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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 121.4 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

China vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Jordan
2100 633,320,628 21,346,709
2099 643,959,697 21,318,400
2098 654,691,595 21,276,587
2097 665,517,335 21,237,878
2096 676,438,150 21,204,195
2095 687,457,915 21,146,160
2094 698,589,897 21,113,543
2093 709,852,629 21,064,917
2092 721,251,520 21,015,511
2091 732,791,748 20,930,262
2090 744,501,355 20,864,971
2089 756,404,299 20,783,567
2088 768,478,316 20,713,897
2087 780,707,622 20,643,710
2086 793,081,006 20,580,263
2085 805,608,315 20,502,047
2084 818,268,277 20,434,545
2083 830,972,107 20,374,054
2082 843,721,746 20,288,057
2081 856,534,631 20,191,077
2080 869,351,919 20,105,784
2079 882,146,959 20,014,191
2078 894,889,246 19,927,535
2077 907,592,919 19,835,869
2076 920,280,380 19,742,371
2075 932,956,157 19,635,722
2074 945,631,173 19,539,085
2073 958,352,980 19,432,498
2072 971,115,895 19,323,034
2071 983,938,054 19,207,735
2070 996,853,418 19,084,510
2069 1,009,905,851 18,977,089
2068 1,023,081,790 18,837,786
2067 1,036,420,010 18,721,500
2066 1,049,887,382 18,585,819
2065 1,063,477,623 18,450,342
2064 1,077,206,695 18,327,889
2063 1,090,982,303 18,195,124
2062 1,104,833,556 18,046,701
2061 1,118,682,849 17,905,240
2060 1,132,504,136 17,766,923
2059 1,146,199,736 17,623,583
2058 1,159,714,746 17,480,101
2057 1,172,963,523 17,332,985
2056 1,185,938,083 17,199,988
2055 1,198,550,408 17,055,494
2054 1,210,749,681 16,922,360
2053 1,222,500,569 16,788,269
2052 1,233,808,926 16,629,867
2051 1,244,584,333 16,483,332
2050 1,254,824,040 16,313,641
2049 1,264,598,914 16,143,037
2048 1,273,885,471 15,960,692
2047 1,282,701,271 15,782,848
2046 1,291,133,690 15,601,379
2045 1,299,154,327 15,401,446
2044 1,306,805,350 15,203,736
2043 1,314,176,710 15,009,222
2042 1,321,319,298 14,814,702
2041 1,328,219,755 14,610,184
2040 1,334,857,481 14,387,461
2039 1,341,265,381 14,180,166
2038 1,347,407,165 13,969,908
2037 1,353,377,505 13,763,230
2036 1,359,133,287 13,565,172
2035 1,364,651,508 13,367,627
2034 1,369,940,557 13,173,095
2033 1,375,003,005 12,977,990
2032 1,379,784,204 12,780,785
2031 1,384,301,522 12,572,455
2030 1,388,520,533 12,372,453
2029 1,392,490,007 12,165,594
2028 1,396,163,778 11,949,107
2027 1,399,515,824 11,734,783
2026 1,402,578,808 11,488,370
2025 1,405,826,385 11,596,825
2024 1,408,975,000 11,552,876
2023 1,410,710,000 11,439,213
2022 1,412,175,000 11,256,263
2021 1,412,360,000 11,066,356
2020 1,411,100,000 10,865,228
2019 1,407,745,000 10,671,891
2018 1,402,760,000 10,462,306
2017 1,396,215,000 10,234,226
2016 1,387,790,000 10,006,367
2015 1,379,860,000 9,544,729
2014 1,371,860,000 8,791,710
2013 1,363,240,000 7,991,809
2012 1,354,190,000 7,587,127
2011 1,345,035,000 7,480,424
2010 1,337,705,000 7,297,043
2009 1,331,260,000 7,141,753
2008 1,324,655,000 6,989,866
2007 1,317,885,000 6,827,227
2006 1,311,020,000 6,427,371
2005 1,303,720,000 6,029,587
2004 1,296,075,000 5,882,061
2003 1,288,400,000 5,741,828
2002 1,280,400,000 5,616,066
2001 1,271,850,000 5,498,894
2000 1,262,645,000 5,386,945
1999 1,252,735,000 5,276,444
1998 1,241,935,000 5,164,284
1997 1,230,075,000 5,046,285
1996 1,217,550,000 4,912,516
1995 1,204,855,000 4,752,096
1994 1,191,835,000 4,561,406
1993 1,178,440,000 4,348,020
1992 1,164,970,000 4,127,693
1991 1,150,780,000 3,915,149
1990 1,135,185,000 3,621,908
1989 1,118,650,000 3,349,627
1988 1,101,630,000 3,193,039
1987 1,084,035,000 3,047,634
1986 1,066,790,000 2,909,887
1985 1,051,040,000 2,778,810
1984 1,036,825,000 2,654,688
1983 1,023,310,000 2,537,307
1982 1,008,630,000 2,426,927
1981 993,885,000 2,325,517
1980 981,235,000 2,234,186
1979 969,005,000 2,153,882
1978 956,165,000 2,083,595
1977 943,455,000 2,019,002
1976 930,685,000 1,958,177
1975 916,395,000 1,899,055
1974 900,350,000 1,839,182
1973 881,940,000 1,778,094
1972 862,030,000 1,714,555
1971 841,105,000 1,645,145
1970 818,315,000 1,565,163
1969 796,025,000 1,473,100
1968 774,510,000 1,372,460
1967 754,550,000 1,271,183
1966 735,400,000 1,178,360
1965 715,185,000 1,099,440
1964 698,355,000 1,035,640
1963 682,335,000 984,714
1962 665,770,000 940,554
1961 660,330,000 897,591
1960 667,070,000 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M 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
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Jordan
2100 -1.65% 0.13%
2099 -1.64% 0.2%
2098 -1.63% 0.18%
2097 -1.61% 0.16%
2096 -1.6% 0.27%
2095 -1.59% 0.15%
2094 -1.59% 0.23%
2093 -1.58% 0.24%
2092 -1.57% 0.41%
2091 -1.57% 0.31%
2090 -1.57% 0.39%
2089 -1.57% 0.34%
2088 -1.57% 0.34%
2087 -1.56% 0.31%
2086 -1.56% 0.38%
2085 -1.55% 0.33%
2084 -1.53% 0.3%
2083 -1.51% 0.42%
2082 -1.5% 0.48%
2081 -1.47% 0.42%
2080 -1.45% 0.46%
2079 -1.42% 0.43%
2078 -1.4% 0.46%
2077 -1.38% 0.47%
2076 -1.36% 0.54%
2075 -1.34% 0.49%
2074 -1.33% 0.55%
2073 -1.31% 0.57%
2072 -1.3% 0.6%
2071 -1.3% 0.65%
2070 -1.29% 0.57%
2069 -1.29% 0.74%
2068 -1.29% 0.62%
2067 -1.28% 0.73%
2066 -1.28% 0.73%
2065 -1.27% 0.67%
2064 -1.26% 0.73%
2063 -1.25% 0.82%
2062 -1.24% 0.79%
2061 -1.22% 0.78%
2060 -1.19% 0.81%
2059 -1.17% 0.82%
2058 -1.13% 0.85%
2057 -1.09% 0.77%
2056 -1.05% 0.85%
2055 -1.01% 0.79%
2054 -0.96% 0.8%
2053 -0.92% 0.95%
2052 -0.87% 0.89%
2051 -0.82% 1.04%
2050 -0.77% 1.06%
2049 -0.73% 1.14%
2048 -0.69% 1.13%
2047 -0.65% 1.16%
2046 -0.62% 1.3%
2045 -0.59% 1.3%
2044 -0.56% 1.3%
2043 -0.54% 1.31%
2042 -0.52% 1.4%
2041 -0.5% 1.55%
2040 -0.48% 1.46%
2039 -0.46% 1.51%
2038 -0.44% 1.5%
2037 -0.42% 1.46%
2036 -0.4% 1.48%
2035 -0.39% 1.48%
2034 -0.37% 1.5%
2033 -0.35% 1.54%
2032 -0.33% 1.66%
2031 -0.3% 1.62%
2030 -0.29% 1.7%
2029 -0.26% 1.81%
2028 -0.24% 1.83%
2027 -0.22% 2.14%
2026 -0.23% -0.94%
2025 -0.22% 0.38%
2024 -0.12% 0.99%
2023 -0.1% 1.63%
2022 -0.01% 1.72%
2021 0.09% 1.85%
2020 0.24% 1.81%
2019 0.36% 2%
2018 0.47% 2.23%
2017 0.61% 2.28%
2016 0.57% 4.84%
2015 0.58% 8.57%
2014 0.63% 10%
2013 0.67% 5.33%
2012 0.68% 1.43%
2011 0.55% 2.51%
2010 0.48% 2.17%
2009 0.5% 2.17%
2008 0.51% 2.38%
2007 0.52% 6.22%
2006 0.56% 6.6%
2005 0.59% 2.51%
2004 0.6% 2.44%
2003 0.62% 2.24%
2002 0.67% 2.13%
2001 0.73% 2.08%
2000 0.79% 2.09%
1999 0.87% 2.17%
1998 0.96% 2.34%
1997 1.03% 2.72%
1996 1.05% 3.38%
1995 1.09% 4.18%
1994 1.14% 4.91%
1993 1.16% 5.34%
1992 1.23% 5.43%
1991 1.37% 8.1%
1990 1.48% 8.13%
1989 1.54% 4.9%
1988 1.62% 4.77%
1987 1.62% 4.73%
1986 1.5% 4.72%
1985 1.37% 4.68%
1984 1.32% 4.63%
1983 1.46% 4.55%
1982 1.48% 4.36%
1981 1.29% 4.09%
1980 1.26% 3.73%
1979 1.34% 3.37%
1978 1.35% 3.2%
1977 1.37% 3.11%
1976 1.56% 3.11%
1975 1.78% 3.26%
1974 2.09% 3.44%
1973 2.31% 3.71%
1972 2.49% 4.22%
1971 2.78% 5.11%
1970 2.8% 6.25%
1969 2.78% 7.33%
1968 2.65% 7.97%
1967 2.6% 7.88%
1966 2.83% 7.18%
1965 2.41% 6.16%
1964 2.35% 5.17%
1963 2.49% 4.7%
1962 0.82% 4.79%
1961 -1.01% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

China Jordan
Current population
1402578808
11555022
Population rank 2/197 86/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.14%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
4.62 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
2.23 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +311
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 102/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -303,267
Net migration rank 189/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -303,267
2024 - -318,992 - -156,369
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 200,895 -17,445
2022 -847,305 -293,846 199,900 -17,445
2021 480,203 -379,749 190,795 6,573
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 198,138 6,745
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 204,933 -23,156
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 205,333 32,062
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 205,903 12,873
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 205,891 31,046
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 195,495 490,844
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 184,169 635,528
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 170,473 609,631
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 175,437 -146,181
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 177,076 7,057
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 177,748 4,872
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 177,651 -49,687
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 175,048 767
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 167,574 -18,108
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 147,643 502,609
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 141,816 3,500
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 141,752 7,979
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 142,443 -11,699
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 139,250 -18,463
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 136,450 -22,896
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 136,414 -26,077
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 138,201 -27,530
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 140,696 -27,036
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 145,358 -23,021
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 147,852 -2,655
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 147,652 27,991
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 144,199 61,533
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 139,467 81,576
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 134,241 85,376
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 129,642 75,824
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 114,912 266,100
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 112,608 50,941
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 109,754 39,873
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 106,536 34,646
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 103,551 30,763
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 99,801 28,040
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 96,092 24,316
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 92,863 21,487
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 89,473 16,944
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 86,751 9,659
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 84,508 1,735
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 82,076 -7,706
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 79,908 -13,701
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 78,101 -15,132
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 75,981 -17,309
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 74,392 -14,822
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 72,212 -12,024
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 70,058 -8,072
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 67,707 -2,622
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 64,763 8,976
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 60,321 25,894
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 57,431 40,481
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 53,336 50,036
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 48,791 50,397
1966 19,282,187 4,165 44,580 41,882
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 41,635 29,737
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 39,205 17,018
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 36,858 8,763
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 34,598 8,098
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 32,143 11,097
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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)
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