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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 11.6 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 18.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

China vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Egypt
2100 633,320,628 203,522,884
2099 643,959,697 203,403,368
2098 654,691,595 203,247,703
2097 665,517,335 203,074,807
2096 676,438,150 202,870,003
2095 687,457,915 202,625,820
2094 698,589,897 202,350,087
2093 709,852,629 202,040,251
2092 721,251,520 201,709,051
2091 732,791,748 201,347,225
2090 744,501,355 200,966,749
2089 756,404,299 200,561,011
2088 768,478,316 200,123,182
2087 780,707,622 199,650,440
2086 793,081,006 199,156,169
2085 805,608,315 198,637,936
2084 818,268,277 198,084,947
2083 830,972,107 197,501,965
2082 843,721,746 196,891,089
2081 856,534,631 196,242,522
2080 869,351,919 195,570,383
2079 882,146,959 194,850,670
2078 894,889,246 194,103,613
2077 907,592,919 193,324,592
2076 920,280,380 192,507,892
2075 932,956,157 191,661,705
2074 945,631,173 190,786,862
2073 958,352,980 189,886,620
2072 971,115,895 188,947,991
2071 983,938,054 187,981,245
2070 996,853,418 186,988,514
2069 1,009,905,851 185,965,572
2068 1,023,081,790 184,912,088
2067 1,036,420,010 183,835,428
2066 1,049,887,382 182,734,967
2065 1,063,477,623 181,620,901
2064 1,077,206,695 180,467,102
2063 1,090,982,303 179,293,260
2062 1,104,833,556 178,110,375
2061 1,118,682,849 176,907,621
2060 1,132,504,136 175,686,879
2059 1,146,199,736 174,441,815
2058 1,159,714,746 173,179,511
2057 1,172,963,523 171,897,733
2056 1,185,938,083 170,593,445
2055 1,198,550,408 169,269,144
2054 1,210,749,681 167,915,661
2053 1,222,500,569 166,538,943
2052 1,233,808,926 165,130,747
2051 1,244,584,333 163,704,732
2050 1,254,824,040 162,240,246
2049 1,264,598,914 160,743,182
2048 1,273,885,471 159,206,813
2047 1,282,701,271 157,631,586
2046 1,291,133,690 156,023,680
2045 1,299,154,327 154,371,216
2044 1,306,805,350 152,668,334
2043 1,314,176,710 150,927,496
2042 1,321,319,298 149,145,569
2041 1,328,219,755 147,333,445
2040 1,334,857,481 145,505,786
2039 1,341,265,381 143,662,428
2038 1,347,407,165 141,820,567
2037 1,353,377,505 139,977,812
2036 1,359,133,287 138,139,382
2035 1,364,651,508 136,315,557
2034 1,369,940,557 134,490,574
2033 1,375,003,005 132,681,153
2032 1,379,784,204 130,879,780
2031 1,384,301,522 129,085,888
2030 1,388,520,533 127,304,473
2029 1,392,490,007 125,524,007
2028 1,396,163,778 123,745,979
2027 1,399,515,824 121,973,080
2026 1,402,578,808 120,224,089
2025 1,405,826,385 118,473,897
2024 1,408,975,000 116,538,258
2023 1,410,710,000 114,535,772
2022 1,412,175,000 112,618,250
2021 1,412,360,000 110,957,008
2020 1,411,100,000 109,315,124
2019 1,407,745,000 107,553,158
2018 1,402,760,000 105,682,094
2017 1,396,215,000 103,696,057
2016 1,387,790,000 101,644,589
2015 1,379,860,000 99,597,342
2014 1,371,860,000 97,528,654
2013 1,363,240,000 95,333,553
2012 1,354,190,000 93,161,001
2011 1,345,035,000 91,093,059
2010 1,337,705,000 89,196,072
2009 1,331,260,000 87,501,636
2008 1,324,655,000 85,864,789
2007 1,317,885,000 84,276,225
2006 1,311,020,000 82,700,403
2005 1,303,720,000 81,101,004
2004 1,296,075,000 79,477,443
2003 1,288,400,000 77,853,548
2002 1,280,400,000 76,239,137
2001 1,271,850,000 74,652,029
2000 1,262,645,000 73,083,284
1999 1,252,735,000 71,520,954
1998 1,241,935,000 69,943,294
1997 1,230,075,000 68,431,740
1996 1,217,550,000 67,028,048
1995 1,204,855,000 65,652,622
1994 1,191,835,000 64,285,589
1993 1,178,440,000 62,915,681
1992 1,164,970,000 61,480,660
1991 1,150,780,000 60,028,997
1990 1,135,185,000 58,396,618
1989 1,118,650,000 56,710,642
1988 1,101,630,000 55,187,681
1987 1,084,035,000 53,674,435
1986 1,066,790,000 52,206,295
1985 1,051,040,000 50,734,968
1984 1,036,825,000 49,247,334
1983 1,023,310,000 47,786,402
1982 1,008,630,000 46,407,611
1981 993,885,000 45,147,224
1980 981,235,000 43,950,413
1979 969,005,000 42,818,628
1978 956,165,000 41,761,431
1977 943,455,000 40,748,870
1976 930,685,000 39,795,557
1975 916,395,000 38,875,327
1974 900,350,000 37,969,667
1973 881,940,000 37,102,043
1972 862,030,000 36,258,328
1971 841,105,000 35,433,368
1970 818,315,000 34,623,990
1969 796,025,000 33,811,615
1968 774,510,000 32,998,319
1967 754,550,000 32,196,360
1966 735,400,000 31,406,541
1965 715,185,000 30,629,174
1964 698,355,000 29,858,922
1963 682,335,000 29,091,869
1962 665,770,000 28,337,013
1961 660,330,000 27,600,898
1960 667,070,000 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Egypt
2100 -1.65% 0.06%
2099 -1.64% 0.08%
2098 -1.63% 0.09%
2097 -1.61% 0.1%
2096 -1.6% 0.12%
2095 -1.59% 0.14%
2094 -1.59% 0.15%
2093 -1.58% 0.16%
2092 -1.57% 0.18%
2091 -1.57% 0.19%
2090 -1.57% 0.2%
2089 -1.57% 0.22%
2088 -1.57% 0.24%
2087 -1.56% 0.25%
2086 -1.56% 0.26%
2085 -1.55% 0.28%
2084 -1.53% 0.3%
2083 -1.51% 0.31%
2082 -1.5% 0.33%
2081 -1.47% 0.34%
2080 -1.45% 0.37%
2079 -1.42% 0.38%
2078 -1.4% 0.4%
2077 -1.38% 0.42%
2076 -1.36% 0.44%
2075 -1.34% 0.46%
2074 -1.33% 0.47%
2073 -1.31% 0.5%
2072 -1.3% 0.51%
2071 -1.3% 0.53%
2070 -1.29% 0.55%
2069 -1.29% 0.57%
2068 -1.29% 0.59%
2067 -1.28% 0.6%
2066 -1.28% 0.61%
2065 -1.27% 0.64%
2064 -1.26% 0.65%
2063 -1.25% 0.66%
2062 -1.24% 0.68%
2061 -1.22% 0.69%
2060 -1.19% 0.71%
2059 -1.17% 0.73%
2058 -1.13% 0.75%
2057 -1.09% 0.76%
2056 -1.05% 0.78%
2055 -1.01% 0.81%
2054 -0.96% 0.83%
2053 -0.92% 0.85%
2052 -0.87% 0.87%
2051 -0.82% 0.9%
2050 -0.77% 0.93%
2049 -0.73% 0.97%
2048 -0.69% 1%
2047 -0.65% 1.03%
2046 -0.62% 1.07%
2045 -0.59% 1.12%
2044 -0.56% 1.15%
2043 -0.54% 1.19%
2042 -0.52% 1.23%
2041 -0.5% 1.26%
2040 -0.48% 1.28%
2039 -0.46% 1.3%
2038 -0.44% 1.32%
2037 -0.42% 1.33%
2036 -0.4% 1.34%
2035 -0.39% 1.36%
2034 -0.37% 1.36%
2033 -0.35% 1.38%
2032 -0.33% 1.39%
2031 -0.3% 1.4%
2030 -0.29% 1.42%
2029 -0.26% 1.44%
2028 -0.24% 1.45%
2027 -0.22% 1.45%
2026 -0.23% 1.48%
2025 -0.22% 1.66%
2024 -0.12% 1.75%
2023 -0.1% 1.7%
2022 -0.01% 1.5%
2021 0.09% 1.5%
2020 0.24% 1.64%
2019 0.36% 1.77%
2018 0.47% 1.92%
2017 0.61% 2.02%
2016 0.57% 2.06%
2015 0.58% 2.12%
2014 0.63% 2.3%
2013 0.67% 2.33%
2012 0.68% 2.27%
2011 0.55% 2.13%
2010 0.48% 1.94%
2009 0.5% 1.91%
2008 0.51% 1.88%
2007 0.52% 1.91%
2006 0.56% 1.97%
2005 0.59% 2.04%
2004 0.6% 2.09%
2003 0.62% 2.12%
2002 0.67% 2.13%
2001 0.73% 2.15%
2000 0.79% 2.18%
1999 0.87% 2.26%
1998 0.96% 2.21%
1997 1.03% 2.09%
1996 1.05% 2.1%
1995 1.09% 2.13%
1994 1.14% 2.18%
1993 1.16% 2.33%
1992 1.23% 2.42%
1991 1.37% 2.8%
1990 1.48% 2.97%
1989 1.54% 2.76%
1988 1.62% 2.82%
1987 1.62% 2.81%
1986 1.5% 2.9%
1985 1.37% 3.02%
1984 1.32% 3.06%
1983 1.46% 2.97%
1982 1.48% 2.79%
1981 1.29% 2.72%
1980 1.26% 2.64%
1979 1.34% 2.53%
1978 1.35% 2.48%
1977 1.37% 2.4%
1976 1.56% 2.37%
1975 1.78% 2.39%
1974 2.09% 2.34%
1973 2.31% 2.33%
1972 2.49% 2.33%
1971 2.78% 2.34%
1970 2.8% 2.4%
1969 2.78% 2.46%
1968 2.65% 2.49%
1967 2.6% 2.51%
1966 2.83% 2.54%
1965 2.41% 2.58%
1964 2.35% 2.64%
1963 2.49% 2.66%
1962 0.82% 2.67%
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/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

China Egypt
Current population
1402578808
120697176
Population rank 2/197 13/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 1.46%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +5,486
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 62/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -57,305
Net migration rank 189/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -57,305
2024 - -318,992 - 123,884
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,736,123 13,707
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,566,491 6,161
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,704,988 6,016
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,805,818 7,050
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,908,512 20,788
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 2,156,922 130,305
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,951,851 126,170
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 1,614,293 9,854
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 1,593,474 11,205
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 1,568,962 556
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 1,540,084 27,873
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 1,534,697 22,026
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 1,519,728 78,858
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 1,421,372 74,950
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 1,450,747 406,994
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 1,461,547 52,648
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 1,465,620 66,147
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 1,436,059 58,678
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 1,410,249 31,299
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 1,388,718 112,411
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 1,351,297 122,791
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 1,318,474 129,242
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 1,258,574 51,229
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 1,206,830 4,140
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 1,181,914 738
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 987,822 -62,368
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 946,052 -60,174
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 905,068 -55,702
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 893,333 -55,282
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 868,365 -56,503
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 841,952 -35,064
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 824,564 -6,703
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 809,482 -764
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 788,908 6,286
1966 19,282,187 4,165 774,391 10,089
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 752,682 17,605
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 749,608 20,596
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 738,788 25,109
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 720,128 25,696
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 703,216 23,184
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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

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