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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 1,047 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

China vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Estonia
2100 633,320,628 831,394
2099 643,959,697 836,965
2098 654,691,595 842,414
2097 665,517,335 847,873
2096 676,438,150 853,472
2095 687,457,915 859,044
2094 698,589,897 864,547
2093 709,852,629 870,136
2092 721,251,520 875,676
2091 732,791,748 881,282
2090 744,501,355 887,028
2089 756,404,299 892,857
2088 768,478,316 898,736
2087 780,707,622 904,914
2086 793,081,006 911,254
2085 805,608,315 917,722
2084 818,268,277 924,458
2083 830,972,107 931,259
2082 843,721,746 938,110
2081 856,534,631 944,978
2080 869,351,919 952,018
2079 882,146,959 959,194
2078 894,889,246 966,496
2077 907,592,919 973,883
2076 920,280,380 981,283
2075 932,956,157 988,735
2074 945,631,173 996,352
2073 958,352,980 1,004,078
2072 971,115,895 1,011,873
2071 983,938,054 1,019,779
2070 996,853,418 1,027,821
2069 1,009,905,851 1,035,828
2068 1,023,081,790 1,043,819
2067 1,036,420,010 1,051,892
2066 1,049,887,382 1,059,940
2065 1,063,477,623 1,068,064
2064 1,077,206,695 1,076,199
2063 1,090,982,303 1,084,303
2062 1,104,833,556 1,092,418
2061 1,118,682,849 1,100,514
2060 1,132,504,136 1,108,650
2059 1,146,199,736 1,116,534
2058 1,159,714,746 1,124,375
2057 1,172,963,523 1,132,033
2056 1,185,938,083 1,139,610
2055 1,198,550,408 1,147,117
2054 1,210,749,681 1,154,317
2053 1,222,500,569 1,161,452
2052 1,233,808,926 1,168,381
2051 1,244,584,333 1,175,291
2050 1,254,824,040 1,182,029
2049 1,264,598,914 1,188,633
2048 1,273,885,471 1,194,960
2047 1,282,701,271 1,201,294
2046 1,291,133,690 1,207,577
2045 1,299,154,327 1,213,815
2044 1,306,805,350 1,220,042
2043 1,314,176,710 1,226,162
2042 1,321,319,298 1,232,282
2041 1,328,219,755 1,238,386
2040 1,334,857,481 1,244,441
2039 1,341,265,381 1,250,581
2038 1,347,407,165 1,256,780
2037 1,353,377,505 1,263,149
2036 1,359,133,287 1,269,700
2035 1,364,651,508 1,276,331
2034 1,369,940,557 1,283,159
2033 1,375,003,005 1,290,037
2032 1,379,784,204 1,297,036
2031 1,384,301,522 1,304,102
2030 1,388,520,533 1,311,189
2029 1,392,490,007 1,318,225
2028 1,396,163,778 1,325,354
2027 1,399,515,824 1,332,492
2026 1,402,578,808 1,339,590
2025 1,405,826,385 1,358,931
2024 1,408,975,000 1,372,341
2023 1,410,710,000 1,370,286
2022 1,412,175,000 1,348,840
2021 1,412,360,000 1,330,932
2020 1,411,100,000 1,329,522
2019 1,407,745,000 1,326,898
2018 1,402,760,000 1,321,977
2017 1,396,215,000 1,317,384
2016 1,387,790,000 1,315,790
2015 1,379,860,000 1,315,407
2014 1,371,860,000 1,314,545
2013 1,363,240,000 1,317,997
2012 1,354,190,000 1,322,696
2011 1,345,035,000 1,327,439
2010 1,337,705,000 1,331,475
2009 1,331,260,000 1,334,515
2008 1,324,655,000 1,337,090
2007 1,317,885,000 1,340,680
2006 1,311,020,000 1,346,810
2005 1,303,720,000 1,354,775
2004 1,296,075,000 1,362,550
2003 1,288,400,000 1,370,720
2002 1,280,400,000 1,379,350
2001 1,271,850,000 1,388,115
2000 1,262,645,000 1,396,985
1999 1,252,735,000 1,390,244
1998 1,241,935,000 1,386,156
1997 1,230,075,000 1,399,535
1996 1,217,550,000 1,415,594
1995 1,204,855,000 1,436,634
1994 1,191,835,000 1,462,514
1993 1,178,440,000 1,494,128
1992 1,164,970,000 1,533,091
1991 1,150,780,000 1,561,314
1990 1,135,185,000 1,569,174
1989 1,118,650,000 1,568,131
1988 1,101,630,000 1,561,900
1987 1,084,035,000 1,552,221
1986 1,066,790,000 1,540,190
1985 1,051,040,000 1,528,781
1984 1,036,825,000 1,518,617
1983 1,023,310,000 1,508,745
1982 1,008,630,000 1,498,414
1981 993,885,000 1,487,666
1980 981,235,000 1,477,219
1979 969,005,000 1,468,333
1978 956,165,000 1,460,188
1977 943,455,000 1,450,211
1976 930,685,000 1,439,576
1975 916,395,000 1,429,352
1974 900,350,000 1,418,169
1973 881,940,000 1,405,951
1972 862,030,000 1,392,518
1971 841,105,000 1,376,955
1970 818,315,000 1,360,076
1969 796,025,000 1,345,249
1968 774,510,000 1,331,214
1967 754,550,000 1,318,946
1966 735,400,000 1,308,597
1965 715,185,000 1,294,566
1964 698,355,000 1,277,086
1963 682,335,000 1,258,857
1962 665,770,000 1,241,623
1961 660,330,000 1,225,077
1960 667,070,000 1,211,537

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/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.4% of the population in China and 26.7% in Estonia.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Estonia
2100 -1.65% -0.67%
2099 -1.64% -0.65%
2098 -1.63% -0.64%
2097 -1.61% -0.66%
2096 -1.6% -0.65%
2095 -1.59% -0.64%
2094 -1.59% -0.64%
2093 -1.58% -0.63%
2092 -1.57% -0.64%
2091 -1.57% -0.65%
2090 -1.57% -0.65%
2089 -1.57% -0.65%
2088 -1.57% -0.68%
2087 -1.56% -0.7%
2086 -1.56% -0.7%
2085 -1.55% -0.73%
2084 -1.53% -0.73%
2083 -1.51% -0.73%
2082 -1.5% -0.73%
2081 -1.47% -0.74%
2080 -1.45% -0.75%
2079 -1.42% -0.76%
2078 -1.4% -0.76%
2077 -1.38% -0.75%
2076 -1.36% -0.75%
2075 -1.34% -0.76%
2074 -1.33% -0.77%
2073 -1.31% -0.77%
2072 -1.3% -0.78%
2071 -1.3% -0.78%
2070 -1.29% -0.77%
2069 -1.29% -0.77%
2068 -1.29% -0.77%
2067 -1.28% -0.76%
2066 -1.28% -0.76%
2065 -1.27% -0.76%
2064 -1.26% -0.75%
2063 -1.25% -0.74%
2062 -1.24% -0.74%
2061 -1.22% -0.73%
2060 -1.19% -0.71%
2059 -1.17% -0.7%
2058 -1.13% -0.68%
2057 -1.09% -0.66%
2056 -1.05% -0.65%
2055 -1.01% -0.62%
2054 -0.96% -0.61%
2053 -0.92% -0.59%
2052 -0.87% -0.59%
2051 -0.82% -0.57%
2050 -0.77% -0.56%
2049 -0.73% -0.53%
2048 -0.69% -0.53%
2047 -0.65% -0.52%
2046 -0.62% -0.51%
2045 -0.59% -0.51%
2044 -0.56% -0.5%
2043 -0.54% -0.5%
2042 -0.52% -0.49%
2041 -0.5% -0.49%
2040 -0.48% -0.49%
2039 -0.46% -0.49%
2038 -0.44% -0.5%
2037 -0.42% -0.52%
2036 -0.4% -0.52%
2035 -0.39% -0.53%
2034 -0.37% -0.53%
2033 -0.35% -0.54%
2032 -0.33% -0.54%
2031 -0.3% -0.54%
2030 -0.29% -0.53%
2029 -0.26% -0.54%
2028 -0.24% -0.54%
2027 -0.22% -0.53%
2026 -0.23% -1.42%
2025 -0.22% -0.98%
2024 -0.12% 0.15%
2023 -0.1% 1.59%
2022 -0.01% 1.35%
2021 0.09% 0.11%
2020 0.24% 0.2%
2019 0.36% 0.37%
2018 0.47% 0.35%
2017 0.61% 0.12%
2016 0.57% 0.03%
2015 0.58% 0.07%
2014 0.63% -0.26%
2013 0.67% -0.36%
2012 0.68% -0.36%
2011 0.55% -0.3%
2010 0.48% -0.23%
2009 0.5% -0.19%
2008 0.51% -0.27%
2007 0.52% -0.46%
2006 0.56% -0.59%
2005 0.59% -0.57%
2004 0.6% -0.6%
2003 0.62% -0.63%
2002 0.67% -0.63%
2001 0.73% -0.63%
2000 0.79% 0.48%
1999 0.87% 0.29%
1998 0.96% -0.96%
1997 1.03% -1.13%
1996 1.05% -1.46%
1995 1.09% -1.77%
1994 1.14% -2.12%
1993 1.16% -2.54%
1992 1.23% -1.81%
1991 1.37% -0.5%
1990 1.48% 0.07%
1989 1.54% 0.4%
1988 1.62% 0.62%
1987 1.62% 0.78%
1986 1.5% 0.75%
1985 1.37% 0.67%
1984 1.32% 0.65%
1983 1.46% 0.69%
1982 1.48% 0.72%
1981 1.29% 0.71%
1980 1.26% 0.61%
1979 1.34% 0.56%
1978 1.35% 0.69%
1977 1.37% 0.74%
1976 1.56% 0.72%
1975 1.78% 0.79%
1974 2.09% 0.87%
1973 2.31% 0.96%
1972 2.49% 1.13%
1971 2.78% 1.24%
1970 2.8% 1.1%
1969 2.78% 1.05%
1968 2.65% 0.93%
1967 2.6% 0.79%
1966 2.83% 1.08%
1965 2.41% 1.37%
1964 2.35% 1.45%
1963 2.49% 1.39%
1962 0.82% 1.35%
1961 -1.01% 1.12%

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/estonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

China Estonia
Current population
1402578808
1339590
Population rank 2/197 155/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.02%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
4.26 hours
One birth every
3.5 seconds
47.9 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +6
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 158/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -13,350
Net migration rank 189/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -13,350
2024 - -318,992 - -7,742
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 -5,070 5,717
2022 -847,305 -293,846 -5,665 39,754
2021 480,203 -379,749 -5,324 7,043
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 -2,659 3,694
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 -1,327 5,386
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 -1,322 7,089
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 -1,713 5,202
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 -1,316 1,081
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 -1,315 4,261
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 -1,972 -674
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 -1,713 -2,688
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 -1,455 -3,674
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 -531 -3,941
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 0 -3,781
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 -400 -2,089
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 -668 -2,034
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 -1,608 -2,941
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 -2,559 -5,351
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 -2,981 -5,208
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 -3,679 -3,681
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 -5,072 -3,705
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 -5,380 -2,889
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 -5,830 -3,280
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 -5,309 -3,083
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 -6,117 1,419
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 -7,208 -3,296
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 -6,018 -4,066
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 -5,662 -10,540
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 -7,327 -12,655
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 -8,044 -17,984
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 -5,976 -25,501
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 -1,993 -38,391
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 -312 -9,712
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 2,825 -2,660
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 5,803 -368
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 6,404 5,256
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 6,829 5,389
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 6,160 5,260
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 4,281 5,097
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 5,163 5,006
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 5,884 4,986
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 5,244 4,832
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 4,612 4,789
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 3,989 4,619
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 3,818 4,521
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 4,088 7,234
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 4,931 7,189
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 4,319 6,942
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 4,717 6,737
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 5,956 6,594
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 5,623 6,488
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 6,267 6,432
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 7,160 6,392
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 6,257 6,158
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 5,515 8,650
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 5,592 9,403
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 5,012 9,115
1966 19,282,187 4,165 4,842 8,998
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 5,437 8,851
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 6,897 8,734
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 6,043 8,410
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 6,457 8,248
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 7,228 7,991
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 7,511 7,762

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/estonia | 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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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