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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,168,722 people in Djibouti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 1,203,929 in Djibouti.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 1,165 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.57% in Djibouti.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.2M (40.7% growth).

China vs Djibouti: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Djibouti
2100 633,320,628 1,853,638
2099 643,959,697 1,851,867
2098 654,691,595 1,849,091
2097 665,517,335 1,845,028
2096 676,438,150 1,843,492
2095 687,457,915 1,841,290
2094 698,589,897 1,839,614
2093 709,852,629 1,834,629
2092 721,251,520 1,832,454
2091 732,791,748 1,830,543
2090 744,501,355 1,827,895
2089 756,404,299 1,824,422
2088 768,478,316 1,819,766
2087 780,707,622 1,815,602
2086 793,081,006 1,812,004
2085 805,608,315 1,806,728
2084 818,268,277 1,802,147
2083 830,972,107 1,798,430
2082 843,721,746 1,793,553
2081 856,534,631 1,790,013
2080 869,351,919 1,787,239
2079 882,146,959 1,782,284
2078 894,889,246 1,778,181
2077 907,592,919 1,773,272
2076 920,280,380 1,767,264
2075 932,956,157 1,761,013
2074 945,631,173 1,753,691
2073 958,352,980 1,748,057
2072 971,115,895 1,743,208
2071 983,938,054 1,736,772
2070 996,853,418 1,730,333
2069 1,009,905,851 1,724,309
2068 1,023,081,790 1,716,592
2067 1,036,420,010 1,708,491
2066 1,049,887,382 1,698,811
2065 1,063,477,623 1,689,868
2064 1,077,206,695 1,683,153
2063 1,090,982,303 1,676,195
2062 1,104,833,556 1,666,794
2061 1,118,682,849 1,657,365
2060 1,132,504,136 1,647,995
2059 1,146,199,736 1,637,453
2058 1,159,714,746 1,626,405
2057 1,172,963,523 1,613,201
2056 1,185,938,083 1,600,875
2055 1,198,550,408 1,591,617
2054 1,210,749,681 1,580,458
2053 1,222,500,569 1,567,320
2052 1,233,808,926 1,556,029
2051 1,244,584,333 1,546,163
2050 1,254,824,040 1,535,615
2049 1,264,598,914 1,524,387
2048 1,273,885,471 1,513,769
2047 1,282,701,271 1,502,572
2046 1,291,133,690 1,490,451
2045 1,299,154,327 1,477,565
2044 1,306,805,350 1,465,478
2043 1,314,176,710 1,453,253
2042 1,321,319,298 1,439,049
2041 1,328,219,755 1,423,763
2040 1,334,857,481 1,408,530
2039 1,341,265,381 1,394,028
2038 1,347,407,165 1,380,170
2037 1,353,377,505 1,365,227
2036 1,359,133,287 1,351,732
2035 1,364,651,508 1,337,326
2034 1,369,940,557 1,323,770
2033 1,375,003,005 1,309,514
2032 1,379,784,204 1,294,871
2031 1,384,301,522 1,279,082
2030 1,388,520,533 1,263,351
2029 1,392,490,007 1,246,848
2028 1,396,163,778 1,230,964
2027 1,399,515,824 1,215,502
2026 1,402,578,808 1,199,638
2025 1,405,826,385 1,184,528
2024 1,408,975,000 1,168,722
2023 1,410,710,000 1,152,944
2022 1,412,175,000 1,137,096
2021 1,412,360,000 1,121,248
2020 1,411,100,000 1,105,188
2019 1,407,745,000 1,088,709
2018 1,402,760,000 1,071,882
2017 1,396,215,000 1,054,841
2016 1,387,790,000 1,037,653
2015 1,379,860,000 1,020,313
2014 1,371,860,000 1,002,717
2013 1,363,240,000 984,824
2012 1,354,190,000 966,747
2011 1,345,035,000 948,558
2010 1,337,705,000 930,251
2009 1,331,260,000 911,527
2008 1,324,655,000 892,734
2007 1,317,885,000 874,528
2006 1,311,020,000 855,764
2005 1,303,720,000 839,167
2004 1,296,075,000 826,124
2003 1,288,400,000 813,519
2002 1,280,400,000 795,574
2001 1,271,850,000 771,313
2000 1,262,645,000 747,318
1999 1,252,735,000 724,218
1998 1,241,935,000 699,352
1997 1,230,075,000 671,817
1996 1,217,550,000 648,348
1995 1,204,855,000 633,074
1994 1,191,835,000 626,710
1993 1,178,440,000 614,245
1992 1,164,970,000 626,010
1991 1,150,780,000 631,092
1990 1,135,185,000 579,538
1989 1,118,650,000 523,355
1988 1,101,630,000 484,523
1987 1,084,035,000 454,399
1986 1,066,790,000 426,341
1985 1,051,040,000 402,687
1984 1,036,825,000 384,053
1983 1,023,310,000 369,553
1982 1,008,630,000 356,880
1981 993,885,000 343,047
1980 981,235,000 325,815
1979 969,005,000 304,513
1978 956,165,000 280,031
1977 943,455,000 254,613
1976 930,685,000 230,737
1975 916,395,000 209,908
1974 900,350,000 192,613
1973 881,940,000 178,449
1972 862,030,000 166,256
1971 841,105,000 155,136
1970 818,315,000 145,175
1969 796,025,000 136,078
1968 774,510,000 128,250
1967 754,550,000 121,649
1966 735,400,000 115,269
1965 715,185,000 109,092
1964 698,355,000 103,198
1963 682,335,000 97,872
1962 665,770,000 93,283
1961 660,330,000 89,390
1960 667,070,000 86,024

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/djibouti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Djibouti's population increased by 166,276 people (a 16% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M 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
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Djibouti
2100 -1.65% 0.1%
2099 -1.64% 0.15%
2098 -1.63% 0.22%
2097 -1.61% 0.08%
2096 -1.6% 0.12%
2095 -1.59% 0.09%
2094 -1.59% 0.27%
2093 -1.58% 0.12%
2092 -1.57% 0.1%
2091 -1.57% 0.14%
2090 -1.57% 0.19%
2089 -1.57% 0.26%
2088 -1.57% 0.23%
2087 -1.56% 0.2%
2086 -1.56% 0.29%
2085 -1.55% 0.25%
2084 -1.53% 0.21%
2083 -1.51% 0.27%
2082 -1.5% 0.2%
2081 -1.47% 0.16%
2080 -1.45% 0.28%
2079 -1.42% 0.23%
2078 -1.4% 0.28%
2077 -1.38% 0.34%
2076 -1.36% 0.35%
2075 -1.34% 0.42%
2074 -1.33% 0.32%
2073 -1.31% 0.28%
2072 -1.3% 0.37%
2071 -1.3% 0.37%
2070 -1.29% 0.35%
2069 -1.29% 0.45%
2068 -1.29% 0.47%
2067 -1.28% 0.57%
2066 -1.28% 0.53%
2065 -1.27% 0.4%
2064 -1.26% 0.42%
2063 -1.25% 0.56%
2062 -1.24% 0.57%
2061 -1.22% 0.57%
2060 -1.19% 0.64%
2059 -1.17% 0.68%
2058 -1.13% 0.82%
2057 -1.09% 0.77%
2056 -1.05% 0.58%
2055 -1.01% 0.71%
2054 -0.96% 0.84%
2053 -0.92% 0.73%
2052 -0.87% 0.64%
2051 -0.82% 0.69%
2050 -0.77% 0.74%
2049 -0.73% 0.7%
2048 -0.69% 0.75%
2047 -0.65% 0.81%
2046 -0.62% 0.87%
2045 -0.59% 0.82%
2044 -0.56% 0.84%
2043 -0.54% 0.99%
2042 -0.52% 1.07%
2041 -0.5% 1.08%
2040 -0.48% 1.04%
2039 -0.46% 1%
2038 -0.44% 1.09%
2037 -0.42% 1%
2036 -0.4% 1.08%
2035 -0.39% 1.02%
2034 -0.37% 1.09%
2033 -0.35% 1.13%
2032 -0.33% 1.23%
2031 -0.3% 1.25%
2030 -0.29% 1.32%
2029 -0.26% 1.29%
2028 -0.24% 1.27%
2027 -0.22% 1.32%
2026 -0.23% 1.28%
2025 -0.22% 1.35%
2024 -0.12% 1.37%
2023 -0.1% 1.39%
2022 -0.01% 1.41%
2021 0.09% 1.45%
2020 0.24% 1.51%
2019 0.36% 1.57%
2018 0.47% 1.62%
2017 0.61% 1.66%
2016 0.57% 1.7%
2015 0.58% 1.75%
2014 0.63% 1.82%
2013 0.67% 1.87%
2012 0.68% 1.92%
2011 0.55% 1.97%
2010 0.48% 2.05%
2009 0.5% 2.11%
2008 0.51% 2.08%
2007 0.52% 2.19%
2006 0.56% 1.98%
2005 0.59% 1.58%
2004 0.6% 1.55%
2003 0.62% 2.26%
2002 0.67% 3.15%
2001 0.73% 3.21%
2000 0.79% 3.19%
1999 0.87% 3.56%
1998 0.96% 4.1%
1997 1.03% 3.62%
1996 1.05% 2.41%
1995 1.09% 1.02%
1994 1.14% 2.03%
1993 1.16% -1.88%
1992 1.23% -0.81%
1991 1.37% 8.9%
1990 1.48% 10.7%
1989 1.54% 8.01%
1988 1.62% 6.63%
1987 1.62% 6.58%
1986 1.5% 5.87%
1985 1.37% 4.85%
1984 1.32% 3.92%
1983 1.46% 3.55%
1982 1.48% 4.03%
1981 1.29% 5.29%
1980 1.26% 7%
1979 1.34% 8.74%
1978 1.35% 9.98%
1977 1.37% 10.3%
1976 1.56% 9.92%
1975 1.78% 8.98%
1974 2.09% 7.94%
1973 2.31% 7.33%
1972 2.49% 7.17%
1971 2.78% 6.86%
1970 2.8% 6.69%
1969 2.78% 6.1%
1968 2.65% 5.43%
1967 2.6% 5.53%
1966 2.83% 5.66%
1965 2.41% 5.71%
1964 2.35% 5.44%
1963 2.49% 4.92%
1962 0.82% 4.36%
1961 -1.01% 3.91%

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/djibouti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Djibouti's population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

China Djibouti
Current population
1402578808
1203929
Population rank 2/197 158/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.01%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
33.3 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
22 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +43
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +15,778
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.37%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 76/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
15.1 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -581
Net migration rank 189/196 89/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 125,996
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 123/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 60/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Djibouti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Djibouti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -581
2024 - -318,992 - -11
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 15,349 500
2022 -847,305 -293,846 15,337 500
2021 480,203 -379,749 14,555 1,300
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 14,970 1,300
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 15,368 1,322
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 15,524 1,435
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 15,593 1,535
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 15,621 1,623
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 15,718 1,723
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 15,857 1,900
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 15,986 2,033
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 16,026 2,104
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 16,169 2,090
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 16,225 2,129
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 16,323 2,770
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 16,356 2,148
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 16,647 1,253
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 16,901 2,719
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 17,361 -3,779
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 17,756 -5,249
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 18,341 -5,636
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 18,167 5,022
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 17,710 7,629
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 17,014 5,632
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 16,491 7,046
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 15,845 10,352
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 15,255 13,625
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 15,408 2,652
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 15,651 -3,163
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 15,989 -15,756
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 15,805 8,896
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 16,971 -65,203
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 16,553 21,510
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 15,074 49,970
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 13,851 33,465
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 13,107 17,242
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 12,357 17,545
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 11,671 14,543
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 11,106 9,997
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 10,713 5,452
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 10,391 2,441
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 10,058 2,450
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 9,654 5,502
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 9,187 10,121
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 8,573 14,726
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 7,886 17,788
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 7,195 17,961
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 6,567 16,028
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 6,034 13,029
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 5,601 9,910
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 5,234 7,583
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 4,885 6,690
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 4,484 6,184
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 4,249 5,004
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 3,950 4,995
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 3,712 3,001
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 3,484 3,001
1966 19,282,187 4,165 3,268 3,014
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 3,054 3,023
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 2,864 2,846
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 2,687 2,257
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 2,538 1,695
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 2,412 1,136
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 2,299 886

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/djibouti | 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 Djibouti 92.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 125,996 people or 10.8% in Djibouti.

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
Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K

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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)
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