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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 1,665 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

China vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Guyana
2100 633,320,628 893,427
2099 643,959,697 897,075
2098 654,691,595 900,730
2097 665,517,335 903,879
2096 676,438,150 907,239
2095 687,457,915 910,449
2094 698,589,897 913,720
2093 709,852,629 916,747
2092 721,251,520 919,782
2091 732,791,748 922,593
2090 744,501,355 925,382
2089 756,404,299 928,365
2088 768,478,316 931,149
2087 780,707,622 933,725
2086 793,081,006 936,488
2085 805,608,315 939,122
2084 818,268,277 941,484
2083 830,972,107 943,485
2082 843,721,746 945,768
2081 856,534,631 947,613
2080 869,351,919 949,747
2079 882,146,959 951,550
2078 894,889,246 953,310
2077 907,592,919 954,825
2076 920,280,380 956,285
2075 932,956,157 957,487
2074 945,631,173 958,532
2073 958,352,980 959,731
2072 971,115,895 960,840
2071 983,938,054 961,696
2070 996,853,418 962,231
2069 1,009,905,851 962,932
2068 1,023,081,790 963,050
2067 1,036,420,010 963,082
2066 1,049,887,382 962,949
2065 1,063,477,623 962,820
2064 1,077,206,695 962,570
2063 1,090,982,303 962,105
2062 1,104,833,556 961,231
2061 1,118,682,849 960,288
2060 1,132,504,136 959,030
2059 1,146,199,736 957,500
2058 1,159,714,746 956,227
2057 1,172,963,523 954,861
2056 1,185,938,083 953,884
2055 1,198,550,408 952,501
2054 1,210,749,681 950,779
2053 1,222,500,569 948,578
2052 1,233,808,926 946,446
2051 1,244,584,333 944,628
2050 1,254,824,040 942,160
2049 1,264,598,914 939,529
2048 1,273,885,471 936,679
2047 1,282,701,271 933,818
2046 1,291,133,690 930,648
2045 1,299,154,327 927,546
2044 1,306,805,350 924,165
2043 1,314,176,710 920,452
2042 1,321,319,298 916,600
2041 1,328,219,755 912,255
2040 1,334,857,481 908,134
2039 1,341,265,381 903,859
2038 1,347,407,165 899,504
2037 1,353,377,505 895,108
2036 1,359,133,287 890,826
2035 1,364,651,508 886,294
2034 1,369,940,557 881,375
2033 1,375,003,005 876,510
2032 1,379,784,204 871,122
2031 1,384,301,522 866,170
2030 1,388,520,533 861,006
2029 1,392,490,007 856,154
2028 1,396,163,778 851,204
2027 1,399,515,824 845,847
2026 1,402,578,808 840,915
2025 1,405,826,385 836,010
2024 1,408,975,000 831,087
2023 1,410,710,000 826,353
2022 1,412,175,000 821,637
2021 1,412,360,000 815,482
2020 1,411,100,000 807,481
2019 1,407,745,000 807,665
2018 1,402,760,000 791,556
2017 1,396,215,000 768,479
2016 1,387,790,000 763,548
2015 1,379,860,000 758,781
2014 1,371,860,000 754,229
2013 1,363,240,000 750,021
2012 1,354,190,000 746,288
2011 1,345,035,000 746,153
2010 1,337,705,000 749,256
2009 1,331,260,000 752,094
2008 1,324,655,000 754,606
2007 1,317,885,000 756,861
2006 1,311,020,000 758,966
2005 1,303,720,000 760,914
2004 1,296,075,000 762,418
2003 1,288,400,000 763,101
2002 1,280,400,000 763,652
2001 1,271,850,000 764,477
2000 1,262,645,000 764,832
1999 1,252,735,000 764,483
1998 1,241,935,000 763,586
1997 1,230,075,000 762,245
1996 1,217,550,000 760,526
1995 1,204,855,000 758,388
1994 1,191,835,000 755,822
1993 1,178,440,000 752,965
1992 1,164,970,000 749,911
1991 1,150,780,000 747,861
1990 1,135,185,000 749,894
1989 1,118,650,000 754,865
1988 1,101,630,000 759,663
1987 1,084,035,000 764,120
1986 1,066,790,000 768,098
1985 1,051,040,000 771,477
1984 1,036,825,000 774,111
1983 1,023,310,000 775,891
1982 1,008,630,000 776,712
1981 993,885,000 776,453
1980 981,235,000 774,367
1979 969,005,000 770,062
1978 956,165,000 764,586
1977 943,455,000 758,654
1976 930,685,000 752,253
1975 916,395,000 745,393
1974 900,350,000 738,057
1973 881,940,000 730,138
1972 862,030,000 721,617
1971 841,105,000 712,662
1970 818,315,000 702,705
1969 796,025,000 690,223
1968 774,510,000 676,160
1967 754,550,000 662,311
1966 735,400,000 648,646
1965 715,185,000 635,128
1964 698,355,000 621,764
1963 682,335,000 608,537
1962 665,770,000 595,461
1961 660,330,000 582,568
1960 667,070,000 569,143

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/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Guyana
2100 -1.65% -0.41%
2099 -1.64% -0.41%
2098 -1.63% -0.35%
2097 -1.61% -0.37%
2096 -1.6% -0.35%
2095 -1.59% -0.36%
2094 -1.59% -0.33%
2093 -1.58% -0.33%
2092 -1.57% -0.3%
2091 -1.57% -0.3%
2090 -1.57% -0.32%
2089 -1.57% -0.3%
2088 -1.57% -0.28%
2087 -1.56% -0.3%
2086 -1.56% -0.28%
2085 -1.55% -0.25%
2084 -1.53% -0.21%
2083 -1.51% -0.24%
2082 -1.5% -0.19%
2081 -1.47% -0.22%
2080 -1.45% -0.19%
2079 -1.42% -0.18%
2078 -1.4% -0.16%
2077 -1.38% -0.15%
2076 -1.36% -0.13%
2075 -1.34% -0.11%
2074 -1.33% -0.12%
2073 -1.31% -0.12%
2072 -1.3% -0.09%
2071 -1.3% -0.06%
2070 -1.29% -0.07%
2069 -1.29% -0.01%
2068 -1.29% -0.003%
2067 -1.28% 0.01%
2066 -1.28% 0.01%
2065 -1.27% 0.03%
2064 -1.26% 0.05%
2063 -1.25% 0.09%
2062 -1.24% 0.1%
2061 -1.22% 0.13%
2060 -1.19% 0.16%
2059 -1.17% 0.13%
2058 -1.13% 0.14%
2057 -1.09% 0.1%
2056 -1.05% 0.15%
2055 -1.01% 0.18%
2054 -0.96% 0.23%
2053 -0.92% 0.23%
2052 -0.87% 0.19%
2051 -0.82% 0.26%
2050 -0.77% 0.28%
2049 -0.73% 0.3%
2048 -0.69% 0.31%
2047 -0.65% 0.34%
2046 -0.62% 0.33%
2045 -0.59% 0.37%
2044 -0.56% 0.4%
2043 -0.54% 0.42%
2042 -0.52% 0.48%
2041 -0.5% 0.45%
2040 -0.48% 0.47%
2039 -0.46% 0.48%
2038 -0.44% 0.49%
2037 -0.42% 0.48%
2036 -0.4% 0.51%
2035 -0.39% 0.56%
2034 -0.37% 0.56%
2033 -0.35% 0.62%
2032 -0.33% 0.57%
2031 -0.3% 0.6%
2030 -0.29% 0.57%
2029 -0.26% 0.58%
2028 -0.24% 0.63%
2027 -0.22% 0.59%
2026 -0.23% 0.59%
2025 -0.22% 0.59%
2024 -0.12% 0.57%
2023 -0.1% 0.57%
2022 -0.01% 0.75%
2021 0.09% 0.99%
2020 0.24% -0.02%
2019 0.36% 2.04%
2018 0.47% 3%
2017 0.61% 0.65%
2016 0.57% 0.63%
2015 0.58% 0.6%
2014 0.63% 0.56%
2013 0.67% 0.5%
2012 0.68% 0.02%
2011 0.55% -0.41%
2010 0.48% -0.38%
2009 0.5% -0.33%
2008 0.51% -0.3%
2007 0.52% -0.28%
2006 0.56% -0.26%
2005 0.59% -0.2%
2004 0.6% -0.09%
2003 0.62% -0.07%
2002 0.67% -0.11%
2001 0.73% -0.05%
2000 0.79% 0.05%
1999 0.87% 0.12%
1998 0.96% 0.18%
1997 1.03% 0.23%
1996 1.05% 0.28%
1995 1.09% 0.34%
1994 1.14% 0.38%
1993 1.16% 0.41%
1992 1.23% 0.27%
1991 1.37% -0.27%
1990 1.48% -0.66%
1989 1.54% -0.63%
1988 1.62% -0.58%
1987 1.62% -0.52%
1986 1.5% -0.44%
1985 1.37% -0.34%
1984 1.32% -0.23%
1983 1.46% -0.11%
1982 1.48% 0.03%
1981 1.29% 0.27%
1980 1.26% 0.56%
1979 1.34% 0.72%
1978 1.35% 0.78%
1977 1.37% 0.85%
1976 1.56% 0.92%
1975 1.78% 0.99%
1974 2.09% 1.08%
1973 2.31% 1.18%
1972 2.49% 1.26%
1971 2.78% 1.42%
1970 2.8% 1.81%
1969 2.78% 2.08%
1968 2.65% 2.09%
1967 2.6% 2.11%
1966 2.83% 2.13%
1965 2.41% 2.15%
1964 2.35% 2.17%
1963 2.49% 2.2%
1962 0.82% 2.21%
1961 -1.01% 2.36%

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/guyana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

China Guyana
Current population
1402578808
842249
Population rank 2/197 162/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.01%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
1.85 hours
One birth every
3.5 seconds
31.4 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +13
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 128/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -5,092
Net migration rank 189/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -5,092
2024 - -318,992 - -5,407
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 10,716 -6,161
2022 -847,305 -293,846 11,042 -6,161
2021 480,203 -379,749 8,125 -689
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 10,307 -1,743
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 11,665 -20,603
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 10,946 30,213
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 11,108 -6,107
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 11,168 -6,309
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 11,199 -6,527
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 11,143 -6,710
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 10,887 -6,907
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 10,633 -7,152
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 10,713 -13,920
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 10,652 -13,655
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 10,758 -13,425
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 10,792 -13,143
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 10,741 -12,906
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 10,525 -12,575
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 10,455 -12,290
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 10,767 -11,938
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 11,344 -11,551
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 12,218 -13,116
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 13,307 -14,050
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 14,128 -14,090
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 14,763 -14,115
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 15,292 -14,155
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 15,568 -14,019
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 15,768 -13,871
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 15,991 -13,614
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 16,185 -13,426
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 16,099 -13,137
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 15,990 -12,844
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 15,896 -14,949
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 15,917 -20,930
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 15,947 -20,870
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 16,189 -20,860
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 16,600 -20,848
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 16,940 -20,647
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 17,292 -20,337
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 17,466 -19,702
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 17,753 -19,075
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 17,644 -17,959
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 17,471 -16,648
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 17,298 -13,952
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 17,402 -12,138
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 17,539 -11,841
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 17,805 -11,636
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 18,083 -11,445
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 18,317 -11,231
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 18,589 -11,012
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 18,991 -10,731
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 19,219 -10,448
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 19,273 -10,142
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 19,233 -8,439
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 19,133 -4,969
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 19,035 -5,071
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 18,933 -5,192
1966 19,282,187 4,165 18,862 -5,277
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 18,791 -5,347
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 18,729 -5,437
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 18,606 -5,434
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 18,344 -5,379
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 18,092 -5,267
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 17,867 -3,837

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/guyana | 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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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