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Population in China compared to the Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 6,484,437 people in the Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 6,718,789 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 208.9 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.08% for the Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.72M (75.1% growth).

China vs Congo: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Congo
2100 633,662,382 20,194,267
2099 644,307,192 20,053,234
2098 655,044,881 19,906,909
2097 665,876,462 19,760,110
2096 676,803,171 19,610,521
2095 687,828,883 19,459,493
2094 698,966,872 19,306,835
2093 710,235,681 19,151,289
2092 721,640,723 18,990,577
2091 733,187,178 18,828,222
2090 744,903,105 18,663,146
2089 756,812,472 18,497,842
2088 768,893,004 18,325,571
2087 781,128,909 18,153,731
2086 793,508,970 17,979,773
2085 806,043,039 17,807,843
2084 818,709,832 17,631,386
2083 831,420,518 17,453,221
2082 844,177,036 17,270,773
2081 856,996,835 17,093,270
2080 869,821,040 16,910,570
2079 882,622,985 16,728,955
2078 895,372,147 16,542,829
2077 908,082,676 16,357,926
2076 920,776,984 16,173,005
2075 933,459,600 15,981,904
2074 946,141,456 15,791,626
2073 958,870,128 15,597,321
2072 971,639,931 15,402,110
2071 984,469,009 15,205,567
2070 997,391,342 15,009,147
2069 1,010,450,818 14,808,250
2068 1,023,633,867 14,609,790
2067 1,036,979,285 14,412,802
2066 1,050,453,924 14,211,022
2065 1,064,051,499 14,010,661
2064 1,077,787,979 13,810,933
2063 1,091,571,021 13,609,626
2062 1,105,429,748 13,405,080
2061 1,119,286,514 13,204,362
2060 1,133,115,260 13,004,957
2059 1,146,818,251 12,806,162
2058 1,160,340,554 12,609,233
2057 1,173,596,480 12,413,395
2056 1,186,578,041 12,217,406
2055 1,199,197,172 12,022,740
2054 1,211,403,028 11,824,813
2053 1,223,160,257 11,627,983
2052 1,234,474,716 11,431,875
2051 1,245,255,938 11,235,188
2050 1,255,501,171 11,039,311
2049 1,265,281,319 10,844,973
2048 1,274,572,888 10,650,230
2047 1,283,393,445 10,453,401
2046 1,291,830,414 10,258,550
2045 1,299,855,379 10,063,886
2044 1,307,510,531 9,871,213
2043 1,314,885,869 9,676,000
2042 1,322,032,311 9,482,485
2041 1,328,936,491 9,287,235
2040 1,335,577,799 9,096,577
2039 1,341,989,157 8,907,177
2038 1,348,134,255 8,719,250
2037 1,354,107,817 8,532,935
2036 1,359,866,705 8,348,719
2035 1,365,387,904 8,166,676
2034 1,370,679,807 7,985,679
2033 1,375,744,986 7,805,748
2032 1,380,528,766 7,628,440
2031 1,385,048,521 7,453,476
2030 1,389,269,809 7,284,111
2029 1,393,241,425 7,117,929
2028 1,396,917,178 6,955,268
2027 1,400,271,033 6,794,778
2026 1,403,335,670 6,638,532
2025 1,406,585,000 6,484,437
2024 1,408,975,000 6,332,961
2023 1,410,710,000 6,182,885
2022 1,412,175,000 6,035,104
2021 1,412,360,000 5,892,183
2020 1,411,100,000 5,752,791
2019 1,407,745,000 5,616,661
2018 1,402,760,000 5,483,118
2017 1,396,215,000 5,351,011
2016 1,387,790,000 5,222,536
2015 1,379,860,000 5,097,581
2014 1,371,860,000 4,975,880
2013 1,363,240,000 4,857,099
2012 1,354,190,000 4,740,450
2011 1,345,035,000 4,609,724
2010 1,337,705,000 4,462,290
2009 1,331,260,000 4,281,219
2008 1,324,655,000 4,113,517
2007 1,317,885,000 3,980,430
2006 1,311,020,000 3,837,409
2005 1,303,720,000 3,696,393
2004 1,296,075,000 3,565,554
2003 1,288,400,000 3,445,753
2002 1,280,400,000 3,350,771
2001 1,271,850,000 3,272,537
2000 1,262,645,000 3,151,345
1999 1,252,735,000 3,032,874
1998 1,241,935,000 2,952,061
1997 1,230,075,000 2,887,862
1996 1,217,550,000 2,826,785
1995 1,204,855,000 2,749,461
1994 1,191,835,000 2,673,144
1993 1,178,440,000 2,595,124
1992 1,164,970,000 2,519,465
1991 1,150,780,000 2,449,229
1990 1,135,185,000 2,380,560
1989 1,118,650,000 2,313,558
1988 1,101,630,000 2,247,653
1987 1,084,035,000 2,183,473
1986 1,066,790,000 2,120,602
1985 1,051,040,000 2,059,311
1984 1,036,825,000 1,999,528
1983 1,023,310,000 1,950,321
1982 1,008,630,000 1,910,430
1981 993,885,000 1,869,759
1980 981,235,000 1,828,985
1979 969,005,000 1,788,524
1978 956,165,000 1,748,089
1977 943,455,000 1,707,568
1976 930,685,000 1,667,225
1975 916,395,000 1,627,032
1974 900,350,000 1,582,301
1973 881,940,000 1,533,680
1972 862,030,000 1,486,468
1971 841,105,000 1,441,039
1970 818,315,000 1,397,638
1969 796,025,000 1,356,182
1968 774,510,000 1,316,519
1967 754,550,000 1,278,691
1966 735,400,000 1,242,534
1965 715,185,000 1,207,880
1964 698,355,000 1,174,816
1963 682,335,000 1,143,263
1962 665,770,000 1,113,175
1961 660,330,000 1,084,389
1960 667,070,000 1,056,732

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the Congo will increase by 64.3% to 11,039,311 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Congo
2100 -1.65% 0.7%
2099 -1.64% 0.74%
2098 -1.63% 0.74%
2097 -1.61% 0.76%
2096 -1.6% 0.78%
2095 -1.59% 0.79%
2094 -1.59% 0.81%
2093 -1.58% 0.85%
2092 -1.57% 0.86%
2091 -1.57% 0.88%
2090 -1.57% 0.89%
2089 -1.57% 0.94%
2088 -1.57% 0.95%
2087 -1.56% 0.97%
2086 -1.56% 0.97%
2085 -1.55% 1%
2084 -1.53% 1.02%
2083 -1.51% 1.06%
2082 -1.5% 1.04%
2081 -1.47% 1.08%
2080 -1.45% 1.09%
2079 -1.42% 1.13%
2078 -1.4% 1.13%
2077 -1.38% 1.14%
2076 -1.36% 1.2%
2075 -1.34% 1.2%
2074 -1.33% 1.25%
2073 -1.31% 1.27%
2072 -1.3% 1.29%
2071 -1.3% 1.31%
2070 -1.29% 1.36%
2069 -1.29% 1.36%
2068 -1.29% 1.37%
2067 -1.28% 1.42%
2066 -1.28% 1.43%
2065 -1.27% 1.45%
2064 -1.26% 1.48%
2063 -1.25% 1.53%
2062 -1.24% 1.52%
2061 -1.22% 1.53%
2060 -1.19% 1.55%
2059 -1.17% 1.56%
2058 -1.13% 1.58%
2057 -1.09% 1.6%
2056 -1.05% 1.62%
2055 -1.01% 1.67%
2054 -0.96% 1.69%
2053 -0.92% 1.72%
2052 -0.87% 1.75%
2051 -0.82% 1.77%
2050 -0.77% 1.79%
2049 -0.73% 1.83%
2048 -0.69% 1.88%
2047 -0.65% 1.9%
2046 -0.62% 1.93%
2045 -0.59% 1.95%
2044 -0.56% 2.02%
2043 -0.54% 2.04%
2042 -0.52% 2.1%
2041 -0.5% 2.1%
2040 -0.48% 2.13%
2039 -0.46% 2.16%
2038 -0.44% 2.18%
2037 -0.42% 2.21%
2036 -0.4% 2.23%
2035 -0.39% 2.27%
2034 -0.37% 2.31%
2033 -0.35% 2.32%
2032 -0.33% 2.35%
2031 -0.3% 2.33%
2030 -0.29% 2.33%
2029 -0.26% 2.34%
2028 -0.24% 2.36%
2027 -0.22% 2.35%
2026 -0.23% 2.38%
2025 -0.17% 2.39%
2024 -0.12% 2.43%
2023 -0.1% 2.45%
2022 -0.01% 2.43%
2021 0.09% 2.42%
2020 0.24% 2.42%
2019 0.36% 2.44%
2018 0.47% 2.47%
2017 0.61% 2.46%
2016 0.57% 2.45%
2015 0.58% 2.45%
2014 0.63% 2.45%
2013 0.67% 2.46%
2012 0.68% 2.84%
2011 0.55% 3.3%
2010 0.48% 4.23%
2009 0.5% 4.08%
2008 0.51% 3.34%
2007 0.52% 3.73%
2006 0.56% 3.81%
2005 0.59% 3.67%
2004 0.6% 3.48%
2003 0.62% 2.83%
2002 0.67% 2.39%
2001 0.73% 3.85%
2000 0.79% 3.91%
1999 0.87% 2.74%
1998 0.96% 2.22%
1997 1.03% 2.16%
1996 1.05% 2.81%
1995 1.09% 2.85%
1994 1.14% 3.01%
1993 1.16% 3%
1992 1.23% 2.87%
1991 1.37% 2.88%
1990 1.48% 2.9%
1989 1.54% 2.93%
1988 1.62% 2.94%
1987 1.62% 2.96%
1986 1.5% 2.98%
1985 1.37% 2.99%
1984 1.32% 2.52%
1983 1.46% 2.09%
1982 1.48% 2.18%
1981 1.29% 2.23%
1980 1.26% 2.26%
1979 1.34% 2.31%
1978 1.35% 2.37%
1977 1.37% 2.42%
1976 1.56% 2.47%
1975 1.78% 2.83%
1974 2.09% 3.17%
1973 2.31% 3.18%
1972 2.49% 3.15%
1971 2.78% 3.11%
1970 2.8% 3.06%
1969 2.78% 3.01%
1968 2.65% 2.96%
1967 2.6% 2.91%
1966 2.83% 2.87%
1965 2.41% 2.81%
1964 2.35% 2.76%
1963 2.49% 2.7%
1962 0.82% 2.65%
1961 -1.01% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.39%.

Live population counters

China Congo
Current population
1403335670
6718789
Population rank 2/197 109/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.08%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
3.48 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
2.73 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +415
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +151,476
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.39%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 31/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
2.93 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -2,999
Net migration rank 189/196 108/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 385,589
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 91/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 86/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -2,999
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 153,150 -2,491
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 150,486 -995
2022 -847,305 -293,846 147,076 -995
2021 480,203 -379,749 144,241 -4,476
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 143,492 -4,472
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 139,513 -6,268
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 142,704 -8,856
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 141,973 -11,601
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 141,358 -14,783
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 141,539 -18,207
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 141,674 -21,598
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 142,080 -24,605
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 142,464 -26,643
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 140,371 5,262
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 136,908 12,318
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 126,904 86,014
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 120,711 1,774
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 112,459 31,239
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 106,876 35,475
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 101,344 38,337
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 96,577 25,412
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 91,326 26,280
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 88,497 -16,140
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 84,876 -764
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 78,491 79,780
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 76,204 2,470
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 72,450 10,500
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 66,149 -20,704
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 75,628 1,085
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 74,189 3,747
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 72,857 1,850
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 71,119 10,218
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 69,973 0
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 68,534 1,966
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 67,241 -395
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 65,944 1,214
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 64,629 22
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 63,183 525
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 61,669 367
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 60,359 182
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 59,028 0
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 58,120 -18,720
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 57,036 -16,664
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 56,603 -15,630
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 55,550 -14,972
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 54,723 -14,378
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 53,885 -13,356
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 53,179 -12,673
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 52,148 -11,971
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 51,155 -10,944
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 49,563 -312
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 48,017 -22
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 46,427 0
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 44,431 0
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 42,374 0
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 40,532 0
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 38,786 0
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 36,866 0
1966 19,282,187 4,165 35,452 0
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 33,865 0
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 32,270 0
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 30,832 0
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 29,342 0
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 28,220 0
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 27,094 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In the Congo 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,445,532 people) and 4.82% is from migration (a loss of 73,144 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 385,589 people or 6.1% in the Congo.

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
Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 127K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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