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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 25.9 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 17.6% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

China vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Colombia
2100 633,320,628 47,499,215
2099 643,959,697 47,845,841
2098 654,691,595 48,197,117
2097 665,517,335 48,551,975
2096 676,438,150 48,909,832
2095 687,457,915 49,272,722
2094 698,589,897 49,640,091
2093 709,852,629 50,009,863
2092 721,251,520 50,381,320
2091 732,791,748 50,754,115
2090 744,501,355 51,127,855
2089 756,404,299 51,502,015
2088 768,478,316 51,875,918
2087 780,707,622 52,247,171
2086 793,081,006 52,614,991
2085 805,608,315 52,979,265
2084 818,268,277 53,339,176
2083 830,972,107 53,693,979
2082 843,721,746 54,043,369
2081 856,534,631 54,385,627
2080 869,351,919 54,721,064
2079 882,146,959 55,048,030
2078 894,889,246 55,367,481
2077 907,592,919 55,677,284
2076 920,280,380 55,976,943
2075 932,956,157 56,266,206
2074 945,631,173 56,544,981
2073 958,352,980 56,812,141
2072 971,115,895 57,068,255
2071 983,938,054 57,312,673
2070 996,853,418 57,545,138
2069 1,009,905,851 57,764,682
2068 1,023,081,790 57,972,674
2067 1,036,420,010 58,168,272
2066 1,049,887,382 58,351,633
2065 1,063,477,623 58,521,871
2064 1,077,206,695 58,680,744
2063 1,090,982,303 58,827,326
2062 1,104,833,556 58,962,991
2061 1,118,682,849 59,086,555
2060 1,132,504,136 59,199,108
2059 1,146,199,736 59,300,144
2058 1,159,714,746 59,390,214
2057 1,172,963,523 59,468,904
2056 1,185,938,083 59,536,324
2055 1,198,550,408 59,592,582
2054 1,210,749,681 59,637,127
2053 1,222,500,569 59,670,001
2052 1,233,808,926 59,690,977
2051 1,244,584,333 59,699,504
2050 1,254,824,040 59,695,795
2049 1,264,598,914 59,678,701
2048 1,273,885,471 59,648,033
2047 1,282,701,271 59,602,061
2046 1,291,133,690 59,540,723
2045 1,299,154,327 59,463,463
2044 1,306,805,350 59,367,350
2043 1,314,176,710 59,253,902
2042 1,321,319,298 59,121,606
2041 1,328,219,755 58,969,930
2040 1,334,857,481 58,799,039
2039 1,341,265,381 58,603,737
2038 1,347,407,165 58,388,433
2037 1,353,377,505 58,151,809
2036 1,359,133,287 57,888,958
2035 1,364,651,508 57,606,734
2034 1,369,940,557 57,297,583
2033 1,375,003,005 56,964,672
2032 1,379,784,204 56,610,464
2031 1,384,301,522 56,231,768
2030 1,388,520,533 55,827,391
2029 1,392,490,007 55,399,717
2028 1,396,163,778 54,947,769
2027 1,399,515,824 54,469,148
2026 1,402,578,808 53,970,578
2025 1,405,826,385 53,442,597
2024 1,408,975,000 52,886,363
2023 1,410,710,000 52,321,152
2022 1,412,175,000 51,737,944
2021 1,412,360,000 51,188,173
2020 1,411,100,000 50,629,997
2019 1,407,745,000 49,907,985
2018 1,402,760,000 49,024,465
2017 1,396,215,000 48,131,078
2016 1,387,790,000 47,437,512
2015 1,379,860,000 46,969,940
2014 1,371,860,000 46,565,429
2013 1,363,240,000 46,151,584
2012 1,354,190,000 45,715,810
2011 1,345,035,000 45,259,614
2010 1,337,705,000 44,777,319
2009 1,331,260,000 44,271,541
2008 1,324,655,000 43,758,808
2007 1,317,885,000 43,235,374
2006 1,311,020,000 42,691,084
2005 1,303,720,000 42,128,977
2004 1,296,075,000 41,543,171
2003 1,288,400,000 40,937,429
2002 1,280,400,000 40,324,680
2001 1,271,850,000 39,709,262
2000 1,262,645,000 39,089,934
1999 1,252,735,000 38,454,863
1998 1,241,935,000 37,792,165
1997 1,230,075,000 37,121,149
1996 1,217,550,000 36,462,745
1995 1,204,855,000 35,804,662
1994 1,191,835,000 35,127,410
1993 1,178,440,000 34,441,473
1992 1,164,970,000 33,760,571
1991 1,150,780,000 33,098,372
1990 1,135,185,000 32,440,069
1989 1,118,650,000 31,776,279
1988 1,101,630,000 31,130,524
1987 1,084,035,000 30,499,467
1986 1,066,790,000 29,879,112
1985 1,051,040,000 29,268,470
1984 1,036,825,000 28,642,690
1983 1,023,310,000 27,988,173
1982 1,008,630,000 27,338,331
1981 993,885,000 26,713,267
1980 981,235,000 26,104,498
1979 969,005,000 25,515,626
1978 956,165,000 24,950,337
1977 943,455,000 24,393,494
1976 930,685,000 23,858,810
1975 916,395,000 23,344,644
1974 900,350,000 22,833,469
1973 881,940,000 22,325,374
1972 862,030,000 21,819,563
1971 841,105,000 21,319,096
1970 818,315,000 20,811,782
1969 796,025,000 20,291,942
1968 774,510,000 19,766,796
1967 754,550,000 19,235,618
1966 735,400,000 18,702,688
1965 715,185,000 18,169,050
1964 698,355,000 17,637,411
1963 682,335,000 17,113,823
1962 665,770,000 16,599,029
1961 660,330,000 16,095,203
1960 667,070,000 15,606,209

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Colombia
2100 -1.65% -0.72%
2099 -1.64% -0.73%
2098 -1.63% -0.73%
2097 -1.61% -0.73%
2096 -1.6% -0.74%
2095 -1.59% -0.74%
2094 -1.59% -0.74%
2093 -1.58% -0.74%
2092 -1.57% -0.73%
2091 -1.57% -0.73%
2090 -1.57% -0.73%
2089 -1.57% -0.72%
2088 -1.57% -0.71%
2087 -1.56% -0.7%
2086 -1.56% -0.69%
2085 -1.55% -0.67%
2084 -1.53% -0.66%
2083 -1.51% -0.65%
2082 -1.5% -0.63%
2081 -1.47% -0.61%
2080 -1.45% -0.59%
2079 -1.42% -0.58%
2078 -1.4% -0.56%
2077 -1.38% -0.54%
2076 -1.36% -0.51%
2075 -1.34% -0.49%
2074 -1.33% -0.47%
2073 -1.31% -0.45%
2072 -1.3% -0.43%
2071 -1.3% -0.4%
2070 -1.29% -0.38%
2069 -1.29% -0.36%
2068 -1.29% -0.34%
2067 -1.28% -0.31%
2066 -1.28% -0.29%
2065 -1.27% -0.27%
2064 -1.26% -0.25%
2063 -1.25% -0.23%
2062 -1.24% -0.21%
2061 -1.22% -0.19%
2060 -1.19% -0.17%
2059 -1.17% -0.15%
2058 -1.13% -0.13%
2057 -1.09% -0.11%
2056 -1.05% -0.09%
2055 -1.01% -0.07%
2054 -0.96% -0.06%
2053 -0.92% -0.04%
2052 -0.87% -0.01%
2051 -0.82% 0.006%
2050 -0.77% 0.03%
2049 -0.73% 0.05%
2048 -0.69% 0.08%
2047 -0.65% 0.1%
2046 -0.62% 0.13%
2045 -0.59% 0.16%
2044 -0.56% 0.19%
2043 -0.54% 0.22%
2042 -0.52% 0.26%
2041 -0.5% 0.29%
2040 -0.48% 0.33%
2039 -0.46% 0.37%
2038 -0.44% 0.41%
2037 -0.42% 0.45%
2036 -0.4% 0.49%
2035 -0.39% 0.54%
2034 -0.37% 0.58%
2033 -0.35% 0.63%
2032 -0.33% 0.67%
2031 -0.3% 0.72%
2030 -0.29% 0.77%
2029 -0.26% 0.82%
2028 -0.24% 0.88%
2027 -0.22% 0.92%
2026 -0.23% 0.99%
2025 -0.22% 1.05%
2024 -0.12% 1.08%
2023 -0.1% 1.13%
2022 -0.01% 1.07%
2021 0.09% 1.1%
2020 0.24% 1.45%
2019 0.36% 1.8%
2018 0.47% 1.86%
2017 0.61% 1.46%
2016 0.57% 1%
2015 0.58% 0.87%
2014 0.63% 0.9%
2013 0.67% 0.95%
2012 0.68% 1.01%
2011 0.55% 1.08%
2010 0.48% 1.14%
2009 0.5% 1.17%
2008 0.51% 1.21%
2007 0.52% 1.27%
2006 0.56% 1.33%
2005 0.59% 1.41%
2004 0.6% 1.48%
2003 0.62% 1.52%
2002 0.67% 1.55%
2001 0.73% 1.58%
2000 0.79% 1.65%
1999 0.87% 1.75%
1998 0.96% 1.81%
1997 1.03% 1.81%
1996 1.05% 1.84%
1995 1.09% 1.93%
1994 1.14% 1.99%
1993 1.16% 2.02%
1992 1.23% 2%
1991 1.37% 2.03%
1990 1.48% 2.09%
1989 1.54% 2.07%
1988 1.62% 2.07%
1987 1.62% 2.08%
1986 1.5% 2.09%
1985 1.37% 2.18%
1984 1.32% 2.34%
1983 1.46% 2.38%
1982 1.48% 2.34%
1981 1.29% 2.33%
1980 1.26% 2.31%
1979 1.34% 2.27%
1978 1.35% 2.28%
1977 1.37% 2.24%
1976 1.56% 2.2%
1975 1.78% 2.24%
1974 2.09% 2.28%
1973 2.31% 2.32%
1972 2.49% 2.35%
1971 2.78% 2.44%
1970 2.8% 2.56%
1969 2.78% 2.66%
1968 2.65% 2.76%
1967 2.6% 2.85%
1966 2.83% 2.94%
1965 2.41% 3.01%
1964 2.35% 3.06%
1963 2.49% 3.1%
1962 0.82% 3.13%
1961 -1.01% 3.13%

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

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

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

China Colombia
Current population
1402578808
54105437
Population rank 2/197 28/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.65%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
55.8 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
44.7 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,549
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 96/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +129,139
Net migration rank 189/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 129,139
2024 - -318,992 - 141,643
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 422,598 154,521
2022 -847,305 -293,846 406,143 183,180
2021 480,203 -379,749 311,122 199,070
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 378,965 227,130
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 441,087 396,826
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 433,622 495,524
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 426,538 431,072
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 425,087 104,373
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 446,778 -41,123
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 470,916 -67,522
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 489,069 -64,789
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 503,285 -56,070
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 511,524 -46,385
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 533,657 -34,220
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 559,017 -46,901
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 576,654 -63,313
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 583,115 -49,634
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 594,388 -39,303
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 610,618 -41,465
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 628,424 -25,949
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 642,144 -33,114
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 640,840 -24,387
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 642,933 -28,582
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 652,176 -27,878
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 668,576 -22,698
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 687,704 -8,186
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 686,073 -23,600
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 682,547 -28,251
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 694,968 -33,097
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 708,660 -16,023
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 709,287 -30,103
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 697,763 -15,147
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 690,266 -48,458
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 682,409 -7,590
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 674,102 -21,329
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 663,796 -25,064
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 659,429 -36,040
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 659,701 -42,368
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 625,379 -21,408
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 666,315 -18,692
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 674,767 -13,329
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 675,339 -37,090
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 662,195 -50,351
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 649,872 -44,203
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 635,747 -63,657
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 626,378 -67,870
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 622,814 -67,638
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 612,265 -98,057
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 598,580 -84,462
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 589,035 -80,816
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 583,608 -75,630
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 581,361 -77,708
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 582,011 -84,712
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 583,396 -66,065
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 586,559 -64,238
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 589,407 -61,442
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 591,649 -57,256
1966 19,282,187 4,165 590,855 -59,395
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 587,677 -51,855
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 581,435 -53,972
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 572,355 -52,631
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 559,985 -50,108
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 545,627 -47,849
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 529,316 -49,115

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people). In Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

Biggest cities by population

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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