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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 53.6 times bigger than Mali's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

China vs Mali: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Mali
2100 633,320,628 80,371,693
2099 643,959,697 80,051,982
2098 654,691,595 79,712,985
2097 665,517,335 79,363,373
2096 676,438,150 78,996,636
2095 687,457,915 78,611,169
2094 698,589,897 78,201,275
2093 709,852,629 77,780,277
2092 721,251,520 77,346,576
2091 732,791,748 76,892,849
2090 744,501,355 76,418,075
2089 756,404,299 75,924,551
2088 768,478,316 75,413,374
2087 780,707,622 74,882,872
2086 793,081,006 74,339,859
2085 805,608,315 73,778,163
2084 818,268,277 73,197,940
2083 830,972,107 72,596,727
2082 843,721,746 71,983,705
2081 856,534,631 71,348,537
2080 869,351,919 70,707,220
2079 882,146,959 70,044,626
2078 894,889,246 69,367,218
2077 907,592,919 68,675,750
2076 920,280,380 67,972,574
2075 932,956,157 67,256,565
2074 945,631,173 66,523,454
2073 958,352,980 65,776,035
2072 971,115,895 65,016,928
2071 983,938,054 64,239,726
2070 996,853,418 63,457,636
2069 1,009,905,851 62,664,074
2068 1,023,081,790 61,857,029
2067 1,036,420,010 61,042,577
2066 1,049,887,382 60,222,511
2065 1,063,477,623 59,400,594
2064 1,077,206,695 58,567,263
2063 1,090,982,303 57,727,308
2062 1,104,833,556 56,880,111
2061 1,118,682,849 56,026,848
2060 1,132,504,136 55,166,339
2059 1,146,199,736 54,304,533
2058 1,159,714,746 53,437,711
2057 1,172,963,523 52,565,517
2056 1,185,938,083 51,691,907
2055 1,198,550,408 50,813,138
2054 1,210,749,681 49,936,085
2053 1,222,500,569 49,053,898
2052 1,233,808,926 48,167,179
2051 1,244,584,333 47,280,403
2050 1,254,824,040 46,390,999
2049 1,264,598,914 45,505,968
2048 1,273,885,471 44,617,075
2047 1,282,701,271 43,730,396
2046 1,291,133,690 42,840,806
2045 1,299,154,327 41,951,176
2044 1,306,805,350 41,061,960
2043 1,314,176,710 40,172,937
2042 1,321,319,298 39,286,024
2041 1,328,219,755 38,406,403
2040 1,334,857,481 37,525,963
2039 1,341,265,381 36,652,557
2038 1,347,407,165 35,772,629
2037 1,353,377,505 34,902,845
2036 1,359,133,287 34,036,236
2035 1,364,651,508 33,178,665
2034 1,369,940,557 32,328,037
2033 1,375,003,005 31,486,276
2032 1,379,784,204 30,655,886
2031 1,384,301,522 29,833,522
2030 1,388,520,533 29,028,860
2029 1,392,490,007 28,235,559
2028 1,396,163,778 27,456,170
2027 1,399,515,824 26,690,187
2026 1,402,578,808 25,940,320
2025 1,405,826,385 25,201,616
2024 1,408,975,000 24,478,595
2023 1,410,710,000 23,769,127
2022 1,412,175,000 23,072,640
2021 1,412,360,000 22,388,630
2020 1,411,100,000 21,713,836
2019 1,407,745,000 21,068,405
2018 1,402,760,000 20,442,030
2017 1,396,215,000 19,813,011
2016 1,387,790,000 19,191,289
2015 1,379,860,000 18,593,022
2014 1,371,860,000 18,020,267
2013 1,363,240,000 17,459,615
2012 1,354,190,000 16,957,033
2011 1,345,035,000 16,469,049
2010 1,337,705,000 15,945,198
2009 1,331,260,000 15,435,539
2008 1,324,655,000 14,940,782
2007 1,317,885,000 14,457,775
2006 1,311,020,000 13,990,139
2005 1,303,720,000 13,538,647
2004 1,296,075,000 13,102,409
2003 1,288,400,000 12,684,955
2002 1,280,400,000 12,288,050
2001 1,271,850,000 11,912,158
2000 1,262,645,000 11,559,290
1999 1,252,735,000 11,227,415
1998 1,241,935,000 10,919,573
1997 1,230,075,000 10,646,495
1996 1,217,550,000 10,407,278
1995 1,204,855,000 10,185,365
1994 1,191,835,000 9,967,031
1993 1,178,440,000 9,754,786
1992 1,164,970,000 9,553,540
1991 1,150,780,000 9,362,888
1990 1,135,185,000 9,178,830
1989 1,118,650,000 8,999,938
1988 1,101,630,000 8,833,996
1987 1,084,035,000 8,681,164
1986 1,066,790,000 8,531,277
1985 1,051,040,000 8,374,663
1984 1,036,825,000 8,208,599
1983 1,023,310,000 8,034,400
1982 1,008,630,000 7,860,194
1981 993,885,000 7,692,766
1980 981,235,000 7,530,515
1979 969,005,000 7,375,266
1978 956,165,000 7,229,651
1977 943,455,000 7,090,979
1976 930,685,000 6,960,979
1975 916,395,000 6,837,261
1974 900,350,000 6,715,436
1973 881,940,000 6,597,106
1972 862,030,000 6,483,726
1971 841,105,000 6,377,944
1970 818,315,000 6,276,472
1969 796,025,000 6,177,704
1968 774,510,000 6,082,979
1967 754,550,000 5,990,906
1966 735,400,000 5,902,204
1965 715,185,000 5,815,487
1964 698,355,000 5,730,125
1963 682,335,000 5,646,605
1962 665,770,000 5,563,917
1961 660,330,000 5,482,283
1960 667,070,000 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Mali
2100 -1.65% 0.4%
2099 -1.64% 0.43%
2098 -1.63% 0.44%
2097 -1.61% 0.46%
2096 -1.6% 0.49%
2095 -1.59% 0.52%
2094 -1.59% 0.54%
2093 -1.58% 0.56%
2092 -1.57% 0.59%
2091 -1.57% 0.62%
2090 -1.57% 0.65%
2089 -1.57% 0.68%
2088 -1.57% 0.71%
2087 -1.56% 0.73%
2086 -1.56% 0.76%
2085 -1.55% 0.79%
2084 -1.53% 0.83%
2083 -1.51% 0.85%
2082 -1.5% 0.89%
2081 -1.47% 0.91%
2080 -1.45% 0.95%
2079 -1.42% 0.98%
2078 -1.4% 1.01%
2077 -1.38% 1.03%
2076 -1.36% 1.06%
2075 -1.34% 1.1%
2074 -1.33% 1.14%
2073 -1.31% 1.17%
2072 -1.3% 1.21%
2071 -1.3% 1.23%
2070 -1.29% 1.27%
2069 -1.29% 1.3%
2068 -1.29% 1.33%
2067 -1.28% 1.36%
2066 -1.28% 1.38%
2065 -1.27% 1.42%
2064 -1.26% 1.46%
2063 -1.25% 1.49%
2062 -1.24% 1.52%
2061 -1.22% 1.56%
2060 -1.19% 1.59%
2059 -1.17% 1.62%
2058 -1.13% 1.66%
2057 -1.09% 1.69%
2056 -1.05% 1.73%
2055 -1.01% 1.76%
2054 -0.96% 1.8%
2053 -0.92% 1.84%
2052 -0.87% 1.88%
2051 -0.82% 1.92%
2050 -0.77% 1.94%
2049 -0.73% 1.99%
2048 -0.69% 2.03%
2047 -0.65% 2.08%
2046 -0.62% 2.12%
2045 -0.59% 2.17%
2044 -0.56% 2.21%
2043 -0.54% 2.26%
2042 -0.52% 2.29%
2041 -0.5% 2.35%
2040 -0.48% 2.38%
2039 -0.46% 2.46%
2038 -0.44% 2.49%
2037 -0.42% 2.55%
2036 -0.4% 2.58%
2035 -0.39% 2.63%
2034 -0.37% 2.67%
2033 -0.35% 2.71%
2032 -0.33% 2.76%
2031 -0.3% 2.77%
2030 -0.29% 2.81%
2029 -0.26% 2.84%
2028 -0.24% 2.87%
2027 -0.22% 2.89%
2026 -0.23% 2.93%
2025 -0.22% 2.95%
2024 -0.12% 2.98%
2023 -0.1% 3.02%
2022 -0.01% 3.06%
2021 0.09% 3.11%
2020 0.24% 3.06%
2019 0.36% 3.06%
2018 0.47% 3.17%
2017 0.61% 3.24%
2016 0.57% 3.22%
2015 0.58% 3.18%
2014 0.63% 3.21%
2013 0.67% 2.96%
2012 0.68% 2.96%
2011 0.55% 3.29%
2010 0.48% 3.3%
2009 0.5% 3.31%
2008 0.51% 3.34%
2007 0.52% 3.34%
2006 0.56% 3.33%
2005 0.59% 3.33%
2004 0.6% 3.29%
2003 0.62% 3.23%
2002 0.67% 3.16%
2001 0.73% 3.05%
2000 0.79% 2.96%
1999 0.87% 2.82%
1998 0.96% 2.56%
1997 1.03% 2.3%
1996 1.05% 2.18%
1995 1.09% 2.19%
1994 1.14% 2.18%
1993 1.16% 2.11%
1992 1.23% 2.04%
1991 1.37% 2.01%
1990 1.48% 1.99%
1989 1.54% 1.88%
1988 1.62% 1.76%
1987 1.62% 1.76%
1986 1.5% 1.87%
1985 1.37% 2.02%
1984 1.32% 2.17%
1983 1.46% 2.22%
1982 1.48% 2.18%
1981 1.29% 2.15%
1980 1.26% 2.1%
1979 1.34% 2.01%
1978 1.35% 1.96%
1977 1.37% 1.87%
1976 1.56% 1.81%
1975 1.78% 1.81%
1974 2.09% 1.79%
1973 2.31% 1.75%
1972 2.49% 1.66%
1971 2.78% 1.62%
1970 2.8% 1.6%
1969 2.78% 1.56%
1968 2.65% 1.54%
1967 2.6% 1.5%
1966 2.83% 1.49%
1965 2.41% 1.49%
1964 2.35% 1.48%
1963 2.49% 1.49%
1962 0.82% 1.49%
1961 -1.01% 1.48%

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/mali | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

China Mali
Current population
1402578808
26143152
Population rank 2/197 58/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.32%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
44.5 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
33.1 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 15/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -48,019
Net migration rank 189/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -48,019
2024 - -318,992 - -46,880
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 746,398 -39,953
2022 -847,305 -293,846 726,465 -39,951
2021 480,203 -379,749 703,674 -22,210
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 683,053 -14,962
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 667,110 -44,373
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 670,723 -40,710
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 661,973 -33,942
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 645,652 -30,251
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 630,006 -48,872
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 614,419 -50,068
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 597,887 -40,951
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 588,748 -140,507
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 570,899 -43,160
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 554,447 -34,483
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 533,730 -34,383
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 514,665 -24,509
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 495,800 -19,945
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 477,665 -18,247
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 460,964 -17,413
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 439,717 -10,796
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 417,766 -11,768
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 396,732 -8,914
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 376,472 -12,507
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 359,159 -17,395
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 343,705 -21,702
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 323,940 -30,255
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 308,429 -55,978
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 293,953 -67,974
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 285,598 -67,763
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 282,356 -63,533
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 274,480 -68,816
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 267,605 -70,789
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 261,656 -77,172
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 252,308 -68,668
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 249,929 -75,771
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 245,682 -87,952
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 238,871 -90,940
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 233,799 -81,970
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 224,734 -63,347
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 218,078 -47,331
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 211,795 -34,132
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 204,892 -34,140
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 198,227 -34,130
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 190,560 -30,156
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 182,449 -32,353
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 172,652 -31,520
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 165,071 -28,853
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 157,778 -33,999
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 150,222 -26,572
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 142,448 -22,449
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 135,801 -19,137
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 129,687 -19,594
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 123,591 -22,127
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 118,952 -17,479
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 114,361 -18,302
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 111,403 -18,015
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 107,650 -16,900
1966 19,282,187 4,165 103,684 -17,032
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 100,451 -13,662
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 97,166 -13,226
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 95,055 -11,951
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 93,101 -10,821
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 91,115 -10,139
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/mali | 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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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