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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 496 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

China vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Lithuania
2100 633,320,628 1,225,633
2099 643,959,697 1,241,510
2098 654,691,595 1,257,497
2097 665,517,335 1,273,678
2096 676,438,150 1,290,189
2095 687,457,915 1,307,275
2094 698,589,897 1,324,312
2093 709,852,629 1,341,875
2092 721,251,520 1,360,029
2091 732,791,748 1,378,546
2090 744,501,355 1,397,420
2089 756,404,299 1,416,650
2088 768,478,316 1,436,421
2087 780,707,622 1,456,324
2086 793,081,006 1,476,301
2085 805,608,315 1,496,940
2084 818,268,277 1,517,611
2083 830,972,107 1,538,569
2082 843,721,746 1,559,787
2081 856,534,631 1,581,134
2080 869,351,919 1,602,498
2079 882,146,959 1,623,820
2078 894,889,246 1,645,249
2077 907,592,919 1,666,665
2076 920,280,380 1,688,177
2075 932,956,157 1,709,720
2074 945,631,173 1,731,404
2073 958,352,980 1,752,662
2072 971,115,895 1,773,945
2071 983,938,054 1,795,473
2070 996,853,418 1,817,142
2069 1,009,905,851 1,839,387
2068 1,023,081,790 1,861,529
2067 1,036,420,010 1,883,928
2066 1,049,887,382 1,906,591
2065 1,063,477,623 1,929,619
2064 1,077,206,695 1,952,334
2063 1,090,982,303 1,975,020
2062 1,104,833,556 1,998,444
2061 1,118,682,849 2,021,930
2060 1,132,504,136 2,045,989
2059 1,146,199,736 2,070,233
2058 1,159,714,746 2,094,564
2057 1,172,963,523 2,118,985
2056 1,185,938,083 2,143,474
2055 1,198,550,408 2,168,085
2054 1,210,749,681 2,192,337
2053 1,222,500,569 2,216,075
2052 1,233,808,926 2,240,149
2051 1,244,584,333 2,263,905
2050 1,254,824,040 2,287,466
2049 1,264,598,914 2,310,176
2048 1,273,885,471 2,333,041
2047 1,282,701,271 2,356,291
2046 1,291,133,690 2,378,713
2045 1,299,154,327 2,401,082
2044 1,306,805,350 2,423,438
2043 1,314,176,710 2,446,634
2042 1,321,319,298 2,469,564
2041 1,328,219,755 2,492,222
2040 1,334,857,481 2,514,657
2039 1,341,265,381 2,538,036
2038 1,347,407,165 2,560,781
2037 1,353,377,505 2,583,644
2036 1,359,133,287 2,605,925
2035 1,364,651,508 2,627,752
2034 1,369,940,557 2,650,015
2033 1,375,003,005 2,671,840
2032 1,379,784,204 2,693,646
2031 1,384,301,522 2,715,491
2030 1,388,520,533 2,737,751
2029 1,392,490,007 2,760,194
2028 1,396,163,778 2,783,343
2027 1,399,515,824 2,806,651
2026 1,402,578,808 2,829,914
2025 1,405,826,385 2,872,755
2024 1,408,975,000 2,888,278
2023 1,410,710,000 2,871,585
2022 1,412,175,000 2,831,639
2021 1,412,360,000 2,808,380
2020 1,411,100,000 2,810,369
2019 1,407,745,000 2,811,089
2018 1,402,760,000 2,819,200
2017 1,396,215,000 2,842,639
2016 1,387,790,000 2,877,325
2015 1,379,860,000 2,911,109
2014 1,371,860,000 2,937,253
2013 1,363,240,000 2,961,250
2012 1,354,190,000 2,989,139
2011 1,345,035,000 3,028,115
2010 1,337,705,000 3,097,282
2009 1,331,260,000 3,162,916
2008 1,324,655,000 3,198,231
2007 1,317,885,000 3,231,294
2006 1,311,020,000 3,269,909
2005 1,303,720,000 3,322,528
2004 1,296,075,000 3,377,075
2003 1,288,400,000 3,415,213
2002 1,280,400,000 3,443,067
2001 1,271,850,000 3,470,818
2000 1,262,645,000 3,499,536
1999 1,252,735,000 3,524,238
1998 1,241,935,000 3,549,331
1997 1,230,075,000 3,575,137
1996 1,217,550,000 3,601,613
1995 1,204,855,000 3,629,102
1994 1,191,835,000 3,657,144
1993 1,178,440,000 3,682,613
1992 1,164,970,000 3,700,114
1991 1,150,780,000 3,704,134
1990 1,135,185,000 3,697,838
1989 1,118,650,000 3,684,255
1988 1,101,630,000 3,655,049
1987 1,084,035,000 3,616,367
1986 1,066,790,000 3,578,914
1985 1,051,040,000 3,544,543
1984 1,036,825,000 3,514,205
1983 1,023,310,000 3,485,192
1982 1,008,630,000 3,457,179
1981 993,885,000 3,432,947
1980 981,235,000 3,413,202
1979 969,005,000 3,397,842
1978 956,165,000 3,379,514
1977 943,455,000 3,355,036
1976 930,685,000 3,328,664
1975 916,395,000 3,301,652
1974 900,350,000 3,273,894
1973 881,940,000 3,244,438
1972 862,030,000 3,213,622
1971 841,105,000 3,179,041
1970 818,315,000 3,139,689
1969 796,025,000 3,107,321
1968 774,510,000 3,078,850
1967 754,550,000 3,044,400
1966 735,400,000 3,008,050
1965 715,185,000 2,971,450
1964 698,355,000 2,935,200
1963 682,335,000 2,898,950
1962 665,770,000 2,863,350
1961 660,330,000 2,823,550
1960 667,070,000 2,778,550

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 Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.4% of the population in China and 40.3% in Lithuania.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Lithuania
2100 -1.65% -1.28%
2099 -1.64% -1.27%
2098 -1.63% -1.27%
2097 -1.61% -1.28%
2096 -1.6% -1.31%
2095 -1.59% -1.29%
2094 -1.59% -1.31%
2093 -1.58% -1.33%
2092 -1.57% -1.34%
2091 -1.57% -1.35%
2090 -1.57% -1.36%
2089 -1.57% -1.38%
2088 -1.57% -1.37%
2087 -1.56% -1.35%
2086 -1.56% -1.38%
2085 -1.55% -1.36%
2084 -1.53% -1.36%
2083 -1.51% -1.36%
2082 -1.5% -1.35%
2081 -1.47% -1.33%
2080 -1.45% -1.31%
2079 -1.42% -1.3%
2078 -1.4% -1.28%
2077 -1.38% -1.27%
2076 -1.36% -1.26%
2075 -1.34% -1.25%
2074 -1.33% -1.21%
2073 -1.31% -1.2%
2072 -1.3% -1.2%
2071 -1.3% -1.19%
2070 -1.29% -1.21%
2069 -1.29% -1.19%
2068 -1.29% -1.19%
2067 -1.28% -1.19%
2066 -1.28% -1.19%
2065 -1.27% -1.16%
2064 -1.26% -1.15%
2063 -1.25% -1.17%
2062 -1.24% -1.16%
2061 -1.22% -1.18%
2060 -1.19% -1.17%
2059 -1.17% -1.16%
2058 -1.13% -1.15%
2057 -1.09% -1.14%
2056 -1.05% -1.14%
2055 -1.01% -1.11%
2054 -0.96% -1.07%
2053 -0.92% -1.07%
2052 -0.87% -1.05%
2051 -0.82% -1.03%
2050 -0.77% -0.98%
2049 -0.73% -0.98%
2048 -0.69% -0.99%
2047 -0.65% -0.94%
2046 -0.62% -0.93%
2045 -0.59% -0.92%
2044 -0.56% -0.95%
2043 -0.54% -0.93%
2042 -0.52% -0.91%
2041 -0.5% -0.89%
2040 -0.48% -0.92%
2039 -0.46% -0.89%
2038 -0.44% -0.88%
2037 -0.42% -0.86%
2036 -0.4% -0.83%
2035 -0.39% -0.84%
2034 -0.37% -0.82%
2033 -0.35% -0.81%
2032 -0.33% -0.8%
2031 -0.3% -0.81%
2030 -0.29% -0.81%
2029 -0.26% -0.83%
2028 -0.24% -0.83%
2027 -0.22% -0.82%
2026 -0.23% -1.49%
2025 -0.22% -0.54%
2024 -0.12% 0.58%
2023 -0.1% 1.41%
2022 -0.01% 0.83%
2021 0.09% -0.07%
2020 0.24% -0.03%
2019 0.36% -0.29%
2018 0.47% -0.82%
2017 0.61% -1.21%
2016 0.57% -1.16%
2015 0.58% -0.89%
2014 0.63% -0.81%
2013 0.67% -0.93%
2012 0.68% -1.29%
2011 0.55% -2.23%
2010 0.48% -2.08%
2009 0.5% -1.1%
2008 0.51% -1.02%
2007 0.52% -1.18%
2006 0.56% -1.58%
2005 0.59% -1.62%
2004 0.6% -1.12%
2003 0.62% -0.81%
2002 0.67% -0.8%
2001 0.73% -0.82%
2000 0.79% -0.7%
1999 0.87% -0.71%
1998 0.96% -0.72%
1997 1.03% -0.74%
1996 1.05% -0.76%
1995 1.09% -0.77%
1994 1.14% -0.69%
1993 1.16% -0.47%
1992 1.23% -0.11%
1991 1.37% 0.17%
1990 1.48% 0.37%
1989 1.54% 0.8%
1988 1.62% 1.07%
1987 1.62% 1.05%
1986 1.5% 0.97%
1985 1.37% 0.86%
1984 1.32% 0.83%
1983 1.46% 0.81%
1982 1.48% 0.71%
1981 1.29% 0.58%
1980 1.26% 0.45%
1979 1.34% 0.54%
1978 1.35% 0.73%
1977 1.37% 0.79%
1976 1.56% 0.82%
1975 1.78% 0.85%
1974 2.09% 0.91%
1973 2.31% 0.96%
1972 2.49% 1.09%
1971 2.78% 1.25%
1970 2.8% 1.04%
1969 2.78% 0.92%
1968 2.65% 1.13%
1967 2.6% 1.21%
1966 2.83% 1.23%
1965 2.41% 1.24%
1964 2.35% 1.25%
1963 2.49% 1.24%
1962 0.82% 1.41%
1961 -1.01% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

China Lithuania
Current population
1402578808
2829914
Population rank 2/197 140/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.03%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +46
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -24,618
Net migration rank 189/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -24,618
2024 - -318,992 - 2,617
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 -16,368 44,935
2022 -847,305 -293,846 -20,671 72,100
2021 480,203 -379,749 -24,433 19,657
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 -19,953 19,884
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 -13,212 10,665
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 -12,686 -3,459
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 -12,224 -28,027
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 -11,509 -30,612
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 -11,935 -22,560
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 -10,868 -12,387
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 -12,733 -16,769
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 -11,060 -21,387
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 -10,901 -38,518
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 -11,460 -78,887
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 -9,805 -32,186
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 -12,153 -16,482
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 -15,510 -21,815
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 -15,041 -24,730
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 -14,287 -51,357
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 -11,482 -32,312
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 -10,929 -22,701
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 -11,362 -12,627
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 -9,024 -24,733
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 -4,549 -16,077
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 -3,877 -20,533
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 -3,904 -22,002
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 -3,218 -22,324
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 -3,962 -23,236
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 -3,992 -23,509
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 -4,023 -24,104
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 1,473 -23,949
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 12,950 -25,175
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 14,817 -10,744
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 17,010 -8,840
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 17,316 -26,985
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 19,006 38,648
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 22,422 10,820
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 23,978 10,177
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 19,140 9,417
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 18,976 8,835
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 20,911 8,585
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 18,323 8,163
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 16,478 7,752
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 16,042 7,412
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 16,989 6,932
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 17,573 7,328
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 19,124 8,964
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 20,305 8,581
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 20,470 8,170
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 22,589 7,757
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 22,712 7,327
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 25,388 7,185
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 28,930 7,130
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 27,629 6,530
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 27,345 4,179
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 28,325 6,522
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 29,226 5,251
1966 19,282,187 4,165 30,381 4,799
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 30,309 4,196
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 34,048 3,820
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 33,918 3,428
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 34,933 2,899
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 40,376 2,550
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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