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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 36.1 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 17.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

China vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Morocco
2100 633,320,628 38,181,184
2099 643,959,697 38,411,679
2098 654,691,595 38,639,306
2097 665,517,335 38,863,211
2096 676,438,150 39,084,772
2095 687,457,915 39,302,453
2094 698,589,897 39,515,556
2093 709,852,629 39,726,709
2092 721,251,520 39,934,218
2091 732,791,748 40,138,565
2090 744,501,355 40,337,690
2089 756,404,299 40,532,151
2088 768,478,316 40,718,654
2087 780,707,622 40,902,624
2086 793,081,006 41,085,174
2085 805,608,315 41,264,970
2084 818,268,277 41,438,801
2083 830,972,107 41,604,865
2082 843,721,746 41,768,393
2081 856,534,631 41,927,610
2080 869,351,919 42,082,087
2079 882,146,959 42,233,228
2078 894,889,246 42,377,404
2077 907,592,919 42,515,702
2076 920,280,380 42,648,054
2075 932,956,157 42,775,325
2074 945,631,173 42,898,811
2073 958,352,980 43,017,234
2072 971,115,895 43,128,932
2071 983,938,054 43,232,517
2070 996,853,418 43,332,679
2069 1,009,905,851 43,423,419
2068 1,023,081,790 43,507,485
2067 1,036,420,010 43,586,077
2066 1,049,887,382 43,654,657
2065 1,063,477,623 43,723,648
2064 1,077,206,695 43,781,054
2063 1,090,982,303 43,828,593
2062 1,104,833,556 43,871,197
2061 1,118,682,849 43,902,710
2060 1,132,504,136 43,927,001
2059 1,146,199,736 43,942,510
2058 1,159,714,746 43,944,996
2057 1,172,963,523 43,939,695
2056 1,185,938,083 43,927,624
2055 1,198,550,408 43,902,661
2054 1,210,749,681 43,866,486
2053 1,222,500,569 43,819,100
2052 1,233,808,926 43,759,239
2051 1,244,584,333 43,688,144
2050 1,254,824,040 43,605,074
2049 1,264,598,914 43,517,919
2048 1,273,885,471 43,417,554
2047 1,282,701,271 43,308,462
2046 1,291,133,690 43,192,511
2045 1,299,154,327 43,065,569
2044 1,306,805,350 42,925,634
2043 1,314,176,710 42,780,215
2042 1,321,319,298 42,623,872
2041 1,328,219,755 42,456,113
2040 1,334,857,481 42,280,578
2039 1,341,265,381 42,098,906
2038 1,347,407,165 41,902,451
2037 1,353,377,505 41,700,541
2036 1,359,133,287 41,488,891
2035 1,364,651,508 41,266,216
2034 1,369,940,557 41,037,058
2033 1,375,003,005 40,795,454
2032 1,379,784,204 40,544,755
2031 1,384,301,522 40,280,535
2030 1,388,520,533 40,005,642
2029 1,392,490,007 39,720,087
2028 1,396,163,778 39,422,016
2027 1,399,515,824 39,109,148
2026 1,402,578,808 38,783,685
2025 1,405,826,385 38,442,658
2024 1,408,975,000 38,081,173
2023 1,410,710,000 37,712,505
2022 1,412,175,000 37,329,064
2021 1,412,360,000 36,954,442
2020 1,411,100,000 36,584,208
2019 1,407,745,000 36,210,898
2018 1,402,760,000 35,839,760
2017 1,396,215,000 35,446,392
2016 1,387,790,000 35,023,457
2015 1,379,860,000 34,607,588
2014 1,371,860,000 34,204,780
2013 1,363,240,000 33,787,571
2012 1,354,190,000 33,355,241
2011 1,345,035,000 32,912,588
2010 1,337,705,000 32,467,016
2009 1,331,260,000 32,030,778
2008 1,324,655,000 31,606,767
2007 1,317,885,000 31,186,468
2006 1,311,020,000 30,771,178
2005 1,303,720,000 30,358,144
2004 1,296,075,000 29,953,018
2003 1,288,400,000 29,571,415
2002 1,280,400,000 29,198,142
2001 1,271,850,000 28,814,643
2000 1,262,645,000 28,423,435
1999 1,252,735,000 28,027,179
1998 1,241,935,000 27,621,648
1997 1,230,075,000 27,213,337
1996 1,217,550,000 26,808,107
1995 1,204,855,000 26,399,429
1994 1,191,835,000 26,000,822
1993 1,178,440,000 25,614,586
1992 1,164,970,000 25,212,468
1991 1,150,780,000 24,799,014
1990 1,135,185,000 24,375,551
1989 1,118,650,000 23,939,414
1988 1,101,630,000 23,500,524
1987 1,084,035,000 23,054,392
1986 1,066,790,000 22,600,803
1985 1,051,040,000 22,113,953
1984 1,036,825,000 21,593,778
1983 1,023,310,000 21,060,696
1982 1,008,630,000 20,520,318
1981 993,885,000 19,985,401
1980 981,235,000 19,459,943
1979 969,005,000 18,955,589
1978 956,165,000 18,477,385
1977 943,455,000 18,014,756
1976 930,685,000 17,574,182
1975 916,395,000 17,150,786
1974 900,350,000 16,733,842
1973 881,940,000 16,326,269
1972 862,030,000 15,924,692
1971 841,105,000 15,527,225
1970 818,315,000 15,129,449
1969 796,025,000 14,734,255
1968 774,510,000 14,347,899
1967 754,550,000 13,968,175
1966 735,400,000 13,597,065
1965 715,185,000 13,239,171
1964 698,355,000 12,898,886
1963 682,335,000 12,577,502
1962 665,770,000 12,253,092
1961 660,330,000 11,931,085
1960 667,070,000 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Morocco
2100 -1.65% -0.6%
2099 -1.64% -0.59%
2098 -1.63% -0.58%
2097 -1.61% -0.57%
2096 -1.6% -0.55%
2095 -1.59% -0.54%
2094 -1.59% -0.53%
2093 -1.58% -0.52%
2092 -1.57% -0.51%
2091 -1.57% -0.49%
2090 -1.57% -0.48%
2089 -1.57% -0.46%
2088 -1.57% -0.45%
2087 -1.56% -0.44%
2086 -1.56% -0.44%
2085 -1.55% -0.42%
2084 -1.53% -0.4%
2083 -1.51% -0.39%
2082 -1.5% -0.38%
2081 -1.47% -0.37%
2080 -1.45% -0.36%
2079 -1.42% -0.34%
2078 -1.4% -0.33%
2077 -1.38% -0.31%
2076 -1.36% -0.3%
2075 -1.34% -0.29%
2074 -1.33% -0.28%
2073 -1.31% -0.26%
2072 -1.3% -0.24%
2071 -1.3% -0.23%
2070 -1.29% -0.21%
2069 -1.29% -0.19%
2068 -1.29% -0.18%
2067 -1.28% -0.16%
2066 -1.28% -0.16%
2065 -1.27% -0.13%
2064 -1.26% -0.11%
2063 -1.25% -0.1%
2062 -1.24% -0.07%
2061 -1.22% -0.06%
2060 -1.19% -0.04%
2059 -1.17% -0.006%
2058 -1.13% 0.01%
2057 -1.09% 0.03%
2056 -1.05% 0.06%
2055 -1.01% 0.08%
2054 -0.96% 0.11%
2053 -0.92% 0.14%
2052 -0.87% 0.16%
2051 -0.82% 0.19%
2050 -0.77% 0.2%
2049 -0.73% 0.23%
2048 -0.69% 0.25%
2047 -0.65% 0.27%
2046 -0.62% 0.29%
2045 -0.59% 0.33%
2044 -0.56% 0.34%
2043 -0.54% 0.37%
2042 -0.52% 0.4%
2041 -0.5% 0.42%
2040 -0.48% 0.43%
2039 -0.46% 0.47%
2038 -0.44% 0.48%
2037 -0.42% 0.51%
2036 -0.4% 0.54%
2035 -0.39% 0.56%
2034 -0.37% 0.59%
2033 -0.35% 0.62%
2032 -0.33% 0.66%
2031 -0.3% 0.69%
2030 -0.29% 0.72%
2029 -0.26% 0.76%
2028 -0.24% 0.8%
2027 -0.22% 0.84%
2026 -0.23% 0.89%
2025 -0.22% 0.95%
2024 -0.12% 0.98%
2023 -0.1% 1.03%
2022 -0.01% 1.01%
2021 0.09% 1.01%
2020 0.24% 1.03%
2019 0.36% 1.04%
2018 0.47% 1.11%
2017 0.61% 1.21%
2016 0.57% 1.2%
2015 0.58% 1.18%
2014 0.63% 1.23%
2013 0.67% 1.3%
2012 0.68% 1.34%
2011 0.55% 1.37%
2010 0.48% 1.36%
2009 0.5% 1.34%
2008 0.51% 1.35%
2007 0.52% 1.35%
2006 0.56% 1.36%
2005 0.59% 1.35%
2004 0.6% 1.29%
2003 0.62% 1.28%
2002 0.67% 1.33%
2001 0.73% 1.38%
2000 0.79% 1.41%
1999 0.87% 1.47%
1998 0.96% 1.5%
1997 1.03% 1.51%
1996 1.05% 1.55%
1995 1.09% 1.53%
1994 1.14% 1.51%
1993 1.16% 1.59%
1992 1.23% 1.67%
1991 1.37% 1.74%
1990 1.48% 1.82%
1989 1.54% 1.87%
1988 1.62% 1.94%
1987 1.62% 2.01%
1986 1.5% 2.2%
1985 1.37% 2.41%
1984 1.32% 2.53%
1983 1.46% 2.63%
1982 1.48% 2.68%
1981 1.29% 2.7%
1980 1.26% 2.66%
1979 1.34% 2.59%
1978 1.35% 2.57%
1977 1.37% 2.51%
1976 1.56% 2.47%
1975 1.78% 2.49%
1974 2.09% 2.5%
1973 2.31% 2.52%
1972 2.49% 2.56%
1971 2.78% 2.63%
1970 2.8% 2.68%
1969 2.78% 2.69%
1968 2.65% 2.72%
1967 2.6% 2.73%
1966 2.83% 2.7%
1965 2.41% 2.64%
1964 2.35% 2.56%
1963 2.49% 2.65%
1962 0.82% 2.7%
1961 -1.01% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

China Morocco
Current population
1402578808
38871720
Population rank 2/197 41/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.47%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
50.1 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 104/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -56,254
Net migration rank 189/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -56,254
2024 - -318,992 - -46,802
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 417,213 -39,650
2022 -847,305 -293,846 427,903 -38,594
2021 480,203 -379,749 407,829 -47,902
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 415,999 -35,474
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 457,307 -91,217
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 464,375 -88,159
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 471,011 -60,472
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 474,637 -39,302
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 477,654 -81,248
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 481,295 -72,065
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 492,284 -67,096
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 504,698 -65,251
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 513,305 -67,447
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 515,804 -70,510
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 509,386 -82,203
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 499,766 -78,912
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 493,526 -73,759
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 483,200 -72,364
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 474,285 -59,024
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 461,756 -66,749
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 452,650 -84,460
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 446,147 -67,802
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 452,621 -63,967
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 461,341 -67,569
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 473,071 -74,343
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 492,604 -80,286
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 500,807 -96,502
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 501,499 -95,331
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 496,573 -85,386
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 501,426 -115,404
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 507,707 -121,254
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 525,680 -107,911
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 539,850 -130,717
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 535,506 -97,711
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 538,996 -104,509
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 545,800 -102,484
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 553,005 -104,029
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 558,105 -99,905
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 560,810 -45,336
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 564,159 -39,319
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 566,301 -24,988
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 564,904 -25,471
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 552,936 -22,553
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 534,448 -13,899
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 515,554 -27,374
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 498,834 -30,600
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 489,173 -32,161
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 482,130 -58,019
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 474,631 -51,968
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 464,147 -52,927
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 455,699 -51,772
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 446,449 -47,226
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 435,104 -39,385
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 426,015 -26,168
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 414,931 -24,389
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 407,437 -25,267
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 400,594 -23,309
1966 19,282,187 4,165 391,881 -26,945
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 383,989 -33,139
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 375,835 -46,106
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 369,250 -56,214
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 363,843 -28,071
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 348,650 -40,413
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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