The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 1,270,000 in Eswatini.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 1,104 times bigger than Eswatini's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.1% growth).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M 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 Eswatini: live population counter
China
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Eswatini
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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1270000
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 156/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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42.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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17.7 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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55.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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1.3 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -6,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +34 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +12,316 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 102/197 |
China and Eswatini: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Eswatini
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Eswatini
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China
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Eswatini
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 345,337 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 353,264 | -1.01% | 2.3% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 361,365 | 0.82% | 2.29% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 369,759 | 2.49% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 378,656 | 2.35% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 388,336 | 2.41% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 398,766 | 2.83% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 409,031 | 2.6% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 419,147 | 2.65% | 2.47% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 429,875 | 2.78% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 441,216 | 2.8% | 2.64% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 453,183 | 2.78% | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 465,788 | 2.49% | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 479,038 | 2.31% | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 492,988 | 2.09% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 507,673 | 1.78% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 523,330 | 1.56% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 540,348 | 1.37% | 3.25% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 558,446 | 1.35% | 3.35% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 577,199 | 1.34% | 3.36% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 596,644 | 1.26% | 3.37% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 616,808 | 1.29% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 637,652 | 1.48% | 3.38% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 658,957 | 1.46% | 3.34% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 680,783 | 1.32% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 706,196 | 1.37% | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 734,732 | 1.5% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 763,811 | 1.62% | 3.96% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 799,798 | 1.62% | 4.71% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 837,800 | 1.54% | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 872,428 | 1.48% | 4.13% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 908,189 | 1.37% | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 943,416 | 1.23% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 971,318 | 1.16% | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 971,212 | 1.14% | -0.01% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 970,433 | 1.09% | -0.08% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 989,841 | 1.05% | 2% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 1,006,635 | 1.03% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 1,019,653 | 0.96% | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 1,030,782 | 0.87% | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 1,041,414 | 0.79% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 1,051,064 | 0.73% | 0.93% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 1,059,441 | 0.67% | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 1,066,700 | 0.62% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 1,073,159 | 0.6% | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 1,079,022 | 0.59% | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 1,084,436 | 0.56% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 1,090,705 | 0.52% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 1,098,091 | 0.51% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 1,105,153 | 0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 1,111,650 | 0.48% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 1,117,833 | 0.55% | 0.56% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 1,123,863 | 0.68% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 1,129,990 | 0.67% | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 1,136,299 | 0.63% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 1,142,813 | 0.58% | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 1,149,507 | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 1,158,195 | 0.61% | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 1,168,929 | 0.47% | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 1,179,874 | 0.36% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 1,192,729 | 0.24% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 1,206,593 | 0.09% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 1,218,917 | -0.01% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 1,230,506 | -0.1% | 0.95% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 1,242,822 | -0.12% | 1% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 1,256,168 | -0.23% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 1,269,854 | -0.22% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 1,283,222 | -0.23% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 1,295,964 | -0.25% | 0.99% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 1,308,342 | -0.27% | 0.96% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 1,320,904 | -0.29% | 0.96% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 1,333,159 | -0.32% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 1,344,893 | -0.34% | 0.88% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 1,356,736 | -0.36% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 1,368,346 | -0.38% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 1,379,413 | -0.4% | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 1,390,148 | -0.41% | 0.78% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 1,400,439 | -0.43% | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 1,410,496 | -0.45% | 0.72% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 1,420,444 | -0.47% | 0.71% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 1,429,771 | -0.49% | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 1,439,042 | -0.51% | 0.65% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,448,106 | -0.53% | 0.63% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,456,448 | -0.55% | 0.58% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,464,359 | -0.57% | 0.54% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,472,135 | -0.6% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,479,603 | -0.64% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,486,494 | -0.67% | 0.47% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,493,017 | -0.71% | 0.44% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,499,424 | -0.75% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,505,327 | -0.79% | 0.39% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 120,493 (a 10.5% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.5% to 1,505,327 people and rank change from 156th to 155th.
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Population differences between China and Eswatini
|
China
|
Eswatini
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 64.5 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 26.5 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 23.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
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