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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 38 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 17.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

China vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Mozambique
2100 633,320,628 105,684,658
2099 643,959,697 105,291,198
2098 654,691,595 104,859,475
2097 665,517,335 104,428,679
2096 676,438,150 103,962,668
2095 687,457,915 103,480,514
2094 698,589,897 102,989,197
2093 709,852,629 102,464,565
2092 721,251,520 101,929,545
2091 732,791,748 101,410,418
2090 744,501,355 100,829,728
2089 756,404,299 100,211,758
2088 768,478,316 99,594,130
2087 780,707,622 98,943,096
2086 793,081,006 98,288,529
2085 805,608,315 97,609,760
2084 818,268,277 96,926,143
2083 830,972,107 96,193,441
2082 843,721,746 95,449,095
2081 856,534,631 94,708,064
2080 869,351,919 93,957,824
2079 882,146,959 93,171,561
2078 894,889,246 92,350,666
2077 907,592,919 91,530,198
2076 920,280,380 90,699,125
2075 932,956,157 89,848,943
2074 945,631,173 88,999,187
2073 958,352,980 88,113,398
2072 971,115,895 87,210,961
2071 983,938,054 86,283,286
2070 996,853,418 85,349,704
2069 1,009,905,851 84,361,565
2068 1,023,081,790 83,400,997
2067 1,036,420,010 82,437,397
2066 1,049,887,382 81,437,030
2065 1,063,477,623 80,446,244
2064 1,077,206,695 79,433,801
2063 1,090,982,303 78,430,632
2062 1,104,833,556 77,376,597
2061 1,118,682,849 76,274,806
2060 1,132,504,136 75,197,384
2059 1,146,199,736 74,082,771
2058 1,159,714,746 72,958,774
2057 1,172,963,523 71,828,186
2056 1,185,938,083 70,677,889
2055 1,198,550,408 69,542,373
2054 1,210,749,681 68,419,331
2053 1,222,500,569 67,306,817
2052 1,233,808,926 66,163,407
2051 1,244,584,333 65,032,770
2050 1,254,824,040 63,898,302
2049 1,264,598,914 62,731,532
2048 1,273,885,471 61,579,833
2047 1,282,701,271 60,424,101
2046 1,291,133,690 59,273,421
2045 1,299,154,327 58,132,244
2044 1,306,805,350 56,969,604
2043 1,314,176,710 55,814,906
2042 1,321,319,298 54,633,120
2041 1,328,219,755 53,476,191
2040 1,334,857,481 52,305,805
2039 1,341,265,381 51,136,087
2038 1,347,407,165 49,973,820
2037 1,353,377,505 48,827,661
2036 1,359,133,287 47,668,628
2035 1,364,651,508 46,520,419
2034 1,369,940,557 45,358,645
2033 1,375,003,005 44,229,218
2032 1,379,784,204 43,102,655
2031 1,384,301,522 41,993,535
2030 1,388,520,533 40,901,742
2029 1,392,490,007 39,818,379
2028 1,396,163,778 38,748,841
2027 1,399,515,824 37,696,739
2026 1,402,578,808 36,660,958
2025 1,405,826,385 35,650,681
2024 1,408,975,000 34,631,766
2023 1,410,710,000 33,635,160
2022 1,412,175,000 32,656,246
2021 1,412,360,000 31,707,800
2020 1,411,100,000 30,783,688
2019 1,407,745,000 29,884,380
2018 1,402,760,000 29,018,644
2017 1,396,215,000 28,166,393
2016 1,387,790,000 27,337,105
2015 1,379,860,000 26,547,572
2014 1,371,860,000 25,788,475
2013 1,363,240,000 25,051,611
2012 1,354,190,000 24,337,846
2011 1,345,035,000 23,649,039
2010 1,337,705,000 22,999,235
2009 1,331,260,000 22,391,745
2008 1,324,655,000 21,819,036
2007 1,317,885,000 21,287,635
2006 1,311,020,000 20,787,087
2005 1,303,720,000 20,304,569
2004 1,296,075,000 19,840,313
2003 1,288,400,000 19,392,475
2002 1,280,400,000 18,958,338
2001 1,271,850,000 18,537,729
2000 1,262,645,000 18,129,653
1999 1,252,735,000 17,734,506
1998 1,241,935,000 17,340,464
1997 1,230,075,000 16,949,982
1996 1,217,550,000 16,492,480
1995 1,204,855,000 15,960,530
1994 1,191,835,000 15,033,853
1993 1,178,440,000 14,051,192
1992 1,164,970,000 13,613,316
1991 1,150,780,000 13,352,090
1990 1,135,185,000 13,094,537
1989 1,118,650,000 12,906,842
1988 1,101,630,000 12,800,558
1987 1,084,035,000 12,822,574
1986 1,066,790,000 12,770,578
1985 1,051,040,000 12,548,949
1984 1,036,825,000 12,315,954
1983 1,023,310,000 12,073,822
1982 1,008,630,000 11,824,370
1981 993,885,000 11,568,127
1980 981,235,000 11,336,221
1979 969,005,000 11,028,809
1978 956,165,000 10,618,250
1977 943,455,000 10,224,975
1976 930,685,000 9,867,209
1975 916,395,000 9,540,817
1974 900,350,000 9,236,093
1973 881,940,000 8,954,242
1972 862,030,000 8,692,935
1971 841,105,000 8,456,317
1970 818,315,000 8,250,506
1969 796,025,000 8,066,951
1968 774,510,000 7,892,613
1967 754,550,000 7,724,550
1966 735,400,000 7,562,990
1965 715,185,000 7,406,421
1964 698,355,000 7,255,061
1963 682,335,000 7,109,828
1962 665,770,000 6,969,364
1961 660,330,000 6,834,936
1960 667,070,000 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Mozambique
2100 -1.65% 0.37%
2099 -1.64% 0.41%
2098 -1.63% 0.41%
2097 -1.61% 0.45%
2096 -1.6% 0.47%
2095 -1.59% 0.48%
2094 -1.59% 0.51%
2093 -1.58% 0.52%
2092 -1.57% 0.51%
2091 -1.57% 0.58%
2090 -1.57% 0.62%
2089 -1.57% 0.62%
2088 -1.57% 0.66%
2087 -1.56% 0.67%
2086 -1.56% 0.7%
2085 -1.55% 0.71%
2084 -1.53% 0.76%
2083 -1.51% 0.78%
2082 -1.5% 0.78%
2081 -1.47% 0.8%
2080 -1.45% 0.84%
2079 -1.42% 0.89%
2078 -1.4% 0.9%
2077 -1.38% 0.92%
2076 -1.36% 0.95%
2075 -1.34% 0.95%
2074 -1.33% 1.01%
2073 -1.31% 1.03%
2072 -1.3% 1.08%
2071 -1.3% 1.09%
2070 -1.29% 1.17%
2069 -1.29% 1.15%
2068 -1.29% 1.17%
2067 -1.28% 1.23%
2066 -1.28% 1.23%
2065 -1.27% 1.27%
2064 -1.26% 1.28%
2063 -1.25% 1.36%
2062 -1.24% 1.44%
2061 -1.22% 1.43%
2060 -1.19% 1.5%
2059 -1.17% 1.54%
2058 -1.13% 1.57%
2057 -1.09% 1.63%
2056 -1.05% 1.63%
2055 -1.01% 1.64%
2054 -0.96% 1.65%
2053 -0.92% 1.73%
2052 -0.87% 1.74%
2051 -0.82% 1.78%
2050 -0.77% 1.86%
2049 -0.73% 1.87%
2048 -0.69% 1.91%
2047 -0.65% 1.94%
2046 -0.62% 1.96%
2045 -0.59% 2.04%
2044 -0.56% 2.07%
2043 -0.54% 2.16%
2042 -0.52% 2.16%
2041 -0.5% 2.24%
2040 -0.48% 2.29%
2039 -0.46% 2.33%
2038 -0.44% 2.35%
2037 -0.42% 2.43%
2036 -0.4% 2.47%
2035 -0.39% 2.56%
2034 -0.37% 2.55%
2033 -0.35% 2.61%
2032 -0.33% 2.64%
2031 -0.3% 2.67%
2030 -0.29% 2.72%
2029 -0.26% 2.76%
2028 -0.24% 2.79%
2027 -0.22% 2.83%
2026 -0.23% 2.83%
2025 -0.22% 2.94%
2024 -0.12% 2.96%
2023 -0.1% 3%
2022 -0.01% 2.99%
2021 0.09% 3%
2020 0.24% 3.01%
2019 0.36% 2.98%
2018 0.47% 3.03%
2017 0.61% 3.03%
2016 0.57% 2.97%
2015 0.58% 2.94%
2014 0.63% 2.94%
2013 0.67% 2.93%
2012 0.68% 2.91%
2011 0.55% 2.83%
2010 0.48% 2.71%
2009 0.5% 2.62%
2008 0.51% 2.5%
2007 0.52% 2.41%
2006 0.56% 2.38%
2005 0.59% 2.34%
2004 0.6% 2.31%
2003 0.62% 2.29%
2002 0.67% 2.27%
2001 0.73% 2.25%
2000 0.79% 2.23%
1999 0.87% 2.27%
1998 0.96% 2.3%
1997 1.03% 2.77%
1996 1.05% 3.33%
1995 1.09% 6.16%
1994 1.14% 6.99%
1993 1.16% 3.22%
1992 1.23% 1.96%
1991 1.37% 1.97%
1990 1.48% 1.45%
1989 1.54% 0.83%
1988 1.62% -0.17%
1987 1.62% 0.41%
1986 1.5% 1.77%
1985 1.37% 1.89%
1984 1.32% 2.01%
1983 1.46% 2.11%
1982 1.48% 2.22%
1981 1.29% 2.05%
1980 1.26% 2.79%
1979 1.34% 3.87%
1978 1.35% 3.85%
1977 1.37% 3.63%
1976 1.56% 3.42%
1975 1.78% 3.3%
1974 2.09% 3.15%
1973 2.31% 3.01%
1972 2.49% 2.8%
1971 2.78% 2.49%
1970 2.8% 2.28%
1969 2.78% 2.21%
1968 2.65% 2.18%
1967 2.6% 2.14%
1966 2.83% 2.11%
1965 2.41% 2.09%
1964 2.35% 2.04%
1963 2.49% 2.02%
1962 0.82% 1.97%
1961 -1.01% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

China Mozambique
Current population
1402578808
36941128
Population rank 2/197 43/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.45%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -65,573
Net migration rank 189/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -65,573
2024 - -318,992 - -38,940
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 480,203 -379,749 951,234 -23,103
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 945,952 -25,864
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 927,581 -49,080
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 903,176 -50,224
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 876,594 -25,043
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 850,430 -43,398
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 824,435 -52,374
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 799,778 -53,625
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 784,641 -57,067
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 763,088 -63,131
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 741,303 -63,638
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 719,025 -97,079
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 693,673 -100,625
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 654,920 -102,534
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 610,913 -100,490
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 586,009 -95,333
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 570,132 -95,770
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 554,973 -100,824
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 540,992 -99,484
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 529,867 -103,102
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 519,594 -105,130
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 506,162 -104,476
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 491,814 -103,223
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 474,453 -74,952
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 461,209 -79,732
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 442,559 90,975
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 421,630 108,751
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 384,821 938,163
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 369,518 272,829
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 362,373 -128,960
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 357,676 -68,644
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 353,290 -127,215
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 348,833 -199,509
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 349,480 -286,247
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 334,438 -441,710
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 332,609 -121,350
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 307,625 -75,642
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 304,524 -70,532
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 324,158 -73,899
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 321,493 -72,852
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 322,207 -58,347
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 349,586 -149,650
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 331,162 83,699
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 310,403 95,859
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 289,193 91,082
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 273,924 61,326
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 257,984 59,562
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 240,665 51,238
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 226,847 44,951
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 215,793 35,023
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 211,137 11,297
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 207,385 -18,197
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 202,174 -24,251
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 197,623 -26,872
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 193,044 -27,672
1966 19,282,187 4,165 189,218 -31,462
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 185,931 -30,538
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 182,334 -35,005
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 180,867 -37,738
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 176,297 -38,504
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 171,236 -40,181
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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