The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 55,119,090 in Myanmar.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 25.5 times bigger than Myanmar's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
- The countries together account for 17.7% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.4M to 55.1M (16.2% growth).
- Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.6M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Myanmar: live population counter
China
|
Myanmar
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
|
55119090
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 27/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.67% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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1.43 minutes
|
| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
|
34.9 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.84 seconds
|
1.06 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
|
13.8 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -37,979 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +1,004 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +366,293 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +0.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 121/197 |
China and Myanmar: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Myanmar
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Myanmar
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China
|
Myanmar
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 21,730,250 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 22,210,581 | -1.01% | 2.21% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 22,704,719 | 0.82% | 2.22% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 23,213,408 | 2.49% | 2.24% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 23,737,315 | 2.35% | 2.26% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 24,279,431 | 2.41% | 2.28% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 24,836,496 | 2.83% | 2.29% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 25,406,429 | 2.6% | 2.29% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 25,989,662 | 2.65% | 2.3% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 26,585,112 | 2.78% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 27,193,016 | 2.8% | 2.29% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 27,807,219 | 2.78% | 2.26% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 28,428,324 | 2.49% | 2.23% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 29,026,388 | 2.31% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 29,598,167 | 2.09% | 1.97% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 30,176,565 | 1.78% | 1.95% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 30,758,811 | 1.56% | 1.93% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 31,355,966 | 1.37% | 1.94% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 31,972,976 | 1.35% | 1.97% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 32,596,550 | 1.34% | 1.95% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 33,227,204 | 1.26% | 1.93% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 33,858,783 | 1.29% | 1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 34,482,965 | 1.48% | 1.84% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 35,162,715 | 1.46% | 1.97% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 35,899,313 | 1.32% | 2.09% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 36,622,827 | 1.37% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 37,314,878 | 1.5% | 1.89% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 37,971,594 | 1.62% | 1.76% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 38,600,927 | 1.62% | 1.66% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 39,214,618 | 1.54% | 1.59% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 39,817,251 | 1.48% | 1.54% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 40,394,154 | 1.37% | 1.45% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 40,950,342 | 1.23% | 1.38% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 41,502,429 | 1.16% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 42,055,143 | 1.14% | 1.33% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 42,605,338 | 1.09% | 1.31% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 43,154,860 | 1.05% | 1.29% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 43,708,798 | 1.03% | 1.28% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 44,257,793 | 0.96% | 1.26% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 44,787,724 | 0.87% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 45,290,841 | 0.79% | 1.12% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 45,771,139 | 0.73% | 1.06% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 46,232,653 | 0.67% | 1.01% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 46,667,192 | 0.62% | 0.94% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 47,068,772 | 0.6% | 0.86% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 47,438,365 | 0.59% | 0.79% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 47,785,135 | 0.56% | 0.73% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 48,125,043 | 0.52% | 0.71% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 48,390,793 | 0.51% | 0.55% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 48,660,459 | 0.5% | 0.56% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 49,024,382 | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 49,419,820 | 0.55% | 0.81% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 49,837,446 | 0.68% | 0.85% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 50,262,658 | 0.67% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 50,681,634 | 0.63% | 0.83% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 51,089,056 | 0.58% | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 51,495,696 | 0.57% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 51,894,938 | 0.61% | 0.78% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 52,272,247 | 0.47% | 0.73% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 52,640,713 | 0.36% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 53,016,522 | 0.24% | 0.71% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 53,387,102 | 0.09% | 0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 53,756,787 | -0.01% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 54,133,798 | -0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 54,500,091 | -0.12% | 0.68% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 54,850,652 | -0.23% | 0.64% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 55,184,831 | -0.22% | 0.61% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 55,502,494 | -0.23% | 0.58% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 55,802,778 | -0.25% | 0.54% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 56,085,147 | -0.27% | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 56,351,028 | -0.29% | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 56,601,632 | -0.32% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 56,836,048 | -0.34% | 0.41% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 57,054,552 | -0.36% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 57,257,183 | -0.38% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 57,444,471 | -0.4% | 0.33% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 57,616,158 | -0.41% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 57,773,912 | -0.43% | 0.27% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 57,919,868 | -0.45% | 0.25% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 58,052,183 | -0.47% | 0.23% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 58,169,863 | -0.49% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 58,274,275 | -0.51% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 58,365,927 | -0.53% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 58,443,291 | -0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 58,506,418 | -0.57% | 0.11% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 58,558,173 | -0.6% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 58,596,775 | -0.64% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 58,620,774 | -0.67% | 0.04% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 58,632,733 | -0.71% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 58,633,128 | -0.75% | 0.001% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 58,623,237 | -0.79% | -0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,650,691 people (a 7.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 4,030,034 (a 7.89% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Myanmar was ranked 27th in 2005 and still ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.36% to 58,623,237 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.
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Population differences between China and Myanmar
|
China
|
Myanmar
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 67.3 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 32.6 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 30.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 216.3 ppl/mi² |
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