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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 6,681,829 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 209.9 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 +0.3% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.68M (74.1% growth).

China vs Congo: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Congo
2100 633,320,628 20,197,393
2099 643,959,697 20,056,338
2098 654,691,595 19,909,990
2097 665,517,335 19,763,169
2096 676,438,150 19,613,556
2095 687,457,915 19,462,505
2094 698,589,897 19,309,823
2093 709,852,629 19,154,254
2092 721,251,520 18,993,517
2091 732,791,748 18,831,137
2090 744,501,355 18,666,035
2089 756,404,299 18,500,705
2088 768,478,316 18,328,408
2087 780,707,622 18,156,542
2086 793,081,006 17,982,556
2085 805,608,315 17,810,599
2084 818,268,277 17,634,115
2083 830,972,107 17,455,922
2082 843,721,746 17,273,447
2081 856,534,631 17,095,916
2080 869,351,919 16,913,187
2079 882,146,959 16,731,545
2078 894,889,246 16,545,390
2077 907,592,919 16,360,458
2076 920,280,380 16,175,508
2075 932,956,157 15,984,378
2074 945,631,173 15,794,071
2073 958,352,980 15,599,735
2072 971,115,895 15,404,494
2071 983,938,054 15,207,921
2070 996,853,418 15,011,471
2069 1,009,905,851 14,810,543
2068 1,023,081,790 14,612,051
2067 1,036,420,010 14,415,033
2066 1,049,887,382 14,213,222
2065 1,063,477,623 14,012,829
2064 1,077,206,695 13,813,071
2063 1,090,982,303 13,611,733
2062 1,104,833,556 13,407,155
2061 1,118,682,849 13,206,406
2060 1,132,504,136 13,006,970
2059 1,146,199,736 12,808,144
2058 1,159,714,746 12,611,185
2057 1,172,963,523 12,415,316
2056 1,185,938,083 12,219,298
2055 1,198,550,408 12,024,601
2054 1,210,749,681 11,826,644
2053 1,222,500,569 11,629,783
2052 1,233,808,926 11,433,645
2051 1,244,584,333 11,236,927
2050 1,254,824,040 11,041,020
2049 1,264,598,914 10,846,652
2048 1,273,885,471 10,651,879
2047 1,282,701,271 10,455,019
2046 1,291,133,690 10,260,138
2045 1,299,154,327 10,065,444
2044 1,306,805,350 9,872,742
2043 1,314,176,710 9,677,498
2042 1,321,319,298 9,483,953
2041 1,328,219,755 9,288,673
2040 1,334,857,481 9,097,986
2039 1,341,265,381 8,908,556
2038 1,347,407,165 8,720,599
2037 1,353,377,505 8,534,256
2036 1,359,133,287 8,350,011
2035 1,364,651,508 8,167,940
2034 1,369,940,557 7,986,915
2033 1,375,003,005 7,806,956
2032 1,379,784,204 7,629,621
2031 1,384,301,522 7,454,630
2030 1,388,520,533 7,285,238
2029 1,392,490,007 7,119,031
2028 1,396,163,778 6,956,345
2027 1,399,515,824 6,795,830
2026 1,402,578,808 6,639,560
2025 1,405,826,385 6,485,440
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% 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 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the Congo will increase by 65.2% to 11,041,020 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 633M 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 -0.22% 2.41%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

China Congo
Current population
1402578808
6681829
Population rank 2/197 109/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.08%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
3.5 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
2.78 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +411
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +150,076
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 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 - -318,992 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/china/congo | 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 the Congo 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 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 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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