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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 5.39 times bigger than Pakistan's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 20.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

China vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Pakistan
2100 633,320,628 514,531,704
2099 643,959,697 513,655,674
2098 654,691,595 512,727,636
2097 665,517,335 511,735,790
2096 676,438,150 510,636,755
2095 687,457,915 509,437,875
2094 698,589,897 508,130,071
2093 709,852,629 506,765,644
2092 721,251,520 505,327,656
2091 732,791,748 503,824,444
2090 744,501,355 502,264,268
2089 756,404,299 500,660,501
2088 768,478,316 498,935,983
2087 780,707,622 497,190,466
2086 793,081,006 495,313,036
2085 805,608,315 493,366,305
2084 818,268,277 491,354,778
2083 830,972,107 489,225,193
2082 843,721,746 486,984,952
2081 856,534,631 484,673,501
2080 869,351,919 482,257,479
2079 882,146,959 479,813,404
2078 894,889,246 477,277,836
2077 907,592,919 474,593,860
2076 920,280,380 471,779,348
2075 932,956,157 468,855,468
2074 945,631,173 465,875,137
2073 958,352,980 462,811,079
2072 971,115,895 459,656,523
2071 983,938,054 456,423,506
2070 996,853,418 453,095,985
2069 1,009,905,851 449,655,599
2068 1,023,081,790 446,126,774
2067 1,036,420,010 442,540,629
2066 1,049,887,382 438,879,326
2065 1,063,477,623 435,169,856
2064 1,077,206,695 431,394,393
2063 1,090,982,303 427,575,887
2062 1,104,833,556 423,636,352
2061 1,118,682,849 419,672,017
2060 1,132,504,136 415,638,125
2059 1,146,199,736 411,576,344
2058 1,159,714,746 407,429,129
2057 1,172,963,523 403,233,874
2056 1,185,938,083 398,948,355
2055 1,198,550,408 394,645,693
2054 1,210,749,681 390,303,954
2053 1,222,500,569 385,922,748
2052 1,233,808,926 381,488,696
2051 1,244,584,333 377,018,239
2050 1,254,824,040 372,476,884
2049 1,264,598,914 367,909,407
2048 1,273,885,471 363,310,560
2047 1,282,701,271 358,659,474
2046 1,291,133,690 353,929,775
2045 1,299,154,327 349,156,085
2044 1,306,805,350 344,371,692
2043 1,314,176,710 339,561,029
2042 1,321,319,298 334,731,546
2041 1,328,219,755 329,875,686
2040 1,334,857,481 325,039,429
2039 1,341,265,381 320,137,108
2038 1,347,407,165 315,207,413
2037 1,353,377,505 310,312,684
2036 1,359,133,287 305,408,418
2035 1,364,651,508 300,541,523
2034 1,369,940,557 295,686,893
2033 1,375,003,005 290,851,174
2032 1,379,784,204 286,070,650
2031 1,384,301,522 281,351,929
2030 1,388,520,533 276,708,987
2029 1,392,490,007 272,189,955
2028 1,396,163,778 267,728,673
2027 1,399,515,824 263,390,059
2026 1,402,578,808 259,231,214
2025 1,405,826,385 255,166,301
2024 1,408,975,000 251,269,164
2023 1,410,710,000 247,504,495
2022 1,412,175,000 243,700,667
2021 1,412,360,000 239,477,801
2020 1,411,100,000 235,001,746
2019 1,407,745,000 230,800,899
2018 1,402,760,000 226,928,892
2017 1,396,215,000 223,273,967
2016 1,387,790,000 220,138,869
2015 1,379,860,000 217,290,883
2014 1,371,860,000 214,264,647
2013 1,363,240,000 211,073,978
2012 1,354,190,000 207,667,125
2011 1,345,035,000 203,746,065
2010 1,337,705,000 199,239,047
2009 1,331,260,000 194,376,534
2008 1,324,655,000 189,499,113
2007 1,317,885,000 184,493,231
2006 1,311,020,000 179,682,690
2005 1,303,720,000 175,453,212
2004 1,296,075,000 171,286,000
2003 1,288,400,000 167,110,248
2002 1,280,400,000 163,222,549
2001 1,271,850,000 159,270,907
2000 1,262,645,000 154,879,127
1999 1,252,735,000 150,565,377
1998 1,241,935,000 146,522,356
1997 1,230,075,000 142,531,804
1996 1,217,550,000 138,557,092
1995 1,204,855,000 134,582,253
1994 1,191,835,000 130,748,083
1993 1,178,440,000 127,020,117
1992 1,164,970,000 123,546,848
1991 1,150,780,000 120,060,406
1990 1,135,185,000 116,155,576
1989 1,118,650,000 112,336,629
1988 1,101,630,000 108,724,739
1987 1,084,035,000 105,130,717
1986 1,066,790,000 101,606,764
1985 1,051,040,000 98,229,285
1984 1,036,825,000 95,164,936
1983 1,023,310,000 92,227,711
1982 1,008,630,000 89,089,246
1981 993,885,000 85,802,049
1980 981,235,000 82,291,010
1979 969,005,000 78,997,039
1978 956,165,000 76,307,379
1977 943,455,000 73,901,827
1976 930,685,000 71,620,254
1975 916,395,000 69,461,175
1974 900,350,000 67,415,487
1973 881,940,000 65,461,912
1972 862,030,000 63,583,194
1971 841,105,000 61,847,899
1970 818,315,000 60,166,719
1969 796,025,000 58,460,939
1968 774,510,000 56,810,507
1967 754,550,000 55,214,768
1966 735,400,000 53,678,667
1965 715,185,000 52,209,010
1964 698,355,000 50,799,999
1963 682,335,000 49,447,776
1962 665,770,000 48,156,128
1961 660,330,000 46,921,277
1960 667,070,000 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 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 Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Pakistan
2100 -1.65% 0.17%
2099 -1.64% 0.18%
2098 -1.63% 0.19%
2097 -1.61% 0.22%
2096 -1.6% 0.24%
2095 -1.59% 0.26%
2094 -1.59% 0.27%
2093 -1.58% 0.28%
2092 -1.57% 0.3%
2091 -1.57% 0.31%
2090 -1.57% 0.32%
2089 -1.57% 0.35%
2088 -1.57% 0.35%
2087 -1.56% 0.38%
2086 -1.56% 0.39%
2085 -1.55% 0.41%
2084 -1.53% 0.44%
2083 -1.51% 0.46%
2082 -1.5% 0.48%
2081 -1.47% 0.5%
2080 -1.45% 0.51%
2079 -1.42% 0.53%
2078 -1.4% 0.57%
2077 -1.38% 0.6%
2076 -1.36% 0.62%
2075 -1.34% 0.64%
2074 -1.33% 0.66%
2073 -1.31% 0.69%
2072 -1.3% 0.71%
2071 -1.3% 0.73%
2070 -1.29% 0.77%
2069 -1.29% 0.79%
2068 -1.29% 0.81%
2067 -1.28% 0.83%
2066 -1.28% 0.85%
2065 -1.27% 0.88%
2064 -1.26% 0.89%
2063 -1.25% 0.93%
2062 -1.24% 0.94%
2061 -1.22% 0.97%
2060 -1.19% 0.99%
2059 -1.17% 1.02%
2058 -1.13% 1.04%
2057 -1.09% 1.07%
2056 -1.05% 1.09%
2055 -1.01% 1.11%
2054 -0.96% 1.14%
2053 -0.92% 1.16%
2052 -0.87% 1.19%
2051 -0.82% 1.22%
2050 -0.77% 1.24%
2049 -0.73% 1.27%
2048 -0.69% 1.3%
2047 -0.65% 1.34%
2046 -0.62% 1.37%
2045 -0.59% 1.39%
2044 -0.56% 1.42%
2043 -0.54% 1.44%
2042 -0.52% 1.47%
2041 -0.5% 1.49%
2040 -0.48% 1.53%
2039 -0.46% 1.56%
2038 -0.44% 1.58%
2037 -0.42% 1.61%
2036 -0.4% 1.62%
2035 -0.39% 1.64%
2034 -0.37% 1.66%
2033 -0.35% 1.67%
2032 -0.33% 1.68%
2031 -0.3% 1.68%
2030 -0.29% 1.66%
2029 -0.26% 1.67%
2028 -0.24% 1.65%
2027 -0.22% 1.6%
2026 -0.23% 1.59%
2025 -0.22% 1.55%
2024 -0.12% 1.52%
2023 -0.1% 1.56%
2022 -0.01% 1.76%
2021 0.09% 1.9%
2020 0.24% 1.82%
2019 0.36% 1.71%
2018 0.47% 1.64%
2017 0.61% 1.42%
2016 0.57% 1.31%
2015 0.58% 1.41%
2014 0.63% 1.51%
2013 0.67% 1.64%
2012 0.68% 1.92%
2011 0.55% 2.26%
2010 0.48% 2.5%
2009 0.5% 2.57%
2008 0.51% 2.71%
2007 0.52% 2.68%
2006 0.56% 2.41%
2005 0.59% 2.43%
2004 0.6% 2.5%
2003 0.62% 2.38%
2002 0.67% 2.48%
2001 0.73% 2.84%
2000 0.79% 2.87%
1999 0.87% 2.76%
1998 0.96% 2.8%
1997 1.03% 2.87%
1996 1.05% 2.95%
1995 1.09% 2.93%
1994 1.14% 2.93%
1993 1.16% 2.81%
1992 1.23% 2.9%
1991 1.37% 3.36%
1990 1.48% 3.4%
1989 1.54% 3.32%
1988 1.62% 3.42%
1987 1.62% 3.47%
1986 1.5% 3.44%
1985 1.37% 3.22%
1984 1.32% 3.18%
1983 1.46% 3.52%
1982 1.48% 3.83%
1981 1.29% 4.27%
1980 1.26% 4.17%
1979 1.34% 3.52%
1978 1.35% 3.26%
1977 1.37% 3.19%
1976 1.56% 3.11%
1975 1.78% 3.03%
1974 2.09% 2.98%
1973 2.31% 2.95%
1972 2.49% 2.81%
1971 2.78% 2.79%
1970 2.8% 2.92%
1969 2.78% 2.91%
1968 2.65% 2.89%
1967 2.6% 2.86%
1966 2.83% 2.81%
1965 2.41% 2.77%
1964 2.35% 2.73%
1963 2.49% 2.68%
1962 0.82% 2.63%
1961 -1.01% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

China Pakistan
Current population
1402578808
260356147
Population rank 2/197 5/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 3.14%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -268,126 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 189/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -1,235,336
2024 - -318,992 - -1,401,173
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -847,305 -293,846 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 480,203 -379,749 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 4,690,187 576,349
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 4,281,169 252,869
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 3,977,175 11,534
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 3,731,730 275,242
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 3,554,755 38,139
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 3,448,813 146,364
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 3,341,643 111,045
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 3,233,315 68,860
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 2,934,689 294,252
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 2,790,454 555,032
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 2,461,311 450,003
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 2,356,601 111,386
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 2,257,849 85,250
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 2,171,812 48,238
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 19,282,187 4,165 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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