China vs Vietnam

China vs Vietnam: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.88 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Vietnam: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.88 percentage points.
ChinaVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 1973, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Vietnam ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Vietnam at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaVietnamWorld
2023-0.240.640.87
2022-0.130.70.88
2021-0.050.80.8
20200.090.940.9
20190.270.921.03
20180.371.021.07
20170.581.21.13
20160.611.291.17
20150.531.231.18
20140.651.251.22
20130.641.181.23
20120.741.181.27
20110.621.161.26
20100.661.151.27
20090.681.141.28
20080.621.851.28
20070.591.81.28
20060.591.741.28
20050.630.911.27
20040.580.951.28
20030.590.991.29
20020.61.011.3
20010.671.041.33
20000.771.071.35
19990.721.191.35
19980.761.421.37
19970.791.461.39
19960.861.451.42
19950.911.61.45
19940.921.751.47
19931.021.871.52
19921.121.991.57
19911.222.071.63
19901.742.131.76
19891.682.061.78
19881.652.051.79
19871.7921.84
19861.72.061.83
19851.562.251.8
19841.472.391.8
19831.382.411.78
19821.652.361.86
19811.52.331.82
19801.442.381.8
19791.41.91.79
19781.322.551.74
19771.332.671.75
19761.482.581.78
19751.612.521.8
19741.872.131.88
19732.112.351.94
19722.232.121.97
19712.372.451.97
19702.612.192.06
19692.62.172.06
19682.752.062.09
19672.442.222
19662.522.312.04
19652.662.462.09
19642.552.612.16
19633.292.732.28
19622.472.82.11
19610.332.391.67
1960-0.032.941.58
19590.672.971.73
19581.952.992
19572.432.07
19562.022.671.98
19552.252.622.01
19542.252.691.99
19532.052.251.9
19522.312.41.94
19511.761.81.75
19501.792.141.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaVietnamWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.020.620.23–1.010.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.590.13–1.030.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.550.06–1.020.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.53-0.01–1.030.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.5-0.01–0.970.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.48-0.06–0.980.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.47-0.08–0.980.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.45-0.11–0.990.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.44-0.16–0.940.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.42-0.2–0.940.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.42-0.18–0.940.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.4-0.21–0.90.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.38-0.21–0.950.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.37-0.22–0.910.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.35-0.27–0.880.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.33-0.29–0.860.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.3-0.32–0.830.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.28-0.34–0.850.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.25-0.37–0.840.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.21-0.41–0.790.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.18-0.43–0.760.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.15-0.49–0.730.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.11-0.55–0.690.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.08-0.59–0.670.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.04-0.64–0.650.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.350.01-0.67–0.630.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.02-0.69–0.570.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.06-0.76–0.540.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.09-0.79–0.510.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.11-0.82–0.50.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.14-0.87–0.480.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.16-0.9–0.460.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.17-0.89–0.470.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.19-0.9–0.420.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.21-0.95–0.430.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.23-1.01–0.440.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.23-1.02–0.430.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.25-1.06–0.430.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.26-1.06–0.390.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.27-1.08–0.430.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.28-1.09–0.460.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.29-1.12–0.470.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.31-1.11–0.440.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.32-1.15–0.410.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.32-1.15–0.40.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.33-1.21–0.430.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.35-1.25–0.420.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.36-1.27–0.440.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.38-1.29–0.420.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.39-1.32–0.370.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.4-1.32–0.390.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.41-1.38–0.420.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.42-1.37–0.390.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.44-1.47–0.40.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.44-1.48–0.370.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.45-1.42–0.380.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.46-1.41–0.410.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.47-1.46–0.380.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.47-1.49–0.40.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.47-1.47–0.410.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.46-1.48–0.43-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.47-1.49–0.42-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.47-1.54–0.4-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.48-1.51–0.45-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.47-1.58–0.46-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.48-1.54–0.45-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.48-1.65–0.48-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.48-1.65–0.49-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.48-1.64–0.48-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.49-1.73–0.46-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.51-1.72–0.48-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.51-1.75–0.49-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.53-1.83–0.48-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.54-1.92–0.43-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.54-1.92–0.52-0.13

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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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