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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 2,021 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% growth).

China vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Luxembourg
2100 633,320,628 757,616
2099 643,959,697 759,426
2098 654,691,595 761,176
2097 665,517,335 763,015
2096 676,438,150 764,666
2095 687,457,915 765,990
2094 698,589,897 767,608
2093 709,852,629 769,178
2092 721,251,520 770,648
2091 732,791,748 772,463
2090 744,501,355 774,140
2089 756,404,299 775,834
2088 768,478,316 777,644
2087 780,707,622 779,590
2086 793,081,006 781,531
2085 805,608,315 783,409
2084 818,268,277 785,286
2083 830,972,107 786,877
2082 843,721,746 788,844
2081 856,534,631 790,684
2080 869,351,919 792,362
2079 882,146,959 794,006
2078 894,889,246 795,455
2077 907,592,919 796,986
2076 920,280,380 798,410
2075 932,956,157 799,754
2074 945,631,173 801,070
2073 958,352,980 802,482
2072 971,115,895 803,902
2071 983,938,054 804,943
2070 996,853,418 806,296
2069 1,009,905,851 807,272
2068 1,023,081,790 808,013
2067 1,036,420,010 808,667
2066 1,049,887,382 809,092
2065 1,063,477,623 809,449
2064 1,077,206,695 809,740
2063 1,090,982,303 810,010
2062 1,104,833,556 810,217
2061 1,118,682,849 810,062
2060 1,132,504,136 809,971
2059 1,146,199,736 809,738
2058 1,159,714,746 809,344
2057 1,172,963,523 808,943
2056 1,185,938,083 808,533
2055 1,198,550,408 807,418
2054 1,210,749,681 806,176
2053 1,222,500,569 804,878
2052 1,233,808,926 803,482
2051 1,244,584,333 801,594
2050 1,254,824,040 799,802
2049 1,264,598,914 797,764
2048 1,273,885,471 795,309
2047 1,282,701,271 792,814
2046 1,291,133,690 790,135
2045 1,299,154,327 787,133
2044 1,306,805,350 784,057
2043 1,314,176,710 780,860
2042 1,321,319,298 777,248
2041 1,328,219,755 773,499
2040 1,334,857,481 769,643
2039 1,341,265,381 765,360
2038 1,347,407,165 760,862
2037 1,353,377,505 756,459
2036 1,359,133,287 751,771
2035 1,364,651,508 746,768
2034 1,369,940,557 741,700
2033 1,375,003,005 736,388
2032 1,379,784,204 730,687
2031 1,384,301,522 724,969
2030 1,388,520,533 719,018
2029 1,392,490,007 712,675
2028 1,396,163,778 705,838
2027 1,399,515,824 698,918
2026 1,402,578,808 692,020
2025 1,405,826,385 684,765
2024 1,408,975,000 677,012
2023 1,410,710,000 666,430
2022 1,412,175,000 653,103
2021 1,412,360,000 640,064
2020 1,411,100,000 630,419
2019 1,407,745,000 620,001
2018 1,402,760,000 607,950
2017 1,396,215,000 596,336
2016 1,387,790,000 582,014
2015 1,379,860,000 569,604
2014 1,371,860,000 556,319
2013 1,363,240,000 543,360
2012 1,354,190,000 530,946
2011 1,345,035,000 518,347
2010 1,337,705,000 506,953
2009 1,331,260,000 497,783
2008 1,324,655,000 488,650
2007 1,317,885,000 479,993
2006 1,311,020,000 472,637
2005 1,303,720,000 465,158
2004 1,296,075,000 458,095
2003 1,288,400,000 451,630
2002 1,280,400,000 446,175
2001 1,271,850,000 441,525
2000 1,262,645,000 436,300
1999 1,252,735,000 430,475
1998 1,241,935,000 424,700
1997 1,230,075,000 419,450
1996 1,217,550,000 414,225
1995 1,204,855,000 408,625
1994 1,191,835,000 402,925
1993 1,178,440,000 397,475
1992 1,164,970,000 392,175
1991 1,150,780,000 387,000
1990 1,135,185,000 381,850
1989 1,118,650,000 377,100
1988 1,101,630,000 373,450
1987 1,084,035,000 370,750
1986 1,066,790,000 368,355
1985 1,051,040,000 366,706
1984 1,036,825,000 365,998
1983 1,023,310,000 365,622
1982 1,008,630,000 365,525
1981 993,885,000 365,225
1980 981,235,000 364,150
1979 969,005,000 362,856
1978 956,165,000 362,007
1977 943,455,000 361,358
1976 930,685,000 360,731
1975 916,395,000 358,950
1974 900,350,000 355,050
1973 881,940,000 350,450
1972 862,030,000 346,600
1971 841,105,000 342,421
1970 818,315,000 339,171
1969 796,025,000 337,500
1968 774,510,000 335,850
1967 754,550,000 334,995
1966 735,400,000 333,895
1965 715,185,000 331,500
1964 698,355,000 327,750
1963 682,335,000 324,100
1962 665,770,000 320,750
1961 660,330,000 316,845
1960 667,070,000 313,970

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/luxembourg | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K 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
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Luxembourg
2100 -1.65% -0.24%
2099 -1.64% -0.23%
2098 -1.63% -0.24%
2097 -1.61% -0.22%
2096 -1.6% -0.17%
2095 -1.59% -0.21%
2094 -1.59% -0.2%
2093 -1.58% -0.19%
2092 -1.57% -0.23%
2091 -1.57% -0.22%
2090 -1.57% -0.22%
2089 -1.57% -0.23%
2088 -1.57% -0.25%
2087 -1.56% -0.25%
2086 -1.56% -0.24%
2085 -1.55% -0.24%
2084 -1.53% -0.2%
2083 -1.51% -0.25%
2082 -1.5% -0.23%
2081 -1.47% -0.21%
2080 -1.45% -0.21%
2079 -1.42% -0.18%
2078 -1.4% -0.19%
2077 -1.38% -0.18%
2076 -1.36% -0.17%
2075 -1.34% -0.16%
2074 -1.33% -0.18%
2073 -1.31% -0.18%
2072 -1.3% -0.13%
2071 -1.3% -0.17%
2070 -1.29% -0.12%
2069 -1.29% -0.09%
2068 -1.29% -0.08%
2067 -1.28% -0.05%
2066 -1.28% -0.04%
2065 -1.27% -0.04%
2064 -1.26% -0.03%
2063 -1.25% -0.03%
2062 -1.24% 0.02%
2061 -1.22% 0.01%
2060 -1.19% 0.03%
2059 -1.17% 0.05%
2058 -1.13% 0.05%
2057 -1.09% 0.05%
2056 -1.05% 0.14%
2055 -1.01% 0.15%
2054 -0.96% 0.16%
2053 -0.92% 0.17%
2052 -0.87% 0.24%
2051 -0.82% 0.22%
2050 -0.77% 0.26%
2049 -0.73% 0.31%
2048 -0.69% 0.31%
2047 -0.65% 0.34%
2046 -0.62% 0.38%
2045 -0.59% 0.39%
2044 -0.56% 0.41%
2043 -0.54% 0.46%
2042 -0.52% 0.48%
2041 -0.5% 0.5%
2040 -0.48% 0.56%
2039 -0.46% 0.59%
2038 -0.44% 0.58%
2037 -0.42% 0.62%
2036 -0.4% 0.67%
2035 -0.39% 0.68%
2034 -0.37% 0.72%
2033 -0.35% 0.78%
2032 -0.33% 0.79%
2031 -0.3% 0.83%
2030 -0.29% 0.89%
2029 -0.26% 0.97%
2028 -0.24% 0.99%
2027 -0.22% 1%
2026 -0.23% 1.06%
2025 -0.22% 1.15%
2024 -0.12% 1.59%
2023 -0.1% 2.04%
2022 -0.01% 2.04%
2021 0.09% 1.53%
2020 0.24% 1.68%
2019 0.36% 1.98%
2018 0.47% 1.95%
2017 0.61% 2.46%
2016 0.57% 2.18%
2015 0.58% 2.39%
2014 0.63% 2.38%
2013 0.67% 2.34%
2012 0.68% 2.43%
2011 0.55% 2.25%
2010 0.48% 1.84%
2009 0.5% 1.87%
2008 0.51% 1.8%
2007 0.52% 1.56%
2006 0.56% 1.61%
2005 0.59% 1.54%
2004 0.6% 1.43%
2003 0.62% 1.22%
2002 0.67% 1.05%
2001 0.73% 1.2%
2000 0.79% 1.35%
1999 0.87% 1.36%
1998 0.96% 1.25%
1997 1.03% 1.26%
1996 1.05% 1.37%
1995 1.09% 1.41%
1994 1.14% 1.37%
1993 1.16% 1.35%
1992 1.23% 1.34%
1991 1.37% 1.35%
1990 1.48% 1.26%
1989 1.54% 0.98%
1988 1.62% 0.73%
1987 1.62% 0.65%
1986 1.5% 0.45%
1985 1.37% 0.19%
1984 1.32% 0.1%
1983 1.46% 0.03%
1982 1.48% 0.08%
1981 1.29% 0.3%
1980 1.26% 0.36%
1979 1.34% 0.23%
1978 1.35% 0.18%
1977 1.37% 0.17%
1976 1.56% 0.5%
1975 1.78% 1.1%
1974 2.09% 1.31%
1973 2.31% 1.11%
1972 2.49% 1.22%
1971 2.78% 0.96%
1970 2.8% 0.5%
1969 2.78% 0.49%
1968 2.65% 0.26%
1967 2.6% 0.33%
1966 2.83% 0.72%
1965 2.41% 1.14%
1964 2.35% 1.13%
1963 2.49% 1.04%
1962 0.82% 1.23%
1961 -1.01% 0.92%

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 Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

China Luxembourg
Current population
1402578808
693885
Population rank 2/197 164/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.008%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
49.7 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
1.38 hours
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +29
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 67/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 +5,237
Net migration rank 189/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 5,237
2024 - -318,992 - 5,677
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,933 5,905
2022 -847,305 -293,846 2,024 13,194
2021 480,203 -379,749 2,240 8,724
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,828 6,967
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,922 10,503
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,945 10,145
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,968 9,643
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 2,095 12,760
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 2,107 11,377
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 2,225 11,217
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 2,336 10,535
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 2,124 10,273
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,814 10,918
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 2,129 7,909
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,991 6,855
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 2,003 7,969
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 1,584 6,244
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 1,748 5,557
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 1,721 6,310
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 1,878 4,566
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 1,220 5,581
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 1,607 2,759
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 1,766 3,427
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 1,963 4,516
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 1,808 4,666
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 1,486 3,874
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 1,552 3,711
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 1,781 3,603
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 1,634 4,385
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 1,652 3,900
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 1,470 4,055
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 1,098 4,101
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 1,239 4,067
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 1,145 3,992
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 679 2,999
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 747 2,909
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 222 2,200
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 331 2,121
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 74 1,067
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 146 346
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 37 376
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 183 334
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 329 443
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 37 840
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 72 670
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 -145 3,155
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 -36 2,830
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 -578 2,802
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 -395 2,794
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 -390 2,728
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 -421 2,673
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 -35 4,143
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 69 4,274
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 272 853
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 303 833
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 604 850
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 837 752
1966 19,282,187 4,165 1,168 2,222
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 1,260 2,203
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 1,377 2,178
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 1,199 2,080
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 1,091 2,014
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 1,489 1,969
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 1,319 61

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/luxembourg | 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 Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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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)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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