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Population in China compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 131.7 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

China vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Czech Republic
2100 633,320,628 8,325,870
2099 643,959,697 8,347,035
2098 654,691,595 8,367,582
2097 665,517,335 8,387,141
2096 676,438,150 8,407,012
2095 687,457,915 8,425,776
2094 698,589,897 8,444,415
2093 709,852,629 8,462,470
2092 721,251,520 8,480,332
2091 732,791,748 8,497,856
2090 744,501,355 8,516,149
2089 756,404,299 8,534,417
2088 768,478,316 8,552,792
2087 780,707,622 8,572,217
2086 793,081,006 8,592,607
2085 805,608,315 8,613,126
2084 818,268,277 8,634,563
2083 830,972,107 8,656,688
2082 843,721,746 8,680,346
2081 856,534,631 8,705,288
2080 869,351,919 8,731,611
2079 882,146,959 8,759,446
2078 894,889,246 8,788,719
2077 907,592,919 8,819,271
2076 920,280,380 8,851,532
2075 932,956,157 8,886,209
2074 945,631,173 8,922,752
2073 958,352,980 8,961,377
2072 971,115,895 9,002,196
2071 983,938,054 9,044,814
2070 996,853,418 9,089,338
2069 1,009,905,851 9,135,444
2068 1,023,081,790 9,182,610
2067 1,036,420,010 9,231,075
2066 1,049,887,382 9,280,641
2065 1,063,477,623 9,331,222
2064 1,077,206,695 9,381,077
2063 1,090,982,303 9,430,947
2062 1,104,833,556 9,479,782
2061 1,118,682,849 9,527,543
2060 1,132,504,136 9,573,715
2059 1,146,199,736 9,618,240
2058 1,159,714,746 9,661,212
2057 1,172,963,523 9,702,890
2056 1,185,938,083 9,742,619
2055 1,198,550,408 9,780,337
2054 1,210,749,681 9,816,525
2053 1,222,500,569 9,850,555
2052 1,233,808,926 9,882,803
2051 1,244,584,333 9,913,797
2050 1,254,824,040 9,943,922
2049 1,264,598,914 9,972,314
2048 1,273,885,471 10,000,421
2047 1,282,701,271 10,028,123
2046 1,291,133,690 10,056,076
2045 1,299,154,327 10,083,671
2044 1,306,805,350 10,111,346
2043 1,314,176,710 10,139,564
2042 1,321,319,298 10,168,461
2041 1,328,219,755 10,198,407
2040 1,334,857,481 10,228,600
2039 1,341,265,381 10,260,066
2038 1,347,407,165 10,291,775
2037 1,353,377,505 10,324,680
2036 1,359,133,287 10,357,281
2035 1,364,651,508 10,390,525
2034 1,369,940,557 10,423,635
2033 1,375,003,005 10,456,466
2032 1,379,784,204 10,488,669
2031 1,384,301,522 10,519,813
2030 1,388,520,533 10,549,605
2029 1,392,490,007 10,578,033
2028 1,396,163,778 10,604,523
2027 1,399,515,824 10,627,835
2026 1,402,578,808 10,649,126
2025 1,405,826,385 10,792,466
2024 1,408,975,000 10,905,028
2023 1,410,710,000 10,864,042
2022 1,412,175,000 10,672,118
2021 1,412,360,000 10,505,772
2020 1,411,100,000 10,697,858
2019 1,407,745,000 10,671,870
2018 1,402,760,000 10,629,928
2017 1,396,215,000 10,594,438
2016 1,387,790,000 10,566,332
2015 1,379,860,000 10,546,059
2014 1,371,860,000 10,525,347
2013 1,363,240,000 10,514,272
2012 1,354,190,000 10,510,785
2011 1,345,035,000 10,496,088
2010 1,337,705,000 10,474,410
2009 1,331,260,000 10,443,936
2008 1,324,655,000 10,384,603
2007 1,317,885,000 10,298,828
2006 1,311,020,000 10,238,905
2005 1,303,720,000 10,211,216
2004 1,296,075,000 10,197,101
2003 1,288,400,000 10,193,998
2002 1,280,400,000 10,196,916
2001 1,271,850,000 10,216,605
2000 1,262,645,000 10,255,063
1999 1,252,735,000 10,283,860
1998 1,241,935,000 10,294,373
1997 1,230,075,000 10,304,131
1996 1,217,550,000 10,315,241
1995 1,204,855,000 10,327,253
1994 1,191,835,000 10,333,587
1993 1,178,440,000 10,329,855
1992 1,164,970,000 10,319,123
1991 1,150,780,000 10,308,578
1990 1,135,185,000 10,333,355
1989 1,118,650,000 10,361,068
1988 1,101,630,000 10,355,276
1987 1,084,035,000 10,347,318
1986 1,066,790,000 10,342,227
1985 1,051,040,000 10,337,118
1984 1,036,825,000 10,330,213
1983 1,023,310,000 10,323,856
1982 1,008,630,000 10,314,826
1981 993,885,000 10,300,591
1980 981,235,000 10,304,193
1979 969,005,000 10,292,341
1978 956,165,000 10,242,098
1977 943,455,000 10,186,755
1976 930,685,000 10,125,939
1975 916,395,000 10,058,620
1974 900,350,000 9,988,459
1973 881,940,000 9,922,266
1972 862,030,000 9,867,632
1971 841,105,000 9,826,815
1970 818,315,000 9,858,071
1969 796,025,000 9,896,580
1968 774,510,000 9,876,346
1967 754,550,000 9,852,899
1966 735,400,000 9,821,040
1965 715,185,000 9,779,358
1964 698,355,000 9,727,804
1963 682,335,000 9,670,685
1962 665,770,000 9,624,660
1961 660,330,000 9,586,651
1960 667,070,000 9,602,006

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/czech-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.4% of the population in China and 16.9% in the Czech Republic.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Czech Republic
2100 -1.65% -0.25%
2099 -1.64% -0.25%
2098 -1.63% -0.23%
2097 -1.61% -0.24%
2096 -1.6% -0.22%
2095 -1.59% -0.22%
2094 -1.59% -0.21%
2093 -1.58% -0.21%
2092 -1.57% -0.21%
2091 -1.57% -0.21%
2090 -1.57% -0.21%
2089 -1.57% -0.21%
2088 -1.57% -0.23%
2087 -1.56% -0.24%
2086 -1.56% -0.24%
2085 -1.55% -0.25%
2084 -1.53% -0.26%
2083 -1.51% -0.27%
2082 -1.5% -0.29%
2081 -1.47% -0.3%
2080 -1.45% -0.32%
2079 -1.42% -0.33%
2078 -1.4% -0.35%
2077 -1.38% -0.36%
2076 -1.36% -0.39%
2075 -1.34% -0.41%
2074 -1.33% -0.43%
2073 -1.31% -0.45%
2072 -1.3% -0.47%
2071 -1.3% -0.49%
2070 -1.29% -0.5%
2069 -1.29% -0.51%
2068 -1.29% -0.53%
2067 -1.28% -0.53%
2066 -1.28% -0.54%
2065 -1.27% -0.53%
2064 -1.26% -0.53%
2063 -1.25% -0.52%
2062 -1.24% -0.5%
2061 -1.22% -0.48%
2060 -1.19% -0.46%
2059 -1.17% -0.44%
2058 -1.13% -0.43%
2057 -1.09% -0.41%
2056 -1.05% -0.39%
2055 -1.01% -0.37%
2054 -0.96% -0.35%
2053 -0.92% -0.33%
2052 -0.87% -0.31%
2051 -0.82% -0.3%
2050 -0.77% -0.28%
2049 -0.73% -0.28%
2048 -0.69% -0.28%
2047 -0.65% -0.28%
2046 -0.62% -0.27%
2045 -0.59% -0.27%
2044 -0.56% -0.28%
2043 -0.54% -0.28%
2042 -0.52% -0.29%
2041 -0.5% -0.3%
2040 -0.48% -0.31%
2039 -0.46% -0.31%
2038 -0.44% -0.32%
2037 -0.42% -0.31%
2036 -0.4% -0.32%
2035 -0.39% -0.32%
2034 -0.37% -0.31%
2033 -0.35% -0.31%
2032 -0.33% -0.3%
2031 -0.3% -0.28%
2030 -0.29% -0.27%
2029 -0.26% -0.25%
2028 -0.24% -0.22%
2027 -0.22% -0.2%
2026 -0.23% -1.33%
2025 -0.22% -1.03%
2024 -0.12% 0.38%
2023 -0.1% 1.8%
2022 -0.01% 1.58%
2021 0.09% -1.8%
2020 0.24% 0.24%
2019 0.36% 0.39%
2018 0.47% 0.33%
2017 0.61% 0.27%
2016 0.57% 0.19%
2015 0.58% 0.2%
2014 0.63% 0.11%
2013 0.67% 0.03%
2012 0.68% 0.14%
2011 0.55% 0.21%
2010 0.48% 0.29%
2009 0.5% 0.57%
2008 0.51% 0.83%
2007 0.52% 0.59%
2006 0.56% 0.27%
2005 0.59% 0.14%
2004 0.6% 0.03%
2003 0.62% -0.03%
2002 0.67% -0.19%
2001 0.73% -0.38%
2000 0.79% -0.28%
1999 0.87% -0.1%
1998 0.96% -0.09%
1997 1.03% -0.11%
1996 1.05% -0.12%
1995 1.09% -0.06%
1994 1.14% 0.04%
1993 1.16% 0.1%
1992 1.23% 0.1%
1991 1.37% -0.24%
1990 1.48% -0.27%
1989 1.54% 0.06%
1988 1.62% 0.08%
1987 1.62% 0.05%
1986 1.5% 0.05%
1985 1.37% 0.07%
1984 1.32% 0.06%
1983 1.46% 0.09%
1982 1.48% 0.14%
1981 1.29% -0.03%
1980 1.26% 0.12%
1979 1.34% 0.49%
1978 1.35% 0.54%
1977 1.37% 0.6%
1976 1.56% 0.67%
1975 1.78% 0.7%
1974 2.09% 0.67%
1973 2.31% 0.55%
1972 2.49% 0.42%
1971 2.78% -0.32%
1970 2.8% -0.39%
1969 2.78% 0.2%
1968 2.65% 0.24%
1967 2.6% 0.32%
1966 2.83% 0.43%
1965 2.41% 0.53%
1964 2.35% 0.59%
1963 2.49% 0.48%
1962 0.82% 0.4%
1961 -1.01% -0.16%

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 China declined by 0.12%, while the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

China Czech Republic
Current population
1402578808
10649126
Population rank 2/197 93/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.13%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
12.8 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
5.76 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +112
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 142/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -112,188
Net migration rank 189/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -112,188
2024 - -318,992 - -86,169
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 -21,729 -14,638
2022 -847,305 -293,846 -19,209 329,739
2021 480,203 -379,749 -28,365 4,111
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 -19,257 4,336
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 0 5,553
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,063 5,849
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 3,178 5,747
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 5,283 5,465
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 0 5,037
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 4,210 6,303
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 -2,103 5,427
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 0 5,347
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 2,099 16,841
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 10,475 34,927
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 10,444 31,270
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 14,538 29,813
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 9,268 27,887
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 1,024 26,259
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 -6,126 26,203
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 -9,177 26,030
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 -17,330 25,997
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 -15,296 26,089
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 -16,347 21,749
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 -17,433 4,420
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 -20,568 5,965
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 -18,530 6,374
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 -21,639 6,664
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 -21,662 6,539
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 -21,687 6,459
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 -11,367 6,401
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 3,099 7,197
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 1,032 6,718
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 4,124 5,568
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 1,034 -3,529
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 1,036 -2,175
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 7,249 -1,359
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 4,138 -1,514
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 1,034 -771
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 4,135 -1,173
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 5,165 -1,481
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 3,097 -1,971
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 10,315 -1,018
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 13,391 -372
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 17,517 1,738
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 44,257 -13
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 52,234 -795
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 55,009 -1,968
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 61,768 -2,727
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 67,393 -3,057
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 66,923 -2,919
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 57,549 -2,625
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 44,404 -2,755
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 31,445 -2,598
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 24,646 -9,353
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 22,762 -8,133
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 21,728 -8,111
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 29,558 -8,137
1966 19,282,187 4,165 35,355 -8,675
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 43,029 -7,545
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 52,531 -6,122
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 48,353 -5,753
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 29,836 -6,886
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 36,430 -5,712
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 34,567 2,748

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/czech-republic | 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 Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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