The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 3,683,508 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 381 times bigger than Eritrea's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.68M (36.2% growth).
- Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.44M 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 Eritrea: live population counter
China
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Eritrea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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3683508
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 58/197 |
China and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Eritrea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Eritrea
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China
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Eritrea
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 995,573 | -1.01% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 1,019,788 | 0.82% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 1,045,092 | 2.49% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 1,071,287 | 2.35% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 1,098,335 | 2.41% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 1,124,957 | 2.83% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 1,152,339 | 2.6% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 1,181,737 | 2.65% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 1,212,005 | 2.78% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 1,243,453 | 2.8% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 1,276,154 | 2.78% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 1,309,235 | 2.49% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 1,342,669 | 2.31% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 1,375,688 | 2.09% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 1,408,210 | 1.78% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 1,443,807 | 1.56% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 1,482,565 | 1.37% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 1,522,378 | 1.35% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 1,563,332 | 1.34% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 1,605,797 | 1.26% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 1,649,939 | 1.29% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 1,695,461 | 1.48% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 1,736,160 | 1.46% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 1,771,730 | 1.32% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 1,807,816 | 1.37% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 1,845,164 | 1.5% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 1,888,669 | 1.62% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 1,938,255 | 1.62% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 1,987,017 | 1.54% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 2,032,737 | 1.48% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 1,919,571 | 1.37% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 1,798,748 | 1.23% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 1,856,006 | 1.16% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 1,913,915 | 1.14% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 2,025,267 | 1.09% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 2,128,464 | 1.05% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 2,152,135 | 1.03% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 2,180,419 | 0.96% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 2,212,780 | 0.87% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 2,247,031 | 0.79% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 2,312,079 | 0.73% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 2,392,978 | 0.67% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 2,493,903 | 0.62% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 2,598,284 | 0.6% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 2,661,215 | 0.59% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 2,703,502 | 0.56% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 2,743,222 | 0.52% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 2,816,327 | 0.51% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 2,887,885 | 0.5% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 2,945,186 | 0.48% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 2,998,485 | 0.55% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 3,036,988 | 0.68% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 3,074,360 | 0.67% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 3,095,173 | 0.63% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 3,105,546 | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 3,124,698 | 0.57% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 3,150,347 | 0.61% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 3,192,760 | 0.47% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 3,240,194 | 0.36% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 3,291,271 | 0.24% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 3,350,183 | 0.09% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 3,409,447 | -0.01% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 3,470,390 | -0.1% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 3,535,603 | -0.12% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 3,606,996 | -0.23% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 3,682,659 | -0.22% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 3,760,368 | -0.23% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 3,840,135 | -0.25% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 3,920,467 | -0.27% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 4,002,671 | -0.29% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 4,085,037 | -0.32% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 4,166,507 | -0.34% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 4,249,501 | -0.36% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 4,334,727 | -0.38% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 4,420,915 | -0.4% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 4,509,755 | -0.41% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 4,601,933 | -0.43% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 4,692,340 | -0.45% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 4,780,469 | -0.47% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 4,868,668 | -0.49% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 4,954,481 | -0.51% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 5,039,298 | -0.53% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 5,124,256 | -0.55% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 5,207,858 | -0.57% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 5,292,756 | -0.6% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 5,375,963 | -0.64% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 5,456,488 | -0.67% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 5,537,538 | -0.71% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 5,617,348 | -0.75% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 5,696,052 | -0.79% | 1.4% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st 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 Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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Population differences between China and Eritrea
|
China
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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