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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 442 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

China vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Namibia
2100 633,320,628 5,958,153
2099 643,959,697 5,952,623
2098 654,691,595 5,947,142
2097 665,517,335 5,942,285
2096 676,438,150 5,938,162
2095 687,457,915 5,930,395
2094 698,589,897 5,922,248
2093 709,852,629 5,911,235
2092 721,251,520 5,899,026
2091 732,791,748 5,886,490
2090 744,501,355 5,871,938
2089 756,404,299 5,858,234
2088 768,478,316 5,842,720
2087 780,707,622 5,825,856
2086 793,081,006 5,806,643
2085 805,608,315 5,789,246
2084 818,268,277 5,771,050
2083 830,972,107 5,751,610
2082 843,721,746 5,730,648
2081 856,534,631 5,707,476
2080 869,351,919 5,682,842
2079 882,146,959 5,659,698
2078 894,889,246 5,634,313
2077 907,592,919 5,608,096
2076 920,280,380 5,580,829
2075 932,956,157 5,551,107
2074 945,631,173 5,522,025
2073 958,352,980 5,494,180
2072 971,115,895 5,464,749
2071 983,938,054 5,434,461
2070 996,853,418 5,403,822
2069 1,009,905,851 5,371,517
2068 1,023,081,790 5,336,950
2067 1,036,420,010 5,300,707
2066 1,049,887,382 5,263,191
2065 1,063,477,623 5,227,346
2064 1,077,206,695 5,190,323
2063 1,090,982,303 5,150,579
2062 1,104,833,556 5,109,760
2061 1,118,682,849 5,068,478
2060 1,132,504,136 5,023,587
2059 1,146,199,736 4,979,591
2058 1,159,714,746 4,933,964
2057 1,172,963,523 4,887,985
2056 1,185,938,083 4,840,537
2055 1,198,550,408 4,790,848
2054 1,210,749,681 4,741,942
2053 1,222,500,569 4,691,180
2052 1,233,808,926 4,639,835
2051 1,244,584,333 4,587,353
2050 1,254,824,040 4,533,502
2049 1,264,598,914 4,482,650
2048 1,273,885,471 4,430,309
2047 1,282,701,271 4,373,597
2046 1,291,133,690 4,318,050
2045 1,299,154,327 4,259,166
2044 1,306,805,350 4,202,338
2043 1,314,176,710 4,144,892
2042 1,321,319,298 4,088,713
2041 1,328,219,755 4,032,347
2040 1,334,857,481 3,976,987
2039 1,341,265,381 3,920,720
2038 1,347,407,165 3,862,015
2037 1,353,377,505 3,804,482
2036 1,359,133,287 3,747,072
2035 1,364,651,508 3,689,163
2034 1,369,940,557 3,631,737
2033 1,375,003,005 3,575,000
2032 1,379,784,204 3,516,310
2031 1,384,301,522 3,456,265
2030 1,388,520,533 3,395,964
2029 1,392,490,007 3,336,698
2028 1,396,163,778 3,277,428
2027 1,399,515,824 3,216,917
2026 1,402,578,808 3,156,839
2025 1,405,826,385 3,094,769
2024 1,408,975,000 3,030,131
2023 1,410,710,000 2,963,095
2022 1,412,175,000 2,889,662
2021 1,412,360,000 2,810,548
2020 1,411,100,000 2,728,762
2019 1,407,745,000 2,650,494
2018 1,402,760,000 2,577,327
2017 1,396,215,000 2,506,853
2016 1,387,790,000 2,439,213
2015 1,379,860,000 2,374,300
2014 1,371,860,000 2,312,139
2013 1,363,240,000 2,252,508
2012 1,354,190,000 2,194,654
2011 1,345,035,000 2,146,325
2010 1,337,705,000 2,109,811
2009 1,331,260,000 2,077,394
2008 1,324,655,000 2,047,056
2007 1,317,885,000 2,018,600
2006 1,311,020,000 1,991,888
2005 1,303,720,000 1,966,582
2004 1,296,075,000 1,942,082
2003 1,288,400,000 1,917,464
2002 1,280,400,000 1,889,970
2001 1,271,850,000 1,857,048
2000 1,262,645,000 1,818,647
1999 1,252,735,000 1,776,368
1998 1,241,935,000 1,732,745
1997 1,230,075,000 1,689,264
1996 1,217,550,000 1,646,103
1995 1,204,855,000 1,602,170
1994 1,191,835,000 1,556,304
1993 1,178,440,000 1,508,697
1992 1,164,970,000 1,461,322
1991 1,150,780,000 1,415,684
1990 1,135,185,000 1,369,303
1989 1,118,650,000 1,288,947
1988 1,101,630,000 1,209,696
1987 1,084,035,000 1,167,889
1986 1,066,790,000 1,131,081
1985 1,051,040,000 1,096,890
1984 1,036,825,000 1,065,989
1983 1,023,310,000 1,037,511
1982 1,008,630,000 1,010,308
1981 993,885,000 992,500
1980 981,235,000 981,434
1979 969,005,000 962,825
1978 956,165,000 947,269
1977 943,455,000 931,104
1976 930,685,000 906,566
1975 916,395,000 881,032
1974 900,350,000 854,320
1973 881,940,000 828,928
1972 862,030,000 804,399
1971 841,105,000 780,584
1970 818,315,000 757,868
1969 796,025,000 736,120
1968 774,510,000 715,542
1967 754,550,000 696,045
1966 735,400,000 677,655
1965 715,185,000 660,558
1964 698,355,000 644,530
1963 682,335,000 629,589
1962 665,770,000 615,759
1961 660,330,000 603,067
1960 667,070,000 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Namibia
2100 -1.65% 0.09%
2099 -1.64% 0.09%
2098 -1.63% 0.08%
2097 -1.61% 0.07%
2096 -1.6% 0.13%
2095 -1.59% 0.14%
2094 -1.59% 0.19%
2093 -1.58% 0.21%
2092 -1.57% 0.21%
2091 -1.57% 0.25%
2090 -1.57% 0.23%
2089 -1.57% 0.27%
2088 -1.57% 0.29%
2087 -1.56% 0.33%
2086 -1.56% 0.3%
2085 -1.55% 0.32%
2084 -1.53% 0.34%
2083 -1.51% 0.37%
2082 -1.5% 0.41%
2081 -1.47% 0.43%
2080 -1.45% 0.41%
2079 -1.42% 0.45%
2078 -1.4% 0.47%
2077 -1.38% 0.49%
2076 -1.36% 0.54%
2075 -1.34% 0.53%
2074 -1.33% 0.51%
2073 -1.31% 0.54%
2072 -1.3% 0.56%
2071 -1.3% 0.57%
2070 -1.29% 0.6%
2069 -1.29% 0.65%
2068 -1.29% 0.68%
2067 -1.28% 0.71%
2066 -1.28% 0.69%
2065 -1.27% 0.71%
2064 -1.26% 0.77%
2063 -1.25% 0.8%
2062 -1.24% 0.81%
2061 -1.22% 0.89%
2060 -1.19% 0.88%
2059 -1.17% 0.92%
2058 -1.13% 0.94%
2057 -1.09% 0.98%
2056 -1.05% 1.04%
2055 -1.01% 1.03%
2054 -0.96% 1.08%
2053 -0.92% 1.11%
2052 -0.87% 1.14%
2051 -0.82% 1.19%
2050 -0.77% 1.13%
2049 -0.73% 1.18%
2048 -0.69% 1.3%
2047 -0.65% 1.29%
2046 -0.62% 1.38%
2045 -0.59% 1.35%
2044 -0.56% 1.39%
2043 -0.54% 1.37%
2042 -0.52% 1.4%
2041 -0.5% 1.39%
2040 -0.48% 1.44%
2039 -0.46% 1.52%
2038 -0.44% 1.51%
2037 -0.42% 1.53%
2036 -0.4% 1.57%
2035 -0.39% 1.58%
2034 -0.37% 1.59%
2033 -0.35% 1.67%
2032 -0.33% 1.74%
2031 -0.3% 1.78%
2030 -0.29% 1.78%
2029 -0.26% 1.81%
2028 -0.24% 1.88%
2027 -0.22% 1.9%
2026 -0.23% 2.01%
2025 -0.22% 2.13%
2024 -0.12% 2.26%
2023 -0.1% 2.54%
2022 -0.01% 2.81%
2021 0.09% 3%
2020 0.24% 2.95%
2019 0.36% 2.84%
2018 0.47% 2.81%
2017 0.61% 2.77%
2016 0.57% 2.73%
2015 0.58% 2.69%
2014 0.63% 2.65%
2013 0.67% 2.64%
2012 0.68% 2.25%
2011 0.55% 1.73%
2010 0.48% 1.56%
2009 0.5% 1.48%
2008 0.51% 1.41%
2007 0.52% 1.34%
2006 0.56% 1.29%
2005 0.59% 1.26%
2004 0.6% 1.28%
2003 0.62% 1.45%
2002 0.67% 1.77%
2001 0.73% 2.11%
2000 0.79% 2.38%
1999 0.87% 2.52%
1998 0.96% 2.57%
1997 1.03% 2.62%
1996 1.05% 2.74%
1995 1.09% 2.95%
1994 1.14% 3.16%
1993 1.16% 3.24%
1992 1.23% 3.22%
1991 1.37% 3.39%
1990 1.48% 6.23%
1989 1.54% 6.55%
1988 1.62% 3.58%
1987 1.62% 3.25%
1986 1.5% 3.12%
1985 1.37% 2.9%
1984 1.32% 2.74%
1983 1.46% 2.69%
1982 1.48% 1.79%
1981 1.29% 1.13%
1980 1.26% 1.93%
1979 1.34% 1.64%
1978 1.35% 1.74%
1977 1.37% 2.71%
1976 1.56% 2.9%
1975 1.78% 3.13%
1974 2.09% 3.06%
1973 2.31% 3.05%
1972 2.49% 3.05%
1971 2.78% 3%
1970 2.8% 2.95%
1969 2.78% 2.88%
1968 2.65% 2.8%
1967 2.6% 2.71%
1966 2.83% 2.59%
1965 2.41% 2.49%
1964 2.35% 2.37%
1963 2.49% 2.25%
1962 0.82% 2.1%
1961 -1.01% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

China Namibia
Current population
1402578808
3173089
Population rank 2/197 134/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.04%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +184
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 41/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 +1,866
Net migration rank 189/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 1,866
2024 - -318,992 - 4,211
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 58,435 11,675
2022 -847,305 -293,846 54,534 22,212
2021 480,203 -379,749 50,160 31,327
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 55,034 27,056
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 54,769 19,676
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 53,970 17,920
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 52,975 16,080
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 52,228 14,002
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 50,846 12,755
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 49,581 11,134
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 47,801 10,748
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 46,204 10,957
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 43,557 -4,067
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 42,046 -8,518
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 39,942 -8,626
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 38,147 -8,775
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 36,430 -8,905
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 34,690 -8,792
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 32,909 -8,195
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 31,478 -7,192
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 31,115 -6,153
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 31,947 -1,913
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 32,942 2,869
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 35,280 5,709
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 37,233 6,333
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 37,500 6,180
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 37,256 6,023
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 37,177 5,866
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 39,119 5,712
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 41,316 5,578
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 42,861 5,464
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 43,945 2,487
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 44,523 309
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 43,956 3,969
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 37,715 75,072
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 34,798 10,916
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 33,340 4,559
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 31,764 3,953
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 30,575 2,090
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 29,395 -267
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 28,307 -481
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 27,474 -889
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 27,938 -18,901
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 28,142 -15,041
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 28,930 -4,818
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 29,821 -22,827
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 29,241 -3,907
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 28,785 -5,048
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 27,882 -553
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 26,844 -744
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 25,754 -1,066
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 24,606 -236
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 23,467 -208
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 22,414 -244
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 21,387 -57
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 20,470 -636
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 19,498 -339
1966 19,282,187 4,165 18,635 -1,023
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 17,902 -1,327
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 17,134 -1,660
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 16,430 -2,016
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 15,656 -2,403
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 14,936 -2,807
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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