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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 4.86 times bigger than Indonesia's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 20.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

China vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Indonesia
2100 633,320,628 297,263,579
2099 643,959,697 298,386,561
2098 654,691,595 299,496,396
2097 665,517,335 300,596,542
2096 676,438,150 301,680,965
2095 687,457,915 302,745,817
2094 698,589,897 303,798,670
2093 709,852,629 304,837,512
2092 721,251,520 305,857,297
2091 732,791,748 306,853,321
2090 744,501,355 307,827,852
2089 756,404,299 308,775,620
2088 768,478,316 309,700,566
2087 780,707,622 310,605,359
2086 793,081,006 311,483,180
2085 805,608,315 312,332,996
2084 818,268,277 313,155,965
2083 830,972,107 313,952,990
2082 843,721,746 314,719,759
2081 856,534,631 315,453,880
2080 869,351,919 316,158,503
2079 882,146,959 316,839,281
2078 894,889,246 317,487,448
2077 907,592,919 318,105,938
2076 920,280,380 318,684,532
2075 932,956,157 319,239,982
2074 945,631,173 319,759,087
2073 958,352,980 320,251,181
2072 971,115,895 320,709,370
2071 983,938,054 321,136,059
2070 996,853,418 321,534,979
2069 1,009,905,851 321,908,058
2068 1,023,081,790 322,252,027
2067 1,036,420,010 322,566,642
2066 1,049,887,382 322,849,032
2065 1,063,477,623 323,098,730
2064 1,077,206,695 323,318,973
2063 1,090,982,303 323,506,247
2062 1,104,833,556 323,662,911
2061 1,118,682,849 323,784,985
2060 1,132,504,136 323,865,045
2059 1,146,199,736 323,904,988
2058 1,159,714,746 323,894,318
2057 1,172,963,523 323,837,237
2056 1,185,938,083 323,721,448
2055 1,198,550,408 323,552,405
2054 1,210,749,681 323,324,404
2053 1,222,500,569 323,032,528
2052 1,233,808,926 322,677,809
2051 1,244,584,333 322,252,898
2050 1,254,824,040 321,749,772
2049 1,264,598,914 321,169,163
2048 1,273,885,471 320,507,607
2047 1,282,701,271 319,778,332
2046 1,291,133,690 318,970,565
2045 1,299,154,327 318,077,606
2044 1,306,805,350 317,100,688
2043 1,314,176,710 316,041,251
2042 1,321,319,298 314,905,847
2041 1,328,219,755 313,692,611
2040 1,334,857,481 312,407,319
2039 1,341,265,381 311,049,484
2038 1,347,407,165 309,626,850
2037 1,353,377,505 308,137,773
2036 1,359,133,287 306,592,068
2035 1,364,651,508 304,988,219
2034 1,369,940,557 303,322,890
2033 1,375,003,005 301,599,483
2032 1,379,784,204 299,828,261
2031 1,384,301,522 298,003,267
2030 1,388,520,533 296,127,253
2029 1,392,490,007 294,190,935
2028 1,396,163,778 292,188,833
2027 1,399,515,824 290,114,110
2026 1,402,578,808 287,972,484
2025 1,405,826,385 285,765,617
2024 1,408,975,000 283,487,931
2023 1,410,710,000 281,190,067
2022 1,412,175,000 278,830,529
2021 1,412,360,000 276,758,053
2020 1,411,100,000 274,814,866
2019 1,407,745,000 272,489,381
2018 1,402,760,000 269,951,846
2017 1,396,215,000 267,346,658
2016 1,387,790,000 264,627,418
2015 1,379,860,000 261,799,249
2014 1,371,860,000 258,877,399
2013 1,363,240,000 255,852,467
2012 1,354,190,000 252,698,525
2011 1,345,035,000 249,470,032
2010 1,337,705,000 246,305,322
2009 1,331,260,000 243,220,028
2008 1,324,655,000 240,157,903
2007 1,317,885,000 237,062,337
2006 1,311,020,000 233,951,652
2005 1,303,720,000 230,871,650
2004 1,296,075,000 227,926,649
2003 1,288,400,000 225,048,008
2002 1,280,400,000 222,088,495
2001 1,271,850,000 219,097,902
2000 1,262,645,000 216,077,790
1999 1,252,735,000 213,004,668
1998 1,241,935,000 209,826,788
1997 1,230,075,000 206,536,095
1996 1,217,550,000 203,204,348
1995 1,204,855,000 199,888,057
1994 1,191,835,000 196,591,828
1993 1,178,440,000 193,305,168
1992 1,164,970,000 190,043,744
1991 1,150,780,000 186,778,238
1990 1,135,185,000 183,501,098
1989 1,118,650,000 180,201,630
1988 1,101,630,000 176,855,065
1987 1,084,035,000 173,511,154
1986 1,066,790,000 170,175,065
1985 1,051,040,000 166,776,185
1984 1,036,825,000 163,251,124
1983 1,023,310,000 159,651,381
1982 1,008,630,000 156,052,152
1981 993,885,000 152,485,035
1980 981,235,000 148,950,540
1979 969,005,000 145,434,834
1978 956,165,000 141,953,163
1977 943,455,000 138,533,541
1976 930,685,000 135,173,655
1975 916,395,000 131,843,848
1974 900,350,000 128,555,045
1973 881,940,000 125,288,515
1972 862,030,000 122,039,841
1971 841,105,000 118,833,702
1970 818,315,000 115,657,495
1969 796,025,000 112,517,639
1968 774,510,000 109,450,006
1967 754,550,000 106,526,393
1966 735,400,000 103,792,754
1965 715,185,000 101,365,130
1964 698,355,000 98,833,749
1963 682,335,000 96,051,424
1962 665,770,000 93,375,850
1961 660,330,000 90,791,249
1960 667,070,000 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M 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
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Indonesia
2100 -1.65% -0.38%
2099 -1.64% -0.37%
2098 -1.63% -0.37%
2097 -1.61% -0.36%
2096 -1.6% -0.35%
2095 -1.59% -0.35%
2094 -1.59% -0.34%
2093 -1.58% -0.33%
2092 -1.57% -0.32%
2091 -1.57% -0.32%
2090 -1.57% -0.31%
2089 -1.57% -0.3%
2088 -1.57% -0.29%
2087 -1.56% -0.28%
2086 -1.56% -0.27%
2085 -1.55% -0.26%
2084 -1.53% -0.25%
2083 -1.51% -0.24%
2082 -1.5% -0.23%
2081 -1.47% -0.22%
2080 -1.45% -0.21%
2079 -1.42% -0.2%
2078 -1.4% -0.19%
2077 -1.38% -0.18%
2076 -1.36% -0.17%
2075 -1.34% -0.16%
2074 -1.33% -0.15%
2073 -1.31% -0.14%
2072 -1.3% -0.13%
2071 -1.3% -0.12%
2070 -1.29% -0.12%
2069 -1.29% -0.11%
2068 -1.29% -0.1%
2067 -1.28% -0.09%
2066 -1.28% -0.08%
2065 -1.27% -0.07%
2064 -1.26% -0.06%
2063 -1.25% -0.05%
2062 -1.24% -0.04%
2061 -1.22% -0.02%
2060 -1.19% -0.01%
2059 -1.17% 0.003%
2058 -1.13% 0.02%
2057 -1.09% 0.04%
2056 -1.05% 0.05%
2055 -1.01% 0.07%
2054 -0.96% 0.09%
2053 -0.92% 0.11%
2052 -0.87% 0.13%
2051 -0.82% 0.16%
2050 -0.77% 0.18%
2049 -0.73% 0.21%
2048 -0.69% 0.23%
2047 -0.65% 0.25%
2046 -0.62% 0.28%
2045 -0.59% 0.31%
2044 -0.56% 0.34%
2043 -0.54% 0.36%
2042 -0.52% 0.39%
2041 -0.5% 0.41%
2040 -0.48% 0.44%
2039 -0.46% 0.46%
2038 -0.44% 0.48%
2037 -0.42% 0.5%
2036 -0.4% 0.53%
2035 -0.39% 0.55%
2034 -0.37% 0.57%
2033 -0.35% 0.59%
2032 -0.33% 0.61%
2031 -0.3% 0.63%
2030 -0.29% 0.66%
2029 -0.26% 0.69%
2028 -0.24% 0.72%
2027 -0.22% 0.74%
2026 -0.23% 0.77%
2025 -0.22% 0.8%
2024 -0.12% 0.82%
2023 -0.1% 0.85%
2022 -0.01% 0.75%
2021 0.09% 0.71%
2020 0.24% 0.85%
2019 0.36% 0.94%
2018 0.47% 0.97%
2017 0.61% 1.03%
2016 0.57% 1.08%
2015 0.58% 1.13%
2014 0.63% 1.18%
2013 0.67% 1.25%
2012 0.68% 1.29%
2011 0.55% 1.28%
2010 0.48% 1.27%
2009 0.5% 1.28%
2008 0.51% 1.31%
2007 0.52% 1.33%
2006 0.56% 1.33%
2005 0.59% 1.29%
2004 0.6% 1.28%
2003 0.62% 1.33%
2002 0.67% 1.36%
2001 0.73% 1.4%
2000 0.79% 1.44%
1999 0.87% 1.51%
1998 0.96% 1.59%
1997 1.03% 1.64%
1996 1.05% 1.66%
1995 1.09% 1.68%
1994 1.14% 1.7%
1993 1.16% 1.72%
1992 1.23% 1.75%
1991 1.37% 1.79%
1990 1.48% 1.83%
1989 1.54% 1.89%
1988 1.62% 1.93%
1987 1.62% 1.96%
1986 1.5% 2.04%
1985 1.37% 2.16%
1984 1.32% 2.25%
1983 1.46% 2.31%
1982 1.48% 2.34%
1981 1.29% 2.37%
1980 1.26% 2.42%
1979 1.34% 2.45%
1978 1.35% 2.47%
1977 1.37% 2.49%
1976 1.56% 2.53%
1975 1.78% 2.56%
1974 2.09% 2.61%
1973 2.31% 2.66%
1972 2.49% 2.7%
1971 2.78% 2.75%
1970 2.8% 2.79%
1969 2.78% 2.8%
1968 2.65% 2.74%
1967 2.6% 2.63%
1966 2.83% 2.39%
1965 2.41% 2.56%
1964 2.35% 2.9%
1963 2.49% 2.87%
1962 0.82% 2.85%
1961 -1.01% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

China Indonesia
Current population
1402578808
288551776
Population rank 2/197 4/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 3.48%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +6,296
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -39,509
Net migration rank 189/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -39,509
2024 - -318,992 - -38,469
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -847,305 -293,846 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 3,288,791 3,096
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 3,250,906 11,539
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 3,316,792 19,905
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 3,331,242 25,383
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 3,304,520 26,705
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 3,309,905 30,988
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 3,419,412 37,451
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 3,549,570 43,693
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 3,558,949 47,375
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 3,545,504 46,792
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 3,497,244 44,710
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 3,484,846 42,254
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 3,460,621 43,900
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 3,412,980 45,911
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 3,334,779 45,610
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 3,291,479 48,010
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 3,263,794 56,386
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 3,196,136 61,188
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 3,210,643 64,991
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 3,149,726 72,007
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 3,111,304 79,264
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 3,080,421 81,368
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 3,034,825 82,955
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 2,961,608 55,731
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 19,282,187 4,165 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 2,700,138 144,819
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 2,609,526 110,166
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 2,525,163 106,264
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 2,434,113 103,628
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 2,350,971 101,631

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

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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