The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 395,314 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 3,548 times bigger than Iceland's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
- The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 395K (30.1% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 425K 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 Iceland: live population counter
China
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Iceland
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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395314
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 173/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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10.4 hours
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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2.07 hours
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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3.44 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +0.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 156/197 |
China and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Iceland
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Iceland
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China
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Iceland
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 179,029 | -1.01% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 182,378 | 0.82% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 185,653 | 2.49% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 188,983 | 2.35% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 192,286 | 2.41% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 195,570 | 2.83% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 198,751 | 2.6% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 201,488 | 2.65% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 203,369 | 2.78% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 204,438 | 2.8% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 206,098 | 2.78% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 209,137 | 2.49% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 212,317 | 2.31% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 215,209 | 2.09% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 217,979 | 1.78% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 220,154 | 1.56% | 1% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 221,799 | 1.37% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 223,537 | 1.35% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 225,735 | 1.34% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 228,138 | 1.26% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 230,755 | 1.29% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 233,860 | 1.48% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 236,977 | 1.46% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 239,511 | 1.32% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 241,405 | 1.37% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 243,180 | 1.5% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 245,859 | 1.62% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 249,740 | 1.62% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 252,852 | 1.54% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 254,826 | 1.48% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 257,797 | 1.37% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 261,057 | 1.23% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 263,725 | 1.16% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 266,021 | 1.14% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 267,468 | 1.09% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 268,916 | 1.05% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 271,128 | 1.03% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 274,047 | 0.96% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 277,381 | 0.87% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 281,205 | 0.79% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 284,968 | 0.73% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 287,523 | 0.67% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 289,521 | 0.62% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 292,074 | 0.6% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 296,734 | 0.59% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 303,782 | 0.56% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 311,566 | 0.52% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 317,414 | 0.51% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 318,499 | 0.5% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 318,041 | 0.48% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 319,014 | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 320,716 | 0.68% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 323,764 | 0.67% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 327,386 | 0.63% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 330,815 | 0.58% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 335,439 | 0.57% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 343,400 | 0.61% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 352,721 | 0.47% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 360,563 | 0.36% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 366,463 | 0.24% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 372,520 | 0.09% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 382,003 | -0.01% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 385,663 | -0.1% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 386,506 | -0.12% | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 391,286 | -0.23% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 395,277 | -0.22% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 398,729 | -0.23% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 401,867 | -0.25% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 404,639 | -0.27% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 407,090 | -0.29% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 409,307 | -0.32% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 411,279 | -0.34% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 413,059 | -0.36% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 414,660 | -0.38% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 416,153 | -0.4% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 417,573 | -0.41% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 418,847 | -0.43% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 419,997 | -0.45% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 421,032 | -0.47% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 421,924 | -0.49% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 422,688 | -0.51% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 423,370 | -0.53% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 424,023 | -0.55% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 424,570 | -0.57% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 424,909 | -0.6% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 425,115 | -0.64% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 425,264 | -0.67% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 425,359 | -0.71% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 425,409 | -0.75% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 425,404 | -0.79% | -0.001% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.
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Population differences between China and Iceland
|
China
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Iceland
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|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 9.93 ppl/mi² |
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