The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 2,871,879 in the Gambia.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 489 times bigger than the Gambia's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.03% for the Gambia.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.67M to 2.87M (72.3% growth).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M 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 Gambia: live population counter
China
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Gambia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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2871879
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 138/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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8.46 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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6.4 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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31 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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2.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -2,989 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +170 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +62,143 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 39/197 |
China and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Gambia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Gambia
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China
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Gambia
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|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 398,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 408,930 | -1.01% | 2.73% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 420,163 | 0.82% | 2.75% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 431,757 | 2.49% | 2.76% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 443,687 | 2.35% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 455,952 | 2.41% | 2.76% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 468,516 | 2.83% | 2.76% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 481,588 | 2.6% | 2.79% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 495,269 | 2.65% | 2.84% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 509,440 | 2.78% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 524,105 | 2.8% | 2.88% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 539,388 | 2.78% | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 555,370 | 2.49% | 2.96% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 571,991 | 2.31% | 2.99% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 589,085 | 2.09% | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 606,821 | 1.78% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 625,667 | 1.56% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 645,770 | 1.37% | 3.21% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 667,103 | 1.35% | 3.3% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 689,781 | 1.34% | 3.4% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 713,913 | 1.26% | 3.5% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 739,125 | 1.29% | 3.53% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 765,753 | 1.48% | 3.6% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 794,525 | 1.46% | 3.76% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 825,631 | 1.32% | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 858,874 | 1.37% | 4.03% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 894,019 | 1.5% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 931,091 | 1.62% | 4.15% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 970,160 | 1.62% | 4.2% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 1,011,357 | 1.54% | 4.25% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 1,054,696 | 1.48% | 4.29% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 1,099,959 | 1.37% | 4.29% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 1,145,582 | 1.23% | 4.15% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 1,188,365 | 1.16% | 3.73% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 1,227,226 | 1.14% | 3.27% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 1,264,313 | 1.09% | 3.02% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 1,301,410 | 1.05% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 1,338,889 | 1.03% | 2.88% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 1,376,987 | 0.96% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 1,415,779 | 0.87% | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 1,455,084 | 0.79% | 2.78% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 1,495,011 | 0.73% | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 1,535,691 | 0.67% | 2.72% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 1,577,611 | 0.62% | 2.73% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 1,621,312 | 0.6% | 2.77% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 1,667,037 | 0.59% | 2.82% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 1,715,275 | 0.56% | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 1,765,774 | 0.52% | 2.94% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 1,817,852 | 0.51% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 1,871,422 | 0.5% | 2.95% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 1,926,630 | 0.48% | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 1,983,784 | 0.55% | 2.97% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 2,043,094 | 0.68% | 2.99% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 2,103,820 | 0.67% | 2.97% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 2,164,528 | 0.63% | 2.89% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 2,224,529 | 0.58% | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 2,283,769 | 0.57% | 2.66% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 2,342,189 | 0.61% | 2.56% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 2,399,632 | 0.47% | 2.45% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 2,456,844 | 0.36% | 2.38% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 2,515,733 | 0.24% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 2,576,010 | 0.09% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 2,636,470 | -0.01% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 2,697,845 | -0.1% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 2,759,988 | -0.12% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 2,822,083 | -0.23% | 2.25% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 2,884,075 | -0.22% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 2,945,874 | -0.23% | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 3,007,541 | -0.25% | 2.09% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 3,069,012 | -0.27% | 2.04% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 3,130,117 | -0.29% | 1.99% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 3,190,986 | -0.32% | 1.94% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 3,251,816 | -0.34% | 1.91% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 3,312,585 | -0.36% | 1.87% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 3,373,117 | -0.38% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 3,433,418 | -0.4% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 3,493,569 | -0.41% | 1.75% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 3,553,521 | -0.43% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 3,613,489 | -0.45% | 1.69% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 3,673,332 | -0.47% | 1.66% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 3,732,793 | -0.49% | 1.62% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 3,791,791 | -0.51% | 1.58% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 3,850,526 | -0.53% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 3,909,016 | -0.55% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 3,966,899 | -0.57% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 4,024,221 | -0.6% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 4,080,955 | -0.64% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 4,137,188 | -0.67% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 4,192,836 | -0.71% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 4,247,701 | -0.75% | 1.31% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 4,301,881 | -0.79% | 1.28% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.
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Population differences between China and the Gambia
|
China
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 66.3 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 23.7 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 4.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
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