The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 707 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
China
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Equatorial Guinea
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
|
1984968
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
|
9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
|
2.25 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 30/197 |
China and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Equatorial Guinea
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China
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 274,896 | -1.01% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 280,286 | 0.82% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 285,965 | 2.49% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 291,942 | 2.35% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 298,238 | 2.41% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 304,859 | 2.83% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 311,805 | 2.6% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 318,849 | 2.65% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 322,517 | 2.78% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 320,803 | 2.8% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 315,940 | 2.78% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 309,468 | 2.49% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 302,281 | 2.31% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 294,953 | 2.09% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 287,901 | 1.78% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 281,031 | 1.56% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 276,779 | 1.37% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 276,531 | 1.35% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 279,846 | 1.34% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 288,644 | 1.26% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 303,252 | 1.29% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 322,216 | 1.48% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 343,421 | 1.46% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 364,899 | 1.32% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 385,547 | 1.37% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 404,728 | 1.5% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 422,522 | 1.62% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 439,651 | 1.62% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 456,808 | 1.54% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 474,274 | 1.48% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 492,217 | 1.37% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 510,770 | 1.23% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 530,023 | 1.16% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 550,138 | 1.14% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 571,264 | 1.09% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 593,492 | 1.05% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 616,893 | 1.03% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 641,474 | 0.96% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 667,214 | 0.87% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 703,279 | 0.79% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 749,836 | 0.73% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 797,957 | 0.67% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 847,862 | 0.62% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 899,917 | 0.6% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 947,367 | 0.59% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 990,343 | 0.56% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 1,036,044 | 0.52% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 1,084,530 | 0.51% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 1,135,673 | 0.5% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 1,189,085 | 0.48% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 1,241,835 | 0.55% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 1,293,483 | 0.68% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 1,346,218 | 0.67% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 1,399,828 | 0.63% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 1,453,923 | 0.58% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 1,508,186 | 0.57% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 1,562,396 | 0.61% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 1,616,422 | 0.47% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 1,670,177 | 0.36% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 1,716,468 | 0.24% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 1,758,786 | 0.09% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 1,803,545 | -0.01% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 1,847,549 | -0.1% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 1,892,516 | -0.12% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 1,938,427 | -0.23% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 1,984,463 | -0.22% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 2,030,749 | -0.23% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 2,077,253 | -0.25% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 2,123,699 | -0.27% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 2,170,434 | -0.29% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 2,218,077 | -0.32% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 2,267,025 | -0.34% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 2,315,991 | -0.36% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 2,364,847 | -0.38% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 2,414,263 | -0.4% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 2,463,880 | -0.41% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 2,513,955 | -0.43% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 2,564,843 | -0.45% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 2,615,417 | -0.47% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 2,665,575 | -0.49% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 2,715,477 | -0.51% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 2,764,764 | -0.53% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 2,813,769 | -0.55% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 2,862,511 | -0.57% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 2,911,227 | -0.6% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 2,959,088 | -0.64% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 3,005,551 | -0.67% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 3,051,480 | -0.71% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 3,097,625 | -0.75% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 3,143,719 | -0.79% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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Population differences between China and Equatorial Guinea
|
China
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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