The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,792,179 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 1,783,115 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 788 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.64% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 2.01M to 1.78M (11.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34% of the population in China and 36.1% in North Macedonia.
China vs North Macedonia: live population counter
China
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North Macedonia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
|
1783115
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
|
14.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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31.3 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | -98 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | -35,637 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -1.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 195/197 |
China and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
North Macedonia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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North Macedonia
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China
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North Macedonia
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 1,455,171 | -1.01% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 1,471,745 | 0.82% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 1,488,737 | 2.49% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 1,510,900 | 2.35% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 1,533,466 | 2.41% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 1,557,349 | 2.83% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 1,582,492 | 2.6% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 1,608,930 | 2.65% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 1,636,345 | 2.78% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 1,664,208 | 2.8% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 1,691,216 | 2.78% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 1,717,395 | 2.49% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 1,743,816 | 2.31% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 1,770,545 | 2.09% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 1,797,972 | 1.78% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 1,825,830 | 1.56% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 1,853,138 | 1.37% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 1,879,847 | 1.35% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 1,906,523 | 1.34% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 1,933,038 | 1.26% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 1,959,065 | 1.29% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 1,978,956 | 1.48% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 1,991,901 | 1.46% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 2,003,399 | 1.32% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 2,014,331 | 1.37% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 2,024,732 | 1.5% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 2,035,157 | 1.62% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 2,045,737 | 1.62% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 2,055,649 | 1.54% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 2,063,689 | 1.48% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 2,055,994 | 1.37% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 2,032,523 | 1.23% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 2,006,854 | 1.16% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 1,992,666 | 1.14% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 1,998,534 | 1.09% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 2,012,553 | 1.05% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 1,996,869 | 1.03% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 2,007,523 | 0.96% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 2,017,142 | 0.87% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 2,026,350 | 0.79% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 2,034,882 | 0.73% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 2,020,157 | 0.67% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 2,022,725 | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 2,016,186 | 0.6% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 2,005,330 | 0.59% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 1,994,287 | 0.56% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 1,982,933 | 0.52% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 1,971,493 | 0.51% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 1,958,782 | 0.5% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 1,946,298 | 0.48% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 1,937,398 | 0.55% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 1,929,821 | 0.68% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 1,922,716 | 0.67% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 1,917,557 | 0.63% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 1,912,430 | 0.58% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 1,906,313 | 0.57% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 1,898,657 | 0.61% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 1,889,051 | 0.47% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 1,876,262 | 0.36% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 1,856,124 | 0.24% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 1,837,114 | 0.09% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 1,831,712 | -0.01% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 1,827,816 | -0.1% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 1,792,179 | -0.12% | -1.95% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 1,783,115 | -0.23% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 1,773,550 | -0.22% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 1,763,753 | -0.23% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 1,753,839 | -0.25% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 1,743,553 | -0.27% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 1,732,679 | -0.29% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 1,721,421 | -0.32% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 1,710,089 | -0.34% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 1,698,723 | -0.36% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 1,687,185 | -0.38% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 1,675,373 | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 1,663,329 | -0.41% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 1,651,095 | -0.43% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 1,638,881 | -0.45% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 1,626,617 | -0.47% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 1,614,140 | -0.49% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 1,601,579 | -0.51% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,588,898 | -0.53% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,576,060 | -0.55% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,563,352 | -0.57% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,550,675 | -0.6% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,537,866 | -0.64% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,525,180 | -0.67% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,512,637 | -0.71% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,499,950 | -0.75% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,487,102 | -0.79% | -0.86% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while North Macedonia lost 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -129,315 (a 6.76% decline).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. North Macedonia was ranked 141st in 2005 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people and rank change from 150th to 155th.
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Population differences between China and North Macedonia
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China
|
North Macedonia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 77.7 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 184 ppl/mi² |
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