 million60.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 677 million455 million–920 million | 93.7 million59.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 666 million443 million–913 million | 93.2 million58.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 655 million431 million–906 million | 92.7 million57.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 644 million417 million–899 million | 92.2 million56.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 633 million404 million–890 million | 91.7 million55 million–138 million | 10.2 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 Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018