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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 289,027,659 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 +0.23% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

China vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Indonesia
2100 633,662,382 297,217,412
2099 644,307,192 298,340,219
2098 655,044,881 299,449,882
2097 665,876,462 300,549,857
2096 676,803,171 301,634,112
2095 687,828,883 302,698,798
2094 698,966,872 303,751,488
2093 710,235,681 304,790,169
2092 721,640,723 305,809,796
2091 733,187,178 306,805,664
2090 744,903,105 307,780,044
2089 756,812,472 308,727,665
2088 768,893,004 309,652,467
2087 781,128,909 310,557,120
2086 793,508,970 311,434,804
2085 806,043,039 312,284,488
2084 818,709,832 313,107,329
2083 831,420,518 313,904,231
2082 844,177,036 314,670,881
2081 856,996,835 315,404,888
2080 869,821,040 316,109,402
2079 882,622,985 316,790,074
2078 895,372,147 317,438,140
2077 908,082,676 318,056,534
2076 920,776,984 318,635,038
2075 933,459,600 319,190,402
2074 946,141,456 319,709,426
2073 958,870,128 320,201,444
2072 971,639,931 320,659,562
2071 984,469,009 321,086,184
2070 997,391,342 321,485,042
2069 1,010,450,818 321,858,064
2068 1,023,633,867 322,201,979
2067 1,036,979,285 322,516,545
2066 1,050,453,924 322,798,892
2065 1,064,051,499 323,048,550
2064 1,077,787,979 323,268,759
2063 1,091,571,021 323,456,004
2062 1,105,429,748 323,612,644
2061 1,119,286,514 323,734,699
2060 1,133,115,260 323,814,746
2059 1,146,818,251 323,854,683
2058 1,160,340,554 323,844,015
2057 1,173,596,480 323,786,943
2056 1,186,578,041 323,671,172
2055 1,199,197,172 323,502,155
2054 1,211,403,028 323,274,189
2053 1,223,160,257 322,982,358
2052 1,234,474,716 322,627,695
2051 1,245,255,938 322,202,850
2050 1,255,501,171 321,699,802
2049 1,265,281,319 321,119,283
2048 1,274,572,888 320,457,830
2047 1,283,393,445 319,728,668
2046 1,291,830,414 318,921,027
2045 1,299,855,379 318,028,206
2044 1,307,510,531 317,051,440
2043 1,314,885,869 315,992,168
2042 1,322,032,311 314,856,940
2041 1,328,936,491 313,643,892
2040 1,335,577,799 312,358,800
2039 1,341,989,157 311,001,176
2038 1,348,134,255 309,578,763
2037 1,354,107,817 308,089,917
2036 1,359,866,705 306,544,452
2035 1,365,387,904 304,940,852
2034 1,370,679,807 303,275,782
2033 1,375,744,986 301,552,643
2032 1,380,528,766 299,781,696
2031 1,385,048,521 297,956,985
2030 1,389,269,809 296,081,262
2029 1,393,241,425 294,145,245
2028 1,396,917,178 292,143,454
2027 1,400,271,033 290,069,053
2026 1,403,335,670 287,927,760
2025 1,406,585,000 285,721,236
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% 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 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 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 634M 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 -0.17% 0.79%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

China Indonesia
Current population
1403335670
289027659
Population rank 2/197 4/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 3.48%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
14.2 seconds
One birth every
3.31 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +6,119
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 112/197
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 -1,394,886 -318,992 2,307,025 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 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 (1960–2025, 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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