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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 11,237,619 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 124.8 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.8% growth).

China vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Honduras
2100 633,320,628 17,182,880
2099 643,959,697 17,200,743
2098 654,691,595 17,216,673
2097 665,517,335 17,230,617
2096 676,438,150 17,243,183
2095 687,457,915 17,254,277
2094 698,589,897 17,263,401
2093 709,852,629 17,270,885
2092 721,251,520 17,276,077
2091 732,791,748 17,279,262
2090 744,501,355 17,280,244
2089 756,404,299 17,278,863
2088 768,478,316 17,275,243
2087 780,707,622 17,269,390
2086 793,081,006 17,261,244
2085 805,608,315 17,250,657
2084 818,268,277 17,237,497
2083 830,972,107 17,221,748
2082 843,721,746 17,203,519
2081 856,534,631 17,182,479
2080 869,351,919 17,158,940
2079 882,146,959 17,132,405
2078 894,889,246 17,102,986
2077 907,592,919 17,070,304
2076 920,280,380 17,034,815
2075 932,956,157 16,995,967
2074 945,631,173 16,953,990
2073 958,352,980 16,908,709
2072 971,115,895 16,860,005
2071 983,938,054 16,807,876
2070 996,853,418 16,752,434
2069 1,009,905,851 16,693,639
2068 1,023,081,790 16,631,495
2067 1,036,420,010 16,565,869
2066 1,049,887,382 16,496,654
2065 1,063,477,623 16,424,002
2064 1,077,206,695 16,347,532
2063 1,090,982,303 16,267,544
2062 1,104,833,556 16,184,126
2061 1,118,682,849 16,096,836
2060 1,132,504,136 16,005,900
2059 1,146,199,736 15,911,560
2058 1,159,714,746 15,813,659
2057 1,172,963,523 15,712,525
2056 1,185,938,083 15,607,710
2055 1,198,550,408 15,499,284
2054 1,210,749,681 15,387,571
2053 1,222,500,569 15,272,588
2052 1,233,808,926 15,154,647
2051 1,244,584,333 15,033,669
2050 1,254,824,040 14,909,683
2049 1,264,598,914 14,782,980
2048 1,273,885,471 14,653,660
2047 1,282,701,271 14,521,415
2046 1,291,133,690 14,386,305
2045 1,299,154,327 14,248,465
2044 1,306,805,350 14,108,133
2043 1,314,176,710 13,965,397
2042 1,321,319,298 13,820,314
2041 1,328,219,755 13,672,863
2040 1,334,857,481 13,523,320
2039 1,341,265,381 13,371,558
2038 1,347,407,165 13,217,312
2037 1,353,377,505 13,060,893
2036 1,359,133,287 12,901,848
2035 1,364,651,508 12,740,293
2034 1,369,940,557 12,576,635
2033 1,375,003,005 12,410,569
2032 1,379,784,204 12,242,213
2031 1,384,301,522 12,071,682
2030 1,388,520,533 11,898,926
2029 1,392,490,007 11,723,895
2028 1,396,163,778 11,546,959
2027 1,399,515,824 11,368,676
2026 1,402,578,808 11,189,025
2025 1,405,826,385 11,007,845
2024 1,408,975,000 10,825,703
2023 1,410,710,000 10,644,851
2022 1,412,175,000 10,463,872
2021 1,412,360,000 10,289,877
2020 1,411,100,000 10,119,640
2019 1,407,745,000 9,943,633
2018 1,402,760,000 9,765,210
2017 1,396,215,000 9,588,137
2016 1,387,790,000 9,412,380
2015 1,379,860,000 9,237,305
2014 1,371,860,000 9,063,122
2013 1,363,240,000 8,889,278
2012 1,354,190,000 8,715,076
2011 1,345,035,000 8,540,583
2010 1,337,705,000 8,365,878
2009 1,331,260,000 8,189,899
2008 1,324,655,000 8,012,587
2007 1,317,885,000 7,834,798
2006 1,311,020,000 7,656,832
2005 1,303,720,000 7,478,355
2004 1,296,075,000 7,298,994
2003 1,288,400,000 7,119,213
2002 1,280,400,000 6,938,859
2001 1,271,850,000 6,757,993
2000 1,262,645,000 6,577,773
1999 1,252,735,000 6,400,463
1998 1,241,935,000 6,234,431
1997 1,230,075,000 6,071,454
1996 1,217,550,000 5,903,954
1995 1,204,855,000 5,739,637
1994 1,191,835,000 5,579,242
1993 1,178,440,000 5,423,249
1992 1,164,970,000 5,271,431
1991 1,150,780,000 5,123,792
1990 1,135,185,000 4,980,488
1989 1,118,650,000 4,841,838
1988 1,101,630,000 4,707,677
1987 1,084,035,000 4,576,910
1986 1,066,790,000 4,448,899
1985 1,051,040,000 4,323,342
1984 1,036,825,000 4,199,850
1983 1,023,310,000 4,078,174
1982 1,008,630,000 3,958,728
1981 993,885,000 3,841,778
1980 981,235,000 3,727,173
1979 969,005,000 3,614,981
1978 956,165,000 3,505,463
1977 943,455,000 3,398,655
1976 930,685,000 3,294,457
1975 916,395,000 3,193,234
1974 900,350,000 3,099,836
1973 881,940,000 3,011,459
1972 862,030,000 2,922,064
1971 841,105,000 2,834,616
1970 818,315,000 2,750,715
1969 796,025,000 2,670,289
1968 774,510,000 2,593,057
1967 754,550,000 2,518,648
1966 735,400,000 2,446,751
1965 715,185,000 2,377,157
1964 698,355,000 2,309,855
1963 682,335,000 2,244,878
1962 665,770,000 2,182,064
1961 660,330,000 2,121,242
1960 667,070,000 2,062,060

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/honduras | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th 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 Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M 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
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Honduras
2100 -1.65% -0.1%
2099 -1.64% -0.09%
2098 -1.63% -0.08%
2097 -1.61% -0.07%
2096 -1.6% -0.06%
2095 -1.59% -0.05%
2094 -1.59% -0.04%
2093 -1.58% -0.03%
2092 -1.57% -0.02%
2091 -1.57% -0.006%
2090 -1.57% 0.008%
2089 -1.57% 0.02%
2088 -1.57% 0.03%
2087 -1.56% 0.05%
2086 -1.56% 0.06%
2085 -1.55% 0.08%
2084 -1.53% 0.09%
2083 -1.51% 0.11%
2082 -1.5% 0.12%
2081 -1.47% 0.14%
2080 -1.45% 0.15%
2079 -1.42% 0.17%
2078 -1.4% 0.19%
2077 -1.38% 0.21%
2076 -1.36% 0.23%
2075 -1.34% 0.25%
2074 -1.33% 0.27%
2073 -1.31% 0.29%
2072 -1.3% 0.31%
2071 -1.3% 0.33%
2070 -1.29% 0.35%
2069 -1.29% 0.37%
2068 -1.29% 0.4%
2067 -1.28% 0.42%
2066 -1.28% 0.44%
2065 -1.27% 0.47%
2064 -1.26% 0.49%
2063 -1.25% 0.52%
2062 -1.24% 0.54%
2061 -1.22% 0.57%
2060 -1.19% 0.59%
2059 -1.17% 0.62%
2058 -1.13% 0.64%
2057 -1.09% 0.67%
2056 -1.05% 0.7%
2055 -1.01% 0.73%
2054 -0.96% 0.75%
2053 -0.92% 0.78%
2052 -0.87% 0.8%
2051 -0.82% 0.83%
2050 -0.77% 0.86%
2049 -0.73% 0.88%
2048 -0.69% 0.91%
2047 -0.65% 0.94%
2046 -0.62% 0.97%
2045 -0.59% 0.99%
2044 -0.56% 1.02%
2043 -0.54% 1.05%
2042 -0.52% 1.08%
2041 -0.5% 1.11%
2040 -0.48% 1.13%
2039 -0.46% 1.17%
2038 -0.44% 1.2%
2037 -0.42% 1.23%
2036 -0.4% 1.27%
2035 -0.39% 1.3%
2034 -0.37% 1.34%
2033 -0.35% 1.38%
2032 -0.33% 1.41%
2031 -0.3% 1.45%
2030 -0.29% 1.49%
2029 -0.26% 1.53%
2028 -0.24% 1.57%
2027 -0.22% 1.61%
2026 -0.23% 1.65%
2025 -0.22% 1.68%
2024 -0.12% 1.7%
2023 -0.1% 1.73%
2022 -0.01% 1.69%
2021 0.09% 1.68%
2020 0.24% 1.77%
2019 0.36% 1.83%
2018 0.47% 1.85%
2017 0.61% 1.87%
2016 0.57% 1.9%
2015 0.58% 1.92%
2014 0.63% 1.96%
2013 0.67% 2%
2012 0.68% 2.04%
2011 0.55% 2.09%
2010 0.48% 2.15%
2009 0.5% 2.21%
2008 0.51% 2.27%
2007 0.52% 2.32%
2006 0.56% 2.39%
2005 0.59% 2.46%
2004 0.6% 2.53%
2003 0.62% 2.6%
2002 0.67% 2.68%
2001 0.73% 2.74%
2000 0.79% 2.77%
1999 0.87% 2.66%
1998 0.96% 2.68%
1997 1.03% 2.84%
1996 1.05% 2.86%
1995 1.09% 2.87%
1994 1.14% 2.88%
1993 1.16% 2.88%
1992 1.23% 2.88%
1991 1.37% 2.88%
1990 1.48% 2.86%
1989 1.54% 2.85%
1988 1.62% 2.86%
1987 1.62% 2.88%
1986 1.5% 2.9%
1985 1.37% 2.94%
1984 1.32% 2.98%
1983 1.46% 3.02%
1982 1.48% 3.04%
1981 1.29% 3.07%
1980 1.26% 3.1%
1979 1.34% 3.12%
1978 1.35% 3.14%
1977 1.37% 3.16%
1976 1.56% 3.17%
1975 1.78% 3.01%
1974 2.09% 2.93%
1973 2.31% 3.06%
1972 2.49% 3.09%
1971 2.78% 3.05%
1970 2.8% 3.01%
1969 2.78% 2.98%
1968 2.65% 2.95%
1967 2.6% 2.94%
1966 2.83% 2.93%
1965 2.41% 2.91%
1964 2.35% 2.89%
1963 2.49% 2.88%
1962 0.82% 2.87%
1961 -1.01% 2.87%

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/honduras | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.7%.

Live population counters

China Honduras
Current population
1402578808
11237619
Population rank 2/197 87/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.14%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
2.91 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
2.25 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +495
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +180,852
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.7%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 64/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.84 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -4,778
Net migration rank 189/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -4,778
2024 - -318,992 - -4,821
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 186,125 -5,044
2022 -847,305 -293,846 186,257 -5,374
2021 480,203 -379,749 172,890 -5,777
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 179,553 -6,199
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 185,200 -6,546
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 184,953 -6,764
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 182,731 -6,778
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 182,243 -6,681
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 181,098 -6,509
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 180,075 -6,293
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 179,999 -6,091
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 180,384 -5,891
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 180,164 -5,664
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 180,318 -5,419
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 182,250 -5,196
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 182,607 -5,039
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 183,052 -5,039
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 183,381 -5,450
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 185,216 -6,190
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 186,774 -7,083
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 187,854 -7,982
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 189,653 -8,816
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 190,636 -9,744
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 190,308 -10,757
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 186,816 -11,753
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 169,632 -12,638
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 182,308 -13,344
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 180,083 -14,049
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 177,309 -14,707
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 173,437 -15,246
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 169,358 -15,559
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 165,434 -15,583
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 160,933 -15,509
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 156,537 -15,351
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 152,266 -16,146
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 149,130 -16,919
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 146,750 -17,423
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 144,500 -17,812
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 142,190 -17,778
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 139,851 -17,277
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 137,597 -16,810
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 134,629 -16,530
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 131,789 -15,986
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 128,856 -15,445
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 125,957 -14,979
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 122,593 -14,537
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 119,333 -13,777
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 115,754 -12,916
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 111,469 -11,855
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 98,141 -10,947
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 99,553 -10,001
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 98,634 -9,403
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 94,597 -8,918
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 90,875 -8,751
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 87,273 -8,544
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 84,070 -8,335
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 81,131 -8,056
1966 19,282,187 4,165 78,369 -7,649
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 75,622 -7,161
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 72,756 -6,620
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 69,883 -6,063
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 67,332 -5,519
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 64,672 -4,838
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 62,602 -4,085

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/honduras | 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 Honduras 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

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
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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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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