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Population in Belarus compared to China: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 155.6 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Belarus vs China: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus China
2100 4,398,633 633,320,628
2099 4,449,573 643,959,697
2098 4,500,269 654,691,595
2097 4,550,935 665,517,335
2096 4,601,487 676,438,150
2095 4,652,286 687,457,915
2094 4,703,117 698,589,897
2093 4,754,252 709,852,629
2092 4,805,369 721,251,520
2091 4,856,664 732,791,748
2090 4,908,430 744,501,355
2089 4,960,656 756,404,299
2088 5,013,287 768,478,316
2087 5,066,741 780,707,622
2086 5,120,920 793,081,006
2085 5,176,048 805,608,315
2084 5,232,002 818,268,277
2083 5,288,854 830,972,107
2082 5,346,728 843,721,746
2081 5,405,543 856,534,631
2080 5,465,448 869,351,919
2079 5,526,121 882,146,959
2078 5,587,557 894,889,246
2077 5,650,096 907,592,919
2076 5,713,205 920,280,380
2075 5,777,144 932,956,157
2074 5,841,895 945,631,173
2073 5,907,671 958,352,980
2072 5,974,027 971,115,895
2071 6,041,554 983,938,054
2070 6,109,593 996,853,418
2069 6,178,463 1,009,905,851
2068 6,247,964 1,023,081,790
2067 6,318,511 1,036,420,010
2066 6,389,815 1,049,887,382
2065 6,461,651 1,063,477,623
2064 6,533,883 1,077,206,695
2063 6,606,470 1,090,982,303
2062 6,679,180 1,104,833,556
2061 6,751,939 1,118,682,849
2060 6,825,105 1,132,504,136
2059 6,898,206 1,146,199,736
2058 6,970,893 1,159,714,746
2057 7,043,508 1,172,963,523
2056 7,115,638 1,185,938,083
2055 7,187,104 1,198,550,408
2054 7,257,138 1,210,749,681
2053 7,326,052 1,222,500,569
2052 7,393,630 1,233,808,926
2051 7,459,522 1,244,584,333
2050 7,524,239 1,254,824,040
2049 7,588,059 1,264,598,914
2048 7,651,163 1,273,885,471
2047 7,712,657 1,282,701,271
2046 7,773,226 1,291,133,690
2045 7,833,564 1,299,154,327
2044 7,893,753 1,306,805,350
2043 7,953,762 1,314,176,710
2042 8,013,962 1,321,319,298
2041 8,075,253 1,328,219,755
2040 8,136,633 1,334,857,481
2039 8,198,487 1,341,265,381
2038 8,260,287 1,347,407,165
2037 8,321,922 1,353,377,505
2036 8,384,012 1,359,133,287
2035 8,446,649 1,364,651,508
2034 8,509,786 1,369,940,557
2033 8,573,478 1,375,003,005
2032 8,637,170 1,379,784,204
2031 8,700,460 1,384,301,522
2030 8,764,169 1,388,520,533
2029 8,827,965 1,392,490,007
2028 8,890,419 1,396,163,778
2027 8,952,131 1,399,515,824
2026 9,013,835 1,402,578,808
2025 9,073,924 1,405,826,385
2024 9,132,629 1,408,975,000
2023 9,178,298 1,410,710,000
2022 9,228,071 1,412,175,000
2021 9,302,585 1,412,360,000
2020 9,379,952 1,411,100,000
2019 9,419,758 1,407,745,000
2018 9,438,785 1,402,760,000
2017 9,458,989 1,396,215,000
2016 9,469,379 1,387,790,000
2015 9,461,076 1,379,860,000
2014 9,448,515 1,371,860,000
2013 9,443,211 1,363,240,000
2012 9,446,836 1,354,190,000
2011 9,461,643 1,345,035,000
2010 9,483,836 1,337,705,000
2009 9,504,583 1,331,260,000
2008 9,527,985 1,324,655,000
2007 9,560,953 1,317,885,000
2006 9,604,924 1,311,020,000
2005 9,663,915 1,303,720,000
2004 9,730,146 1,296,075,000
2003 9,796,749 1,288,400,000
2002 9,865,548 1,280,400,000
2001 9,928,549 1,271,850,000
2000 9,979,610 1,262,645,000
1999 10,026,738 1,252,735,000
1998 10,071,963 1,241,935,000
1997 10,117,433 1,230,075,000
1996 10,159,569 1,217,550,000
1995 10,193,831 1,204,855,000
1994 10,226,955 1,191,835,000
1993 10,239,050 1,178,440,000
1992 10,216,470 1,164,970,000
1991 10,194,050 1,150,780,000
1990 10,189,348 1,135,185,000
1989 10,170,000 1,118,650,000
1988 10,140,000 1,101,630,000
1987 10,111,000 1,084,035,000
1986 10,043,000 1,066,790,000
1985 9,975,000 1,051,040,000
1984 9,910,000 1,036,825,000
1983 9,843,000 1,023,310,000
1982 9,776,000 1,008,630,000
1981 9,710,000 993,885,000
1980 9,643,000 981,235,000
1979 9,584,000 969,005,000
1978 9,525,000 956,165,000
1977 9,463,000 943,455,000
1976 9,411,000 930,685,000
1975 9,367,000 916,395,000
1974 9,317,584 900,350,000
1973 9,257,272 881,940,000
1972 9,188,968 862,030,000
1971 9,115,576 841,105,000
1970 9,040,000 818,315,000
1969 8,960,304 796,025,000
1968 8,874,552 774,510,000
1967 8,785,648 754,550,000
1966 8,696,496 735,400,000
1965 8,610,000 715,185,000
1964 8,524,224 698,355,000
1963 8,437,232 682,335,000
1962 8,351,928 665,770,000
1961 8,271,216 660,330,000
1960 8,198,000 667,070,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 34.4% in China.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus China
2100 -1.14% -1.65%
2099 -1.13% -1.64%
2098 -1.11% -1.63%
2097 -1.1% -1.61%
2096 -1.09% -1.6%
2095 -1.08% -1.59%
2094 -1.08% -1.59%
2093 -1.06% -1.58%
2092 -1.06% -1.57%
2091 -1.05% -1.57%
2090 -1.05% -1.57%
2089 -1.05% -1.57%
2088 -1.05% -1.57%
2087 -1.06% -1.56%
2086 -1.07% -1.56%
2085 -1.07% -1.55%
2084 -1.07% -1.53%
2083 -1.08% -1.51%
2082 -1.09% -1.5%
2081 -1.1% -1.47%
2080 -1.1% -1.45%
2079 -1.1% -1.42%
2078 -1.11% -1.4%
2077 -1.1% -1.38%
2076 -1.11% -1.36%
2075 -1.11% -1.34%
2074 -1.11% -1.33%
2073 -1.11% -1.31%
2072 -1.12% -1.3%
2071 -1.11% -1.3%
2070 -1.11% -1.29%
2069 -1.11% -1.29%
2068 -1.12% -1.29%
2067 -1.12% -1.28%
2066 -1.11% -1.28%
2065 -1.11% -1.27%
2064 -1.1% -1.26%
2063 -1.09% -1.25%
2062 -1.08% -1.24%
2061 -1.07% -1.22%
2060 -1.06% -1.19%
2059 -1.04% -1.17%
2058 -1.03% -1.13%
2057 -1.01% -1.09%
2056 -0.99% -1.05%
2055 -0.97% -1.01%
2054 -0.94% -0.96%
2053 -0.91% -0.92%
2052 -0.88% -0.87%
2051 -0.86% -0.82%
2050 -0.84% -0.77%
2049 -0.82% -0.73%
2048 -0.8% -0.69%
2047 -0.78% -0.65%
2046 -0.77% -0.62%
2045 -0.76% -0.59%
2044 -0.75% -0.56%
2043 -0.75% -0.54%
2042 -0.76% -0.52%
2041 -0.75% -0.5%
2040 -0.75% -0.48%
2039 -0.75% -0.46%
2038 -0.74% -0.44%
2037 -0.74% -0.42%
2036 -0.74% -0.4%
2035 -0.74% -0.39%
2034 -0.74% -0.37%
2033 -0.74% -0.35%
2032 -0.73% -0.33%
2031 -0.73% -0.3%
2030 -0.72% -0.29%
2029 -0.7% -0.26%
2028 -0.69% -0.24%
2027 -0.68% -0.22%
2026 -0.66% -0.23%
2025 -0.64% -0.22%
2024 -0.5% -0.12%
2023 -0.54% -0.1%
2022 -0.8% -0.01%
2021 -0.82% 0.09%
2020 -0.42% 0.24%
2019 -0.2% 0.36%
2018 -0.21% 0.47%
2017 -0.11% 0.61%
2016 0.09% 0.57%
2015 0.13% 0.58%
2014 0.06% 0.63%
2013 -0.04% 0.67%
2012 -0.16% 0.68%
2011 -0.23% 0.55%
2010 -0.22% 0.48%
2009 -0.25% 0.5%
2008 -0.34% 0.51%
2007 -0.46% 0.52%
2006 -0.61% 0.56%
2005 -0.68% 0.59%
2004 -0.68% 0.6%
2003 -0.7% 0.62%
2002 -0.63% 0.67%
2001 -0.51% 0.73%
2000 -0.47% 0.79%
1999 -0.45% 0.87%
1998 -0.45% 0.96%
1997 -0.41% 1.03%
1996 -0.34% 1.05%
1995 -0.32% 1.09%
1994 -0.12% 1.14%
1993 0.22% 1.16%
1992 0.22% 1.23%
1991 0.05% 1.37%
1990 0.19% 1.48%
1989 0.3% 1.54%
1988 0.29% 1.62%
1987 0.68% 1.62%
1986 0.68% 1.5%
1985 0.66% 1.37%
1984 0.68% 1.32%
1983 0.69% 1.46%
1982 0.68% 1.48%
1981 0.69% 1.29%
1980 0.62% 1.26%
1979 0.62% 1.34%
1978 0.66% 1.35%
1977 0.55% 1.37%
1976 0.47% 1.56%
1975 0.53% 1.78%
1974 0.65% 2.09%
1973 0.74% 2.31%
1972 0.81% 2.49%
1971 0.84% 2.78%
1970 0.89% 2.8%
1969 0.97% 2.78%
1968 1.01% 2.65%
1967 1.03% 2.6%
1966 1% 2.83%
1965 1.01% 2.41%
1964 1.03% 2.35%
1963 1.02% 2.49%
1962 0.98% 0.82%
1961 0.89% -1.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Belarus China
Current population
9013835
1402578808
Population rank 102/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 16.9%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
18.2 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
3.5 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 -4,753
Annual growth/decline -45,669 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 173/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -268,126
Net migration rank 109/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -268,126
2024 - -3,119 - -318,992
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -847,305 -293,846
2021 -67,118 -33,954 480,203 -379,749
2020 -64,703 -33,954 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 -32,969 -33,954 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 -26,429 8,615 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 -17,026 3,337 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 -1,894 8,272 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 -946 18,088 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 -2,834 14,979 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 -6,610 10,550 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 -11,336 10,903 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 -26,493 5,686 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 -29,400 10,300 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 -25,662 13,610 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 -25,726 -495 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 -28,683 -4,013 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 -41,301 -8,303 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 -50,252 -15,451 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 -50,597 -10,424 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 -53,882 -10,795 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 -58,207 -11,945 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 -48,650 -4,469 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 -40,916 1,812 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 -49,131 2,028 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 -44,316 13,192 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 -46,540 -235 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 -37,591 5,205 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 -32,621 481 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 -19,431 -12,570 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 -11,263 19,652 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 11,238 29,477 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 18,349 -5,876 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 32,606 -26,497 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 49,833 5,639 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 60,840 -5,424 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 62,689 -12,462 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 74,318 -11,499 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 58,852 -784 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 64,415 -3,051 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 75,791 -2,938 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 65,499 3,339 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 65,057 14,998 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 62,101 16,616 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 64,481 395 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 67,342 -11,143 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 67,434 -4,925 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 66,677 -5,350 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 65,494 -6,302 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 71,158 -5,157 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 70,911 -7,357 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 74,036 -7,966 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 77,464 -5,818 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 75,520 -8,643 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 74,567 -12,833 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 76,782 -7,511 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 81,136 -13,409 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 84,191 -14,544 19,282,187 4,165
1965 90,611 -17,979 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 101,618 -17,837 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 113,160 -28,653 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 124,945 -32,996 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 134,490 -26,780 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 136,399 -27,382 -3,048,510 -16,927

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/china | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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