The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 2,389,275 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 2,358,679 in Moldova.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 596 times bigger than Moldova's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.03% for Moldova.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -1.62% in Moldova.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.89M to 2.36M (18.4% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34% of the population in China and 38.6% in Moldova.
China vs Moldova: live population counter
China
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Moldova
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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2358679
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 145/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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7.67 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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19.9 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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15.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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19.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -27,088 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | -188 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | -68,508 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -2.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 196/197 |
China and Moldova: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Moldova
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Moldova
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China
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Moldova
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,058,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,103,327 | -1.01% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 2,147,227 | 0.82% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2,188,895 | 2.49% | 1.94% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2,228,000 | 2.35% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2,265,287 | 2.41% | 1.67% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 2,301,871 | 2.83% | 1.61% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 2,337,695 | 2.6% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 2,373,073 | 2.65% | 1.51% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 2,408,469 | 2.78% | 1.49% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 2,437,590 | 2.8% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 2,460,611 | 2.78% | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 2,484,742 | 2.49% | 0.98% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 2,510,584 | 2.31% | 1.04% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 2,538,164 | 2.09% | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 2,566,998 | 1.78% | 1.14% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 2,596,491 | 1.56% | 1.15% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 2,626,298 | 1.37% | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 2,656,211 | 1.35% | 1.14% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 2,683,035 | 1.34% | 1.01% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 2,708,675 | 1.26% | 0.96% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 2,735,987 | 1.29% | 1.01% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 2,763,101 | 1.48% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 2,791,207 | 1.46% | 1.02% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 2,820,518 | 1.32% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 2,850,787 | 1.37% | 1.07% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 2,883,057 | 1.5% | 1.13% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 2,916,306 | 1.62% | 1.15% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 2,948,891 | 1.62% | 1.12% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 2,970,039 | 1.54% | 0.72% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 2,977,912 | 1.48% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 2,981,566 | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 2,980,965 | 1.23% | -0.02% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 2,975,966 | 1.16% | -0.17% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 2,966,745 | 1.14% | -0.31% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 2,953,200 | 1.09% | -0.46% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 2,947,293 | 1.05% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 2,936,413 | 1.03% | -0.37% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 2,935,227 | 0.96% | -0.04% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 2,930,622 | 0.87% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 2,924,668 | 0.79% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 2,918,135 | 0.73% | -0.22% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 2,911,385 | 0.67% | -0.23% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 2,903,198 | 0.62% | -0.28% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 2,896,023 | 0.6% | -0.25% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 2,888,985 | 0.59% | -0.24% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 2,880,967 | 0.56% | -0.28% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 2,874,299 | 0.52% | -0.23% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 2,868,833 | 0.51% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 2,865,213 | 0.5% | -0.13% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 2,862,354 | 0.48% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 2,860,699 | 0.55% | -0.06% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 2,860,324 | 0.68% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 2,859,558 | 0.67% | -0.03% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 2,857,815 | 0.63% | -0.06% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 2,835,978 | 0.58% | -0.76% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 2,803,186 | 0.57% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 2,755,189 | 0.61% | -1.71% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 2,707,203 | 0.47% | -1.74% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 2,664,224 | 0.36% | -1.59% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 2,635,130 | 0.24% | -1.09% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 2,595,809 | 0.09% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 2,528,654 | -0.01% | -2.59% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 2,457,783 | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 2,389,275 | -0.12% | -2.79% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 2,358,679 | -0.23% | -1.28% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 2,331,249 | -0.22% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 2,308,519 | -0.23% | -0.97% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 2,285,773 | -0.25% | -0.99% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 2,262,909 | -0.27% | -1% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 2,239,915 | -0.29% | -1.02% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 2,217,099 | -0.32% | -1.02% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 2,194,590 | -0.34% | -1.02% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 2,172,083 | -0.36% | -1.03% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 2,149,558 | -0.38% | -1.04% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 2,127,153 | -0.4% | -1.04% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 2,105,178 | -0.41% | -1.03% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 2,083,762 | -0.43% | -1.02% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 2,062,803 | -0.45% | -1.01% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 2,042,214 | -0.47% | -1% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 2,022,294 | -0.49% | -0.98% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 2,003,296 | -0.51% | -0.94% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,984,924 | -0.53% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,966,961 | -0.55% | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,949,608 | -0.57% | -0.88% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,932,647 | -0.6% | -0.87% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,915,982 | -0.64% | -0.86% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,899,781 | -0.67% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,883,795 | -0.71% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,867,636 | -0.75% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,851,456 | -0.79% | -0.87% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Moldova lost 53,007 people (a 1.83% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by -477,299 (a 16.8% decline).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2005 and ranked 145th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Moldova will decrease by 21.5% to 1,851,456 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.
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Population differences between China and Moldova
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China
|
Moldova
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 71.5 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 39.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 46:54 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 187.9 ppl/mi² |
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