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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 47.9 times bigger than Niger's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

China vs Niger: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Niger
2100 633,662,382 92,119,820
2099 644,307,192 91,758,864
2098 655,044,881 91,380,105
2097 665,876,462 90,979,507
2096 676,803,171 90,560,194
2095 687,828,883 90,121,433
2094 698,966,872 89,665,016
2093 710,235,681 89,186,290
2092 721,640,723 88,687,247
2091 733,187,178 88,169,255
2090 744,903,105 87,632,134
2089 756,812,472 87,075,435
2088 768,893,004 86,497,532
2087 781,128,909 85,901,116
2086 793,508,970 85,285,801
2085 806,043,039 84,648,237
2084 818,709,832 83,990,034
2083 831,420,518 83,310,768
2082 844,177,036 82,611,309
2081 856,996,835 81,895,814
2080 869,821,040 81,159,765
2079 882,622,985 80,409,054
2078 895,372,147 79,639,286
2077 908,082,676 78,852,089
2076 920,776,984 78,045,772
2075 933,459,600 77,223,494
2074 946,141,456 76,387,922
2073 958,870,128 75,535,687
2072 971,639,931 74,667,410
2071 984,469,009 73,784,579
2070 997,391,342 72,888,455
2069 1,010,450,818 71,975,811
2068 1,023,633,867 71,050,594
2067 1,036,979,285 70,111,034
2066 1,050,453,924 69,159,115
2065 1,064,051,499 68,199,397
2064 1,077,787,979 67,226,153
2063 1,091,571,021 66,242,857
2062 1,105,429,748 65,249,357
2061 1,119,286,514 64,246,142
2060 1,133,115,260 63,236,587
2059 1,146,818,251 62,219,239
2058 1,160,340,554 61,193,260
2057 1,173,596,480 60,161,411
2056 1,186,578,041 59,126,596
2055 1,199,197,172 58,084,470
2054 1,211,403,028 57,038,192
2053 1,223,160,257 55,989,073
2052 1,234,474,716 54,940,685
2051 1,245,255,938 53,889,624
2050 1,255,501,171 52,841,076
2049 1,265,281,319 51,793,560
2048 1,274,572,888 50,746,939
2047 1,283,393,445 49,703,518
2046 1,291,830,414 48,661,960
2045 1,299,855,379 47,622,548
2044 1,307,510,531 46,586,941
2043 1,314,885,869 45,557,790
2042 1,322,032,311 44,531,886
2041 1,328,936,491 43,511,370
2040 1,335,577,799 42,494,381
2039 1,341,989,157 41,482,338
2038 1,348,134,255 40,472,234
2037 1,354,107,817 39,463,944
2036 1,359,866,705 38,459,660
2035 1,365,387,904 37,458,584
2034 1,370,679,807 36,465,688
2033 1,375,744,986 35,476,260
2032 1,380,528,766 34,497,489
2031 1,385,048,521 33,527,117
2030 1,389,269,809 32,563,547
2029 1,393,241,425 31,610,576
2028 1,396,917,178 30,670,274
2027 1,400,271,033 29,741,014
2026 1,403,335,670 28,823,166
2025 1,406,585,000 27,917,831
2024 1,408,975,000 27,032,412
2023 1,410,710,000 26,159,867
2022 1,412,175,000 25,311,973
2021 1,412,360,000 24,502,140
2020 1,411,100,000 23,717,613
2019 1,407,745,000 22,947,757
2018 1,402,760,000 22,188,069
2017 1,396,215,000 21,435,446
2016 1,387,790,000 20,685,753
2015 1,379,860,000 19,939,498
2014 1,371,860,000 19,215,909
2013 1,363,240,000 18,519,898
2012 1,354,190,000 17,836,769
2011 1,345,035,000 17,176,283
2010 1,337,705,000 16,548,835
2009 1,331,260,000 15,943,675
2008 1,324,655,000 15,361,915
2007 1,317,885,000 14,803,610
2006 1,311,020,000 14,268,581
2005 1,303,720,000 13,756,192
2004 1,296,075,000 13,265,836
2003 1,288,400,000 12,796,984
2002 1,280,400,000 12,349,144
2001 1,271,850,000 11,920,647
2000 1,262,645,000 11,509,630
1999 1,252,735,000 11,117,411
1998 1,241,935,000 10,741,413
1997 1,230,075,000 10,383,969
1996 1,217,550,000 10,044,852
1995 1,204,855,000 9,714,529
1994 1,191,835,000 9,398,258
1993 1,178,440,000 9,100,789
1992 1,164,970,000 8,817,633
1991 1,150,780,000 8,546,900
1990 1,135,185,000 8,286,059
1989 1,118,650,000 8,034,780
1988 1,101,630,000 7,793,748
1987 1,084,035,000 7,561,150
1986 1,066,790,000 7,335,811
1985 1,051,040,000 7,118,457
1984 1,036,825,000 6,909,971
1983 1,023,310,000 6,708,644
1982 1,008,630,000 6,512,732
1981 993,885,000 6,322,006
1980 981,235,000 6,135,971
1979 969,005,000 5,955,556
1978 956,165,000 5,782,932
1977 943,455,000 5,619,716
1976 930,685,000 5,464,962
1975 916,395,000 5,317,019
1974 900,350,000 5,174,953
1973 881,940,000 5,037,865
1972 862,030,000 4,904,845
1971 841,105,000 4,776,225
1970 818,315,000 4,650,275
1969 796,025,000 4,525,725
1968 774,510,000 4,403,637
1967 754,550,000 4,283,590
1966 735,400,000 4,165,544
1965 715,185,000 4,049,695
1964 698,355,000 3,935,814
1963 682,335,000 3,823,873
1962 665,770,000 3,714,520
1961 660,330,000 3,608,162
1960 667,070,000 3,505,050

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Niger
2100 -1.65% 0.39%
2099 -1.64% 0.41%
2098 -1.63% 0.44%
2097 -1.61% 0.46%
2096 -1.6% 0.49%
2095 -1.59% 0.51%
2094 -1.59% 0.54%
2093 -1.58% 0.56%
2092 -1.57% 0.59%
2091 -1.57% 0.61%
2090 -1.57% 0.64%
2089 -1.57% 0.67%
2088 -1.57% 0.69%
2087 -1.56% 0.72%
2086 -1.56% 0.75%
2085 -1.55% 0.78%
2084 -1.53% 0.82%
2083 -1.51% 0.85%
2082 -1.5% 0.87%
2081 -1.47% 0.91%
2080 -1.45% 0.93%
2079 -1.42% 0.97%
2078 -1.4% 1%
2077 -1.38% 1.03%
2076 -1.36% 1.06%
2075 -1.34% 1.09%
2074 -1.33% 1.13%
2073 -1.31% 1.16%
2072 -1.3% 1.2%
2071 -1.3% 1.23%
2070 -1.29% 1.27%
2069 -1.29% 1.3%
2068 -1.29% 1.34%
2067 -1.28% 1.38%
2066 -1.28% 1.41%
2065 -1.27% 1.45%
2064 -1.26% 1.48%
2063 -1.25% 1.52%
2062 -1.24% 1.56%
2061 -1.22% 1.6%
2060 -1.19% 1.64%
2059 -1.17% 1.68%
2058 -1.13% 1.72%
2057 -1.09% 1.75%
2056 -1.05% 1.79%
2055 -1.01% 1.83%
2054 -0.96% 1.87%
2053 -0.92% 1.91%
2052 -0.87% 1.95%
2051 -0.82% 1.98%
2050 -0.77% 2.02%
2049 -0.73% 2.06%
2048 -0.69% 2.1%
2047 -0.65% 2.14%
2046 -0.62% 2.18%
2045 -0.59% 2.22%
2044 -0.56% 2.26%
2043 -0.54% 2.3%
2042 -0.52% 2.35%
2041 -0.5% 2.39%
2040 -0.48% 2.44%
2039 -0.46% 2.5%
2038 -0.44% 2.55%
2037 -0.42% 2.61%
2036 -0.4% 2.67%
2035 -0.39% 2.72%
2034 -0.37% 2.79%
2033 -0.35% 2.84%
2032 -0.33% 2.89%
2031 -0.3% 2.96%
2030 -0.29% 3.01%
2029 -0.26% 3.07%
2028 -0.24% 3.12%
2027 -0.22% 3.18%
2026 -0.23% 3.24%
2025 -0.17% 3.28%
2024 -0.12% 3.34%
2023 -0.1% 3.35%
2022 -0.01% 3.31%
2021 0.09% 3.31%
2020 0.24% 3.35%
2019 0.36% 3.42%
2018 0.47% 3.51%
2017 0.61% 3.62%
2016 0.57% 3.74%
2015 0.58% 3.77%
2014 0.63% 3.76%
2013 0.67% 3.83%
2012 0.68% 3.85%
2011 0.55% 3.79%
2010 0.48% 3.8%
2009 0.5% 3.79%
2008 0.51% 3.77%
2007 0.52% 3.75%
2006 0.56% 3.72%
2005 0.59% 3.7%
2004 0.6% 3.66%
2003 0.62% 3.63%
2002 0.67% 3.59%
2001 0.73% 3.57%
2000 0.79% 3.53%
1999 0.87% 3.5%
1998 0.96% 3.44%
1997 1.03% 3.38%
1996 1.05% 3.4%
1995 1.09% 3.37%
1994 1.14% 3.27%
1993 1.16% 3.21%
1992 1.23% 3.17%
1991 1.37% 3.15%
1990 1.48% 3.13%
1989 1.54% 3.09%
1988 1.62% 3.08%
1987 1.62% 3.07%
1986 1.5% 3.05%
1985 1.37% 3.02%
1984 1.32% 3%
1983 1.46% 3.01%
1982 1.48% 3.02%
1981 1.29% 3.03%
1980 1.26% 3.03%
1979 1.34% 2.99%
1978 1.35% 2.9%
1977 1.37% 2.83%
1976 1.56% 2.78%
1975 1.78% 2.75%
1974 2.09% 2.72%
1973 2.31% 2.71%
1972 2.49% 2.69%
1971 2.78% 2.71%
1970 2.8% 2.75%
1969 2.78% 2.77%
1968 2.65% 2.8%
1967 2.6% 2.83%
1966 2.83% 2.86%
1965 2.41% 2.89%
1964 2.35% 2.93%
1963 2.49% 2.94%
1962 0.82% 2.95%
1961 -1.01% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/niger | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

China Niger
Current population
1403335670
29294628
Population rank 2/197 53/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.35%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
35.7 seconds
One birth every
3.31 seconds
28.2 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +2,426
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 9/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -7,704
Net migration rank 189/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -7,704
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 883,987 -4,041
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 864,139 995
2022 -847,305 -293,846 829,651 995
2021 480,203 -379,749 793,428 -4,405
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 784,437 -4,402
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 775,474 -15,778
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 763,536 -3,830
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 752,384 -6,830
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 738,999 14,833
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 721,630 17,051
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 704,609 3,891
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 686,070 -2,543
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 664,009 18,714
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 645,175 -6,941
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 624,685 -8,033
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 602,671 -9,014
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 579,727 -9,847
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 556,808 -10,069
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 533,374 -10,054
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 511,167 -9,700
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 488,328 -9,070
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 467,295 -8,841
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 446,767 -9,550
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 428,417 -8,654
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 410,779 -8,522
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 394,212 -12,037
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 377,120 -7,298
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 358,745 -13,680
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 341,223 -8,057
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 323,630 3,843
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 306,026 -959
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 292,135 -2,269
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 278,690 -2,258
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 266,527 -1,500
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 256,594 73
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 245,278 613
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 237,296 -1,139
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 231,371 -2,338
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 224,365 -2,728
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 219,206 -6,126
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 213,111 -9,208
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 207,962 -9,209
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 202,012 -8,935
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 195,938 -7,559
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 189,251 -5,564
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 180,632 -3,495
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 171,614 -3,494
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 161,792 -3,476
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 154,489 -3,308
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 147,962 -3,254
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 142,606 -3,179
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 137,695 -2,942
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 133,813 -2,525
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 128,223 -2,277
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 128,184 -2,225
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 125,389 -2,245
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 123,301 -2,277
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 121,358 -2,289
1966 19,282,187 4,165 119,314 -2,289
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 116,963 -2,289
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 115,386 -2,289
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 113,072 -2,289
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 110,280 -2,369
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 107,693 -2,893
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/niger | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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