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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 254.8 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

China vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Mauritania
2100 633,320,628 17,309,980
2099 643,959,697 17,202,690
2098 654,691,595 17,090,030
2097 665,517,335 16,975,270
2096 676,438,150 16,857,252
2095 687,457,915 16,739,240
2094 698,589,897 16,617,272
2093 709,852,629 16,492,589
2092 721,251,520 16,366,098
2091 732,791,748 16,235,771
2090 744,501,355 16,103,700
2089 756,404,299 15,969,059
2088 768,478,316 15,831,339
2087 780,707,622 15,690,143
2086 793,081,006 15,547,605
2085 805,608,315 15,403,967
2084 818,268,277 15,257,740
2083 830,972,107 15,108,271
2082 843,721,746 14,958,279
2081 856,534,631 14,805,332
2080 869,351,919 14,651,508
2079 882,146,959 14,496,397
2078 894,889,246 14,337,117
2077 907,592,919 14,175,812
2076 920,280,380 14,013,255
2075 932,956,157 13,849,027
2074 945,631,173 13,684,146
2073 958,352,980 13,517,681
2072 971,115,895 13,349,376
2071 983,938,054 13,178,237
2070 996,853,418 13,007,812
2069 1,009,905,851 12,835,311
2068 1,023,081,790 12,662,862
2067 1,036,420,010 12,487,379
2066 1,049,887,382 12,311,503
2065 1,063,477,623 12,136,616
2064 1,077,206,695 11,958,955
2063 1,090,982,303 11,783,144
2062 1,104,833,556 11,606,044
2061 1,118,682,849 11,428,738
2060 1,132,504,136 11,251,427
2059 1,146,199,736 11,072,236
2058 1,159,714,746 10,892,076
2057 1,172,963,523 10,713,858
2056 1,185,938,083 10,536,935
2055 1,198,550,408 10,358,532
2054 1,210,749,681 10,179,658
2053 1,222,500,569 9,999,712
2052 1,233,808,926 9,819,098
2051 1,244,584,333 9,639,209
2050 1,254,824,040 9,461,249
2049 1,264,598,914 9,283,353
2048 1,273,885,471 9,104,299
2047 1,282,701,271 8,926,851
2046 1,291,133,690 8,748,845
2045 1,299,154,327 8,572,397
2044 1,306,805,350 8,397,189
2043 1,314,176,710 8,222,194
2042 1,321,319,298 8,048,139
2041 1,328,219,755 7,876,803
2040 1,334,857,481 7,706,696
2039 1,341,265,381 7,537,689
2038 1,347,407,165 7,369,184
2037 1,353,377,505 7,202,472
2036 1,359,133,287 7,036,729
2035 1,364,651,508 6,871,981
2034 1,369,940,557 6,708,364
2033 1,375,003,005 6,546,168
2032 1,379,784,204 6,385,827
2031 1,384,301,522 6,227,564
2030 1,388,520,533 6,070,865
2029 1,392,490,007 5,916,516
2028 1,396,163,778 5,764,060
2027 1,399,515,824 5,613,919
2026 1,402,578,808 5,464,898
2025 1,405,826,385 5,317,228
2024 1,408,975,000 5,169,395
2023 1,410,710,000 5,022,441
2022 1,412,175,000 4,875,637
2021 1,412,360,000 4,734,874
2020 1,411,100,000 4,600,131
2019 1,407,745,000 4,467,708
2018 1,402,760,000 4,337,685
2017 1,396,215,000 4,210,600
2016 1,387,790,000 4,086,657
2015 1,379,860,000 3,965,959
2014 1,371,860,000 3,848,514
2013 1,363,240,000 3,734,318
2012 1,354,190,000 3,619,034
2011 1,345,035,000 3,502,811
2010 1,337,705,000 3,390,965
2009 1,331,260,000 3,284,448
2008 1,324,655,000 3,183,269
2007 1,317,885,000 3,093,059
2006 1,311,020,000 3,013,660
2005 1,303,720,000 2,939,059
2004 1,296,075,000 2,868,664
2003 1,288,400,000 2,802,046
2002 1,280,400,000 2,738,655
2001 1,271,850,000 2,678,760
2000 1,262,645,000 2,613,441
1999 1,252,735,000 2,541,698
1998 1,241,935,000 2,474,651
1997 1,230,075,000 2,411,306
1996 1,217,550,000 2,358,188
1995 1,204,855,000 2,312,017
1994 1,191,835,000 2,249,454
1993 1,178,440,000 2,174,328
1992 1,164,970,000 2,088,135
1991 1,150,780,000 2,009,738
1990 1,135,185,000 1,951,878
1989 1,118,650,000 1,903,048
1988 1,101,630,000 1,855,859
1987 1,084,035,000 1,803,014
1986 1,066,790,000 1,751,835
1985 1,051,040,000 1,702,107
1984 1,036,825,000 1,653,693
1983 1,023,310,000 1,606,746
1982 1,008,630,000 1,561,176
1981 993,885,000 1,516,877
1980 981,235,000 1,474,043
1979 969,005,000 1,432,758
1978 956,165,000 1,392,713
1977 943,455,000 1,353,768
1976 930,685,000 1,315,336
1975 916,395,000 1,277,330
1974 900,350,000 1,240,188
1973 881,940,000 1,203,838
1972 862,030,000 1,168,355
1971 841,105,000 1,133,702
1970 818,315,000 1,099,806
1969 796,025,000 1,066,754
1968 774,510,000 1,034,739
1967 754,550,000 1,003,843
1966 735,400,000 974,157
1965 715,185,000 945,838
1964 698,355,000 918,955
1963 682,335,000 893,423
1962 665,770,000 869,184
1961 660,330,000 846,167
1960 667,070,000 824,298

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 Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M 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
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Mauritania
2100 -1.65% 0.62%
2099 -1.64% 0.66%
2098 -1.63% 0.68%
2097 -1.61% 0.7%
2096 -1.6% 0.7%
2095 -1.59% 0.73%
2094 -1.59% 0.76%
2093 -1.58% 0.77%
2092 -1.57% 0.8%
2091 -1.57% 0.82%
2090 -1.57% 0.84%
2089 -1.57% 0.87%
2088 -1.57% 0.9%
2087 -1.56% 0.92%
2086 -1.56% 0.93%
2085 -1.55% 0.96%
2084 -1.53% 0.99%
2083 -1.51% 1%
2082 -1.5% 1.03%
2081 -1.47% 1.05%
2080 -1.45% 1.07%
2079 -1.42% 1.11%
2078 -1.4% 1.14%
2077 -1.38% 1.16%
2076 -1.36% 1.19%
2075 -1.34% 1.2%
2074 -1.33% 1.23%
2073 -1.31% 1.26%
2072 -1.3% 1.3%
2071 -1.3% 1.31%
2070 -1.29% 1.34%
2069 -1.29% 1.36%
2068 -1.29% 1.41%
2067 -1.28% 1.43%
2066 -1.28% 1.44%
2065 -1.27% 1.49%
2064 -1.26% 1.49%
2063 -1.25% 1.53%
2062 -1.24% 1.55%
2061 -1.22% 1.58%
2060 -1.19% 1.62%
2059 -1.17% 1.65%
2058 -1.13% 1.66%
2057 -1.09% 1.68%
2056 -1.05% 1.72%
2055 -1.01% 1.76%
2054 -0.96% 1.8%
2053 -0.92% 1.84%
2052 -0.87% 1.87%
2051 -0.82% 1.88%
2050 -0.77% 1.92%
2049 -0.73% 1.97%
2048 -0.69% 1.99%
2047 -0.65% 2.03%
2046 -0.62% 2.06%
2045 -0.59% 2.09%
2044 -0.56% 2.13%
2043 -0.54% 2.16%
2042 -0.52% 2.18%
2041 -0.5% 2.21%
2040 -0.48% 2.24%
2039 -0.46% 2.29%
2038 -0.44% 2.31%
2037 -0.42% 2.36%
2036 -0.4% 2.4%
2035 -0.39% 2.44%
2034 -0.37% 2.48%
2033 -0.35% 2.51%
2032 -0.33% 2.54%
2031 -0.3% 2.58%
2030 -0.29% 2.61%
2029 -0.26% 2.64%
2028 -0.24% 2.67%
2027 -0.22% 2.73%
2026 -0.23% 2.78%
2025 -0.22% 2.86%
2024 -0.12% 2.93%
2023 -0.1% 3.01%
2022 -0.01% 2.97%
2021 0.09% 2.93%
2020 0.24% 2.96%
2019 0.36% 3%
2018 0.47% 3.02%
2017 0.61% 3.03%
2016 0.57% 3.04%
2015 0.58% 3.05%
2014 0.63% 3.06%
2013 0.67% 3.19%
2012 0.68% 3.32%
2011 0.55% 3.3%
2010 0.48% 3.24%
2009 0.5% 3.18%
2008 0.51% 2.92%
2007 0.52% 2.63%
2006 0.56% 2.54%
2005 0.59% 2.45%
2004 0.6% 2.38%
2003 0.62% 2.31%
2002 0.67% 2.24%
2001 0.73% 2.5%
2000 0.79% 2.82%
1999 0.87% 2.71%
1998 0.96% 2.63%
1997 1.03% 2.25%
1996 1.05% 2%
1995 1.09% 2.78%
1994 1.14% 3.46%
1993 1.16% 4.13%
1992 1.23% 3.9%
1991 1.37% 2.96%
1990 1.48% 2.57%
1989 1.54% 2.54%
1988 1.62% 2.93%
1987 1.62% 2.92%
1986 1.5% 2.92%
1985 1.37% 2.93%
1984 1.32% 2.92%
1983 1.46% 2.92%
1982 1.48% 2.92%
1981 1.29% 2.91%
1980 1.26% 2.88%
1979 1.34% 2.88%
1978 1.35% 2.88%
1977 1.37% 2.92%
1976 1.56% 2.98%
1975 1.78% 2.99%
1974 2.09% 3.02%
1973 2.31% 3.04%
1972 2.49% 3.06%
1971 2.78% 3.08%
1970 2.8% 3.1%
1969 2.78% 3.09%
1968 2.65% 3.08%
1967 2.6% 3.05%
1966 2.83% 2.99%
1965 2.41% 2.93%
1964 2.35% 2.86%
1963 2.49% 2.79%
1962 0.82% 2.72%
1961 -1.01% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

China Mauritania
Current population
1402578808
5505206
Population rank 2/197 122/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.07%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
3.58 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
3.04 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +403
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 17/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -5,044
Net migration rank 189/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -5,044
2024 - -318,992 - -2,185
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 145,164 2,999
2022 -847,305 -293,846 142,451 2,999
2021 480,203 -379,749 137,557 -1,483
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 134,899 -1,483
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 134,460 -3,019
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 131,584 -2,987
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 128,562 -3,001
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 125,342 -3,008
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 122,092 -3,019
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 118,792 -2,980
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 115,558 -2,987
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 113,489 4,515
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 111,165 3,272
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 108,121 1,128
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 105,273 -1,481
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 102,432 -3,860
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 98,895 -17,048
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 94,991 -18,033
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 90,940 -18,693
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 87,578 -19,042
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 83,804 -19,104
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 80,993 -18,903
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 78,769 -21,067
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 75,929 -2,997
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 73,554 -2,999
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 72,045 -8,504
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 71,327 -8,187
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 71,939 -28,840
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 72,244 -22,997
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 70,570 5,304
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 68,167 6,217
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 63,501 34,505
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 61,782 -2,997
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 59,934 -3,000
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 58,666 -17,941
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 56,654 -2,997
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 55,037 -2,998
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 53,313 -2,998
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 52,125 -2,998
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 50,705 -2,998
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 49,187 -2,998
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 47,947 -2,998
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 46,641 -2,998
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 45,026 -2,997
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 43,537 -2,997
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 42,539 -2,998
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 41,352 -2,999
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 40,149 -1,645
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 38,975 -1,472
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 38,106 -1,321
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 37,122 -1,201
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 36,184 -1,139
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 35,279 -1,014
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 34,382 -855
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 33,252 -688
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 32,029 -565
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 30,853 -514
1966 19,282,187 4,165 29,502 -466
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 28,028 -434
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 26,565 -390
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 25,250 -362
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 23,927 -342
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 22,781 -332
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 21,604 -318

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

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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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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