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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 35,064,272 people in Ghana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 36,032,857 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 38.9 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 17.3% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.05% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 36M (56.4% growth).

China vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Ghana
2100 633,662,382 68,117,614
2099 644,307,192 68,008,028
2098 655,044,881 67,888,410
2097 665,876,462 67,759,128
2096 676,803,171 67,625,262
2095 687,828,883 67,481,344
2094 698,966,872 67,325,992
2093 710,235,681 67,162,890
2092 721,640,723 66,991,846
2091 733,187,178 66,804,098
2090 744,903,105 66,605,276
2089 756,812,472 66,395,029
2088 768,893,004 66,173,453
2087 781,128,909 65,937,323
2086 793,508,970 65,699,827
2085 806,043,039 65,451,666
2084 818,709,832 65,196,037
2083 831,420,518 64,922,457
2082 844,177,036 64,638,242
2081 856,996,835 64,342,209
2080 869,821,040 64,034,249
2079 882,622,985 63,717,528
2078 895,372,147 63,384,648
2077 908,082,676 63,046,955
2076 920,776,984 62,699,375
2075 933,459,600 62,337,964
2074 946,141,456 61,974,725
2073 958,870,128 61,604,458
2072 971,639,931 61,227,111
2071 984,469,009 60,835,024
2070 997,391,342 60,442,399
2069 1,010,450,818 60,041,679
2068 1,023,633,867 59,627,097
2067 1,036,979,285 59,203,373
2066 1,050,453,924 58,774,846
2065 1,064,051,499 58,341,378
2064 1,077,787,979 57,893,305
2063 1,091,571,021 57,439,982
2062 1,105,429,748 56,974,922
2061 1,119,286,514 56,500,340
2060 1,133,115,260 56,019,906
2059 1,146,818,251 55,529,609
2058 1,160,340,554 55,031,460
2057 1,173,596,480 54,524,491
2056 1,186,578,041 54,007,205
2055 1,199,197,172 53,481,428
2054 1,211,403,028 52,949,003
2053 1,223,160,257 52,407,089
2052 1,234,474,716 51,859,418
2051 1,245,255,938 51,300,839
2050 1,255,501,171 50,730,296
2049 1,265,281,319 50,153,221
2048 1,274,572,888 49,567,895
2047 1,283,393,445 48,972,414
2046 1,291,830,414 48,373,367
2045 1,299,855,379 47,766,811
2044 1,307,510,531 47,154,486
2043 1,314,885,869 46,538,892
2042 1,322,032,311 45,916,531
2041 1,328,936,491 45,291,657
2040 1,335,577,799 44,660,573
2039 1,341,989,157 44,029,228
2038 1,348,134,255 43,393,321
2037 1,354,107,817 42,752,045
2036 1,359,866,705 42,112,269
2035 1,365,387,904 41,470,624
2034 1,370,679,807 40,823,789
2033 1,375,744,986 40,176,026
2032 1,380,528,766 39,532,216
2031 1,385,048,521 38,892,407
2030 1,389,269,809 38,251,174
2029 1,393,241,425 37,616,078
2028 1,396,917,178 36,978,847
2027 1,400,271,033 36,342,429
2026 1,403,335,670 35,705,894
2025 1,406,585,000 35,064,272
2024 1,408,975,000 34,427,414
2023 1,410,710,000 33,787,914
2022 1,412,175,000 33,149,152
2021 1,412,360,000 32,518,665
2020 1,411,100,000 31,887,809
2019 1,407,745,000 31,258,945
2018 1,402,760,000 30,637,585
2017 1,396,215,000 30,008,354
2016 1,387,790,000 29,356,742
2015 1,379,860,000 28,696,068
2014 1,371,860,000 28,041,592
2013 1,363,240,000 27,386,193
2012 1,354,190,000 26,734,268
2011 1,345,035,000 26,095,088
2010 1,337,705,000 25,474,995
2009 1,331,260,000 24,862,664
2008 1,324,655,000 24,249,946
2007 1,317,885,000 23,642,279
2006 1,311,020,000 23,040,702
2005 1,303,720,000 22,449,438
2004 1,296,075,000 21,868,298
2003 1,288,400,000 21,296,705
2002 1,280,400,000 20,729,388
2001 1,271,850,000 20,167,069
2000 1,262,645,000 19,637,087
1999 1,252,735,000 19,149,864
1998 1,241,935,000 18,688,036
1997 1,230,075,000 18,238,958
1996 1,217,550,000 17,810,181
1995 1,204,855,000 17,399,017
1994 1,191,835,000 16,993,190
1993 1,178,440,000 16,589,519
1992 1,164,970,000 16,184,855
1991 1,150,780,000 15,787,496
1990 1,135,185,000 15,394,648
1989 1,118,650,000 15,006,813
1988 1,101,630,000 14,636,568
1987 1,084,035,000 14,289,108
1986 1,066,790,000 13,965,217
1985 1,051,040,000 13,661,229
1984 1,036,825,000 13,370,590
1983 1,023,310,000 13,029,836
1982 1,008,630,000 12,643,819
1981 993,885,000 12,281,712
1980 981,235,000 11,941,448
1979 969,005,000 11,597,255
1978 956,165,000 11,248,450
1977 943,455,000 10,911,871
1976 930,685,000 10,594,913
1975 916,395,000 10,294,308
1974 900,350,000 10,000,523
1973 881,940,000 9,714,617
1972 862,030,000 9,438,187
1971 841,105,000 9,176,264
1970 818,315,000 8,925,813
1969 796,025,000 8,690,383
1968 774,510,000 8,475,729
1967 754,550,000 8,271,913
1966 735,400,000 8,074,521
1965 715,185,000 7,882,606
1964 698,355,000 7,695,739
1963 682,335,000 7,514,714
1962 665,770,000 7,337,375
1961 660,330,000 7,162,667
1960 667,070,000 6,961,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Ghana will increase by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people and rank change from 46th to 43rd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Ghana
2100 -1.65% 0.16%
2099 -1.64% 0.18%
2098 -1.63% 0.19%
2097 -1.61% 0.2%
2096 -1.6% 0.21%
2095 -1.59% 0.23%
2094 -1.59% 0.24%
2093 -1.58% 0.26%
2092 -1.57% 0.28%
2091 -1.57% 0.3%
2090 -1.57% 0.32%
2089 -1.57% 0.33%
2088 -1.57% 0.36%
2087 -1.56% 0.36%
2086 -1.56% 0.38%
2085 -1.55% 0.39%
2084 -1.53% 0.42%
2083 -1.51% 0.44%
2082 -1.5% 0.46%
2081 -1.47% 0.48%
2080 -1.45% 0.5%
2079 -1.42% 0.53%
2078 -1.4% 0.54%
2077 -1.38% 0.55%
2076 -1.36% 0.58%
2075 -1.34% 0.59%
2074 -1.33% 0.6%
2073 -1.31% 0.62%
2072 -1.3% 0.64%
2071 -1.3% 0.65%
2070 -1.29% 0.67%
2069 -1.29% 0.7%
2068 -1.29% 0.72%
2067 -1.28% 0.73%
2066 -1.28% 0.74%
2065 -1.27% 0.77%
2064 -1.26% 0.79%
2063 -1.25% 0.82%
2062 -1.24% 0.84%
2061 -1.22% 0.86%
2060 -1.19% 0.88%
2059 -1.17% 0.91%
2058 -1.13% 0.93%
2057 -1.09% 0.96%
2056 -1.05% 0.98%
2055 -1.01% 1.01%
2054 -0.96% 1.03%
2053 -0.92% 1.06%
2052 -0.87% 1.09%
2051 -0.82% 1.12%
2050 -0.77% 1.15%
2049 -0.73% 1.18%
2048 -0.69% 1.22%
2047 -0.65% 1.24%
2046 -0.62% 1.27%
2045 -0.59% 1.3%
2044 -0.56% 1.32%
2043 -0.54% 1.36%
2042 -0.52% 1.38%
2041 -0.5% 1.41%
2040 -0.48% 1.43%
2039 -0.46% 1.47%
2038 -0.44% 1.5%
2037 -0.42% 1.52%
2036 -0.4% 1.55%
2035 -0.39% 1.58%
2034 -0.37% 1.61%
2033 -0.35% 1.63%
2032 -0.33% 1.65%
2031 -0.3% 1.68%
2030 -0.29% 1.69%
2029 -0.26% 1.72%
2028 -0.24% 1.75%
2027 -0.22% 1.78%
2026 -0.23% 1.83%
2025 -0.17% 1.85%
2024 -0.12% 1.89%
2023 -0.1% 1.93%
2022 -0.01% 1.94%
2021 0.09% 1.98%
2020 0.24% 2.01%
2019 0.36% 2.03%
2018 0.47% 2.1%
2017 0.61% 2.22%
2016 0.57% 2.3%
2015 0.58% 2.33%
2014 0.63% 2.39%
2013 0.67% 2.44%
2012 0.68% 2.45%
2011 0.55% 2.43%
2010 0.48% 2.46%
2009 0.5% 2.53%
2008 0.51% 2.57%
2007 0.52% 2.61%
2006 0.56% 2.63%
2005 0.59% 2.66%
2004 0.6% 2.68%
2003 0.62% 2.74%
2002 0.67% 2.79%
2001 0.73% 2.7%
2000 0.79% 2.54%
1999 0.87% 2.47%
1998 0.96% 2.46%
1997 1.03% 2.41%
1996 1.05% 2.36%
1995 1.09% 2.39%
1994 1.14% 2.43%
1993 1.16% 2.5%
1992 1.23% 2.52%
1991 1.37% 2.55%
1990 1.48% 2.58%
1989 1.54% 2.53%
1988 1.62% 2.43%
1987 1.62% 2.32%
1986 1.5% 2.23%
1985 1.37% 2.17%
1984 1.32% 2.62%
1983 1.46% 3.05%
1982 1.48% 2.95%
1981 1.29% 2.85%
1980 1.26% 2.97%
1979 1.34% 3.1%
1978 1.35% 3.08%
1977 1.37% 2.99%
1976 1.56% 2.92%
1975 1.78% 2.94%
1974 2.09% 2.94%
1973 2.31% 2.93%
1972 2.49% 2.85%
1971 2.78% 2.81%
1970 2.8% 2.71%
1969 2.78% 2.53%
1968 2.65% 2.46%
1967 2.6% 2.44%
1966 2.83% 2.43%
1965 2.41% 2.43%
1964 2.35% 2.41%
1963 2.49% 2.42%
1962 0.82% 2.44%
1961 -1.01% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/ghana | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

China Ghana
Current population
1403335670
36032857
Population rank 2/197 46/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.43%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
49.7 seconds
One birth every
3.31 seconds
35.3 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
2.18 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +1,745
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +636,858
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 57/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -17,079
Net migration rank 189/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -17,079
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 651,057 -13,114
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 651,094 -10,003
2022 -847,305 -293,846 646,441 -10,003
2021 480,203 -379,749 635,805 -11,259
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 637,469 -291
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 642,403 -21,857
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 641,551 -19,375
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 641,218 -4,913
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 659,910 7,009
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 667,729 -13,306
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 660,829 -6,312
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 658,638 -2,377
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 646,595 1,005
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 631,501 -720
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 613,133 -3,726
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 592,825 22,416
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 579,695 30,506
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 572,332 32,813
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 569,474 28,536
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 563,234 21,272
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 543,339 34,433
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 536,656 28,768
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 528,620 40,573
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 519,382 36,050
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 508,738 -4,206
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 487,210 -17,304
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 471,313 -17,564
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 459,822 -15,409
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 450,259 -37,113
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 451,748 -42,558
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 449,589 -47,120
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 454,669 -49,792
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 452,156 -47,736
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 448,159 -57,878
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 442,211 -46,789
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 432,541 -52,293
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 425,031 -64,810
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 419,328 -84,648
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 411,191 -98,099
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 401,722 -106,855
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 392,053 -105,655
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 379,846 15,276
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 369,061 7,863
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 359,572 -12,296
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 346,816 -13,564
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 334,848 20,291
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 324,428 18,041
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 315,429 15,243
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 305,769 -2,528
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 298,267 -292
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 290,796 -1,197
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 283,385 -1,168
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 275,236 -4,589
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 265,442 -12,238
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 257,938 -10,233
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 251,925 -28,752
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 242,821 -36,683
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 237,156 -35,666
1966 19,282,187 4,165 231,440 -38,143
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 229,061 -38,519
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 226,685 -43,480
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 225,367 -46,516
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 223,842 -48,017
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 222,372 -48,777
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 217,134 12,181

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/ghana | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In Ghana 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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