The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 241,467,099 in Nigeria.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 5.82 times bigger than Nigeria's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
- The countries together account for 19.9% of the world: 17% for China vs 2.92% for Nigeria.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 145M to 241M (66.5% growth).
- Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 477M 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 Nigeria: live population counter
China
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Nigeria
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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241467099
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 6/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 2.92% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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6.58 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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4.2 seconds
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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11.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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14.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -35,202 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +13,141 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +4,796,533 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 50/197 |
China and Nigeria: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Nigeria
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Nigeria
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China
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Nigeria
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 45,053,782 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 45,989,310 | -1.01% | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 46,965,292 | 0.82% | 2.12% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 47,973,575 | 2.49% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 49,012,016 | 2.35% | 2.16% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 50,086,764 | 2.41% | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 51,188,234 | 2.83% | 2.2% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 52,293,065 | 2.6% | 2.16% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 53,432,783 | 2.65% | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 54,631,914 | 2.78% | 2.24% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 55,893,838 | 2.8% | 2.31% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 57,214,684 | 2.78% | 2.36% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 58,601,748 | 2.49% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 60,082,139 | 2.31% | 2.53% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 61,679,144 | 2.09% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 63,410,815 | 1.78% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 65,258,009 | 1.56% | 2.91% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 67,234,590 | 1.37% | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 69,326,532 | 1.35% | 3.11% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 71,498,242 | 1.34% | 3.13% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 73,764,641 | 1.26% | 3.17% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 76,068,103 | 1.29% | 3.12% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 78,378,701 | 1.48% | 3.04% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 80,438,260 | 1.46% | 2.63% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 82,526,443 | 1.32% | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 84,897,973 | 1.37% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 87,235,953 | 1.5% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 89,591,716 | 1.62% | 2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 92,020,090 | 1.62% | 2.71% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 94,531,014 | 1.54% | 2.73% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 97,120,925 | 1.48% | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 99,720,162 | 1.37% | 2.68% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 102,372,770 | 1.23% | 2.66% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 105,122,069 | 1.16% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 107,935,714 | 1.14% | 2.68% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 110,819,428 | 1.09% | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 113,754,779 | 1.05% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 116,754,792 | 1.03% | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 119,846,254 | 0.96% | 2.65% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 123,047,320 | 0.87% | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 126,382,494 | 0.79% | 2.71% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 129,862,595 | 0.73% | 2.75% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 133,471,989 | 0.67% | 2.78% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 137,202,644 | 0.62% | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 141,057,045 | 0.6% | 2.81% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 145,017,253 | 0.59% | 2.81% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 149,077,334 | 0.56% | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 153,267,261 | 0.52% | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 157,595,014 | 0.51% | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 162,049,464 | 0.5% | 2.83% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 166,642,886 | 0.48% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 171,379,598 | 0.55% | 2.84% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 176,200,625 | 0.68% | 2.81% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 181,049,443 | 0.67% | 2.75% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 185,896,915 | 0.63% | 2.68% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 190,671,878 | 0.58% | 2.57% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 195,443,700 | 0.57% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 200,254,579 | 0.61% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 204,938,755 | 0.47% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 209,485,641 | 0.36% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 213,996,181 | 0.24% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 218,529,286 | 0.09% | 2.12% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 223,150,896 | -0.01% | 2.11% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 227,882,945 | -0.1% | 2.12% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 232,679,478 | -0.12% | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 237,527,783 | -0.23% | 2.08% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 242,431,830 | -0.22% | 2.06% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 247,374,258 | -0.23% | 2.04% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 252,346,128 | -0.25% | 2.01% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 257,352,638 | -0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 262,380,975 | -0.29% | 1.95% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 267,421,079 | -0.32% | 1.92% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 272,483,635 | -0.34% | 1.89% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 277,555,116 | -0.36% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 282,622,388 | -0.38% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 287,685,757 | -0.4% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 292,739,390 | -0.41% | 1.76% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 297,773,236 | -0.43% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 302,782,350 | -0.45% | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 307,764,754 | -0.47% | 1.65% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 312,710,403 | -0.49% | 1.61% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 317,607,237 | -0.51% | 1.57% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 322,450,302 | -0.53% | 1.52% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 327,243,941 | -0.55% | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 331,983,354 | -0.57% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 336,662,502 | -0.6% | 1.41% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 341,281,757 | -0.64% | 1.37% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 345,844,004 | -0.67% | 1.34% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 350,347,757 | -0.71% | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 354,792,418 | -0.75% | 1.27% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 359,185,550 | -0.79% | 1.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Nigeria gained 45,654,625 people (a 31.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 50,795,221 (a 26.6% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2005 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 48.8% to 359,185,550 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.
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Population differences between China and Nigeria
|
China
|
Nigeria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 54.8 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 23.4 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.6:49.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 662 ppl/mi² |
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