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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 25.4 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 17.6% of the world: 16.9% 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 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

China vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Myanmar
2100 633,320,628 49,949,080
2099 643,959,697 50,198,343
2098 654,691,595 50,447,153
2097 665,517,335 50,695,410
2096 676,438,150 50,944,916
2095 687,457,915 51,196,278
2094 698,589,897 51,446,607
2093 709,852,629 51,693,545
2092 721,251,520 51,939,182
2091 732,791,748 52,186,904
2090 744,501,355 52,430,723
2089 756,404,299 52,669,995
2088 768,478,316 52,907,277
2087 780,707,622 53,143,840
2086 793,081,006 53,378,681
2085 805,608,315 53,610,966
2084 818,268,277 53,838,657
2083 830,972,107 54,062,724
2082 843,721,746 54,285,392
2081 856,534,631 54,505,055
2080 869,351,919 54,722,128
2079 882,146,959 54,937,654
2078 894,889,246 55,150,792
2077 907,592,919 55,357,283
2076 920,280,380 55,562,845
2075 932,956,157 55,765,753
2074 945,631,173 55,964,774
2073 958,352,980 56,160,415
2072 971,115,895 56,349,733
2071 983,938,054 56,533,780
2070 996,853,418 56,713,930
2069 1,009,905,851 56,887,406
2068 1,023,081,790 57,055,818
2067 1,036,420,010 57,217,287
2066 1,049,887,382 57,373,788
2065 1,063,477,623 57,525,666
2064 1,077,206,695 57,671,683
2063 1,090,982,303 57,808,968
2062 1,104,833,556 57,938,764
2061 1,118,682,849 58,067,183
2060 1,132,504,136 58,186,565
2059 1,146,199,736 58,295,246
2058 1,159,714,746 58,392,324
2057 1,172,963,523 58,481,859
2056 1,185,938,083 58,565,952
2055 1,198,550,408 58,636,423
2054 1,210,749,681 58,697,613
2053 1,222,500,569 58,745,390
2052 1,233,808,926 58,783,172
2051 1,244,584,333 58,809,843
2050 1,254,824,040 58,824,293
2049 1,264,598,914 58,829,688
2048 1,273,885,471 58,823,499
2047 1,282,701,271 58,805,696
2046 1,291,133,690 58,775,337
2045 1,299,154,327 58,728,250
2044 1,306,805,350 58,671,458
2043 1,314,176,710 58,601,589
2042 1,321,319,298 58,516,227
2041 1,328,219,755 58,417,678
2040 1,334,857,481 58,306,713
2039 1,341,265,381 58,181,537
2038 1,347,407,165 58,041,212
2037 1,353,377,505 57,888,662
2036 1,359,133,287 57,724,649
2035 1,364,651,508 57,544,156
2034 1,369,940,557 57,348,842
2033 1,375,003,005 57,137,545
2032 1,379,784,204 56,910,400
2031 1,384,301,522 56,667,160
2030 1,388,520,533 56,407,549
2029 1,392,490,007 56,133,620
2028 1,396,163,778 55,840,949
2027 1,399,515,824 55,531,050
2026 1,402,578,808 55,203,523
2025 1,405,826,385 54,860,498
2024 1,408,975,000 54,500,091
2023 1,410,710,000 54,133,798
2022 1,412,175,000 53,756,787
2021 1,412,360,000 53,387,102
2020 1,411,100,000 53,016,522
2019 1,407,745,000 52,640,713
2018 1,402,760,000 52,272,247
2017 1,396,215,000 51,894,938
2016 1,387,790,000 51,495,696
2015 1,379,860,000 51,089,056
2014 1,371,860,000 50,681,634
2013 1,363,240,000 50,262,658
2012 1,354,190,000 49,837,446
2011 1,345,035,000 49,419,820
2010 1,337,705,000 49,024,382
2009 1,331,260,000 48,660,459
2008 1,324,655,000 48,390,793
2007 1,317,885,000 48,125,043
2006 1,311,020,000 47,785,135
2005 1,303,720,000 47,438,365
2004 1,296,075,000 47,068,772
2003 1,288,400,000 46,667,192
2002 1,280,400,000 46,232,653
2001 1,271,850,000 45,771,139
2000 1,262,645,000 45,290,841
1999 1,252,735,000 44,787,724
1998 1,241,935,000 44,257,793
1997 1,230,075,000 43,708,798
1996 1,217,550,000 43,154,860
1995 1,204,855,000 42,605,338
1994 1,191,835,000 42,055,143
1993 1,178,440,000 41,502,429
1992 1,164,970,000 40,950,342
1991 1,150,780,000 40,394,154
1990 1,135,185,000 39,817,251
1989 1,118,650,000 39,214,618
1988 1,101,630,000 38,600,927
1987 1,084,035,000 37,971,594
1986 1,066,790,000 37,314,878
1985 1,051,040,000 36,622,827
1984 1,036,825,000 35,899,313
1983 1,023,310,000 35,162,715
1982 1,008,630,000 34,482,965
1981 993,885,000 33,858,783
1980 981,235,000 33,227,204
1979 969,005,000 32,596,550
1978 956,165,000 31,972,976
1977 943,455,000 31,355,966
1976 930,685,000 30,758,811
1975 916,395,000 30,176,565
1974 900,350,000 29,598,167
1973 881,940,000 29,026,388
1972 862,030,000 28,428,324
1971 841,105,000 27,807,219
1970 818,315,000 27,193,016
1969 796,025,000 26,585,112
1968 774,510,000 25,989,662
1967 754,550,000 25,406,429
1966 735,400,000 24,836,496
1965 715,185,000 24,279,431
1964 698,355,000 23,737,315
1963 682,335,000 23,213,408
1962 665,770,000 22,704,719
1961 660,330,000 22,210,581
1960 667,070,000 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Myanmar
2100 -1.65% -0.5%
2099 -1.64% -0.49%
2098 -1.63% -0.49%
2097 -1.61% -0.49%
2096 -1.6% -0.49%
2095 -1.59% -0.49%
2094 -1.59% -0.48%
2093 -1.58% -0.47%
2092 -1.57% -0.47%
2091 -1.57% -0.47%
2090 -1.57% -0.45%
2089 -1.57% -0.45%
2088 -1.57% -0.45%
2087 -1.56% -0.44%
2086 -1.56% -0.43%
2085 -1.55% -0.42%
2084 -1.53% -0.41%
2083 -1.51% -0.41%
2082 -1.5% -0.4%
2081 -1.47% -0.4%
2080 -1.45% -0.39%
2079 -1.42% -0.39%
2078 -1.4% -0.37%
2077 -1.38% -0.37%
2076 -1.36% -0.36%
2075 -1.34% -0.36%
2074 -1.33% -0.35%
2073 -1.31% -0.34%
2072 -1.3% -0.33%
2071 -1.3% -0.32%
2070 -1.29% -0.3%
2069 -1.29% -0.3%
2068 -1.29% -0.28%
2067 -1.28% -0.27%
2066 -1.28% -0.26%
2065 -1.27% -0.25%
2064 -1.26% -0.24%
2063 -1.25% -0.22%
2062 -1.24% -0.22%
2061 -1.22% -0.21%
2060 -1.19% -0.19%
2059 -1.17% -0.17%
2058 -1.13% -0.15%
2057 -1.09% -0.14%
2056 -1.05% -0.12%
2055 -1.01% -0.1%
2054 -0.96% -0.08%
2053 -0.92% -0.06%
2052 -0.87% -0.05%
2051 -0.82% -0.02%
2050 -0.77% -0.009%
2049 -0.73% 0.01%
2048 -0.69% 0.03%
2047 -0.65% 0.05%
2046 -0.62% 0.08%
2045 -0.59% 0.1%
2044 -0.56% 0.12%
2043 -0.54% 0.15%
2042 -0.52% 0.17%
2041 -0.5% 0.19%
2040 -0.48% 0.22%
2039 -0.46% 0.24%
2038 -0.44% 0.26%
2037 -0.42% 0.28%
2036 -0.4% 0.31%
2035 -0.39% 0.34%
2034 -0.37% 0.37%
2033 -0.35% 0.4%
2032 -0.33% 0.43%
2031 -0.3% 0.46%
2030 -0.29% 0.49%
2029 -0.26% 0.52%
2028 -0.24% 0.56%
2027 -0.22% 0.59%
2026 -0.23% 0.63%
2025 -0.22% 0.66%
2024 -0.12% 0.68%
2023 -0.1% 0.7%
2022 -0.01% 0.69%
2021 0.09% 0.7%
2020 0.24% 0.71%
2019 0.36% 0.7%
2018 0.47% 0.73%
2017 0.61% 0.78%
2016 0.57% 0.8%
2015 0.58% 0.8%
2014 0.63% 0.83%
2013 0.67% 0.85%
2012 0.68% 0.85%
2011 0.55% 0.81%
2010 0.48% 0.75%
2009 0.5% 0.56%
2008 0.51% 0.55%
2007 0.52% 0.71%
2006 0.56% 0.73%
2005 0.59% 0.79%
2004 0.6% 0.86%
2003 0.62% 0.94%
2002 0.67% 1.01%
2001 0.73% 1.06%
2000 0.79% 1.12%
1999 0.87% 1.2%
1998 0.96% 1.26%
1997 1.03% 1.28%
1996 1.05% 1.29%
1995 1.09% 1.31%
1994 1.14% 1.33%
1993 1.16% 1.35%
1992 1.23% 1.38%
1991 1.37% 1.45%
1990 1.48% 1.54%
1989 1.54% 1.59%
1988 1.62% 1.66%
1987 1.62% 1.76%
1986 1.5% 1.89%
1985 1.37% 2.02%
1984 1.32% 2.09%
1983 1.46% 1.97%
1982 1.48% 1.84%
1981 1.29% 1.9%
1980 1.26% 1.93%
1979 1.34% 1.95%
1978 1.35% 1.97%
1977 1.37% 1.94%
1976 1.56% 1.93%
1975 1.78% 1.95%
1974 2.09% 1.97%
1973 2.31% 2.1%
1972 2.49% 2.23%
1971 2.78% 2.26%
1970 2.8% 2.29%
1969 2.78% 2.29%
1968 2.65% 2.3%
1967 2.6% 2.29%
1966 2.83% 2.29%
1965 2.41% 2.28%
1964 2.35% 2.26%
1963 2.49% 2.24%
1962 0.82% 2.22%
1961 -1.01% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

China Myanmar
Current population
1402578808
55292116
Population rank 2/197 27/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.67%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
34.9 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.06 minutes
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 173/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -39,661
Net migration rank 189/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -39,661
2024 - -318,992 - -37,979
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 408,331 -34,989
2022 -847,305 -293,846 415,647 -34,988
2021 480,203 -379,749 394,104 -35,370
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 448,626 -66,213
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 469,924 -100,783
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 482,316 -114,598
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 492,276 -105,415
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 499,508 -87,907
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 495,769 -94,108
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 488,114 -74,901
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 487,648 -62,863
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 487,210 -61,536
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 492,271 -82,713
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 497,745 -116,481
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 505,144 -158,542
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 373,287 -180,533
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 523,745 -184,989
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 527,165 -186,098
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 537,429 -185,009
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 556,494 -169,736
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 582,173 -165,739
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 602,873 -150,232
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 601,524 -131,124
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 596,979 -106,772
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 597,916 -81,874
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 606,110 -62,281
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 613,103 -58,954
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 619,488 -65,766
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 620,376 -75,097
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 626,411 -71,359
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 633,576 -83,214
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 634,484 -80,661
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 637,622 -79,059
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 636,081 -40,859
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 636,610 -26,585
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 630,392 -13,046
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 652,960 -11,642
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 679,467 -7,351
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 705,905 6,074
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 723,623 11,433
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 719,710 18,427
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 701,212 -79,856
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 679,851 -52,839
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 673,815 -37,679
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 669,338 -44,174
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 658,068 -36,055
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 649,915 -37,879
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 642,829 -60,561
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 635,005 -52,763
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 628,458 -53,875
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 624,619 -55,659
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 616,411 10,735
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 608,784 6,306
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 595,337 17,997
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 584,979 17,491
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 571,123 17,293
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 559,577 18,470
1966 19,282,187 4,165 546,378 15,453
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 533,443 18,847
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 516,334 15,600
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 501,548 14,350
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 487,925 13,546
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 474,818 11,972
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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