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Population in China compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 127.5 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

China vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Papua New Guinea
2100 633,320,628 18,802,138
2099 643,959,697 18,790,040
2098 654,691,595 18,776,265
2097 665,517,335 18,758,897
2096 676,438,150 18,737,707
2095 687,457,915 18,714,219
2094 698,589,897 18,687,257
2093 709,852,629 18,658,233
2092 721,251,520 18,625,772
2091 732,791,748 18,590,001
2090 744,501,355 18,549,501
2089 756,404,299 18,510,463
2088 768,478,316 18,468,827
2087 780,707,622 18,424,378
2086 793,081,006 18,376,043
2085 805,608,315 18,325,641
2084 818,268,277 18,274,394
2083 830,972,107 18,218,709
2082 843,721,746 18,163,177
2081 856,534,631 18,104,285
2080 869,351,919 18,039,008
2079 882,146,959 17,975,778
2078 894,889,246 17,908,670
2077 907,592,919 17,840,781
2076 920,280,380 17,771,791
2075 932,956,157 17,699,428
2074 945,631,173 17,625,044
2073 958,352,980 17,548,128
2072 971,115,895 17,466,649
2071 983,938,054 17,381,598
2070 996,853,418 17,295,105
2069 1,009,905,851 17,205,503
2068 1,023,081,790 17,112,154
2067 1,036,420,010 17,015,090
2066 1,049,887,382 16,915,436
2065 1,063,477,623 16,812,946
2064 1,077,206,695 16,708,669
2063 1,090,982,303 16,604,296
2062 1,104,833,556 16,497,292
2061 1,118,682,849 16,386,905
2060 1,132,504,136 16,270,535
2059 1,146,199,736 16,152,614
2058 1,159,714,746 16,032,684
2057 1,172,963,523 15,909,649
2056 1,185,938,083 15,784,519
2055 1,198,550,408 15,656,542
2054 1,210,749,681 15,523,143
2053 1,222,500,569 15,389,244
2052 1,233,808,926 15,250,715
2051 1,244,584,333 15,110,389
2050 1,254,824,040 14,968,530
2049 1,264,598,914 14,821,865
2048 1,273,885,471 14,673,459
2047 1,282,701,271 14,522,926
2046 1,291,133,690 14,370,120
2045 1,299,154,327 14,213,585
2044 1,306,805,350 14,056,036
2043 1,314,176,710 13,897,765
2042 1,321,319,298 13,738,690
2041 1,328,219,755 13,577,382
2040 1,334,857,481 13,413,396
2039 1,341,265,381 13,247,486
2038 1,347,407,165 13,079,352
2037 1,353,377,505 12,909,735
2036 1,359,133,287 12,738,223
2035 1,364,651,508 12,566,543
2034 1,369,940,557 12,392,476
2033 1,375,003,005 12,218,246
2032 1,379,784,204 12,042,345
2031 1,384,301,522 11,865,316
2030 1,388,520,533 11,685,599
2029 1,392,490,007 11,504,890
2028 1,396,163,778 11,322,573
2027 1,399,515,824 11,138,409
2026 1,402,578,808 10,952,454
2025 1,405,826,385 10,765,048
2024 1,408,975,000 10,576,502
2023 1,410,710,000 10,389,635
2022 1,412,175,000 10,203,169
2021 1,412,360,000 10,012,896
2020 1,411,100,000 9,815,746
2019 1,407,745,000 9,609,010
2018 1,402,760,000 9,394,513
2017 1,396,215,000 9,178,714
2016 1,387,790,000 8,961,718
2015 1,379,860,000 8,743,246
2014 1,371,860,000 8,523,441
2013 1,363,240,000 8,302,698
2012 1,354,190,000 8,081,390
2011 1,345,035,000 7,859,346
2010 1,337,705,000 7,633,523
2009 1,331,260,000 7,406,438
2008 1,324,655,000 7,183,002
2007 1,317,885,000 6,963,345
2006 1,311,020,000 6,747,720
2005 1,303,720,000 6,535,905
2004 1,296,075,000 6,328,041
2003 1,288,400,000 6,123,997
2002 1,280,400,000 5,924,003
2001 1,271,850,000 5,728,435
2000 1,262,645,000 5,537,064
1999 1,252,735,000 5,349,333
1998 1,241,935,000 5,166,390
1997 1,230,075,000 4,987,883
1996 1,217,550,000 4,813,361
1995 1,204,855,000 4,644,278
1994 1,191,835,000 4,480,208
1993 1,178,440,000 4,320,872
1992 1,164,970,000 4,166,699
1991 1,150,780,000 4,021,837
1990 1,135,185,000 3,896,481
1989 1,118,650,000 3,796,078
1988 1,101,630,000 3,711,880
1987 1,084,035,000 3,632,543
1986 1,066,790,000 3,554,793
1985 1,051,040,000 3,478,936
1984 1,036,825,000 3,405,198
1983 1,023,310,000 3,333,633
1982 1,008,630,000 3,264,291
1981 993,885,000 3,197,019
1980 981,235,000 3,131,512
1979 969,005,000 3,067,341
1978 956,165,000 3,003,714
1977 943,455,000 2,940,327
1976 930,685,000 2,877,327
1975 916,395,000 2,814,820
1974 900,350,000 2,752,671
1973 881,940,000 2,690,629
1972 862,030,000 2,628,432
1971 841,105,000 2,566,421
1970 818,315,000 2,505,628
1969 796,025,000 2,446,927
1968 774,510,000 2,390,803
1967 754,550,000 2,337,532
1966 735,400,000 2,285,774
1965 715,185,000 2,235,820
1964 698,355,000 2,188,325
1963 682,335,000 2,141,376
1962 665,770,000 2,093,919
1961 660,330,000 2,046,127
1960 667,070,000 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.65% 0.06%
2099 -1.64% 0.07%
2098 -1.63% 0.09%
2097 -1.61% 0.11%
2096 -1.6% 0.13%
2095 -1.59% 0.14%
2094 -1.59% 0.16%
2093 -1.58% 0.17%
2092 -1.57% 0.19%
2091 -1.57% 0.22%
2090 -1.57% 0.21%
2089 -1.57% 0.23%
2088 -1.57% 0.24%
2087 -1.56% 0.26%
2086 -1.56% 0.28%
2085 -1.55% 0.28%
2084 -1.53% 0.31%
2083 -1.51% 0.31%
2082 -1.5% 0.33%
2081 -1.47% 0.36%
2080 -1.45% 0.35%
2079 -1.42% 0.37%
2078 -1.4% 0.38%
2077 -1.38% 0.39%
2076 -1.36% 0.41%
2075 -1.34% 0.42%
2074 -1.33% 0.44%
2073 -1.31% 0.47%
2072 -1.3% 0.49%
2071 -1.3% 0.5%
2070 -1.29% 0.52%
2069 -1.29% 0.55%
2068 -1.29% 0.57%
2067 -1.28% 0.59%
2066 -1.28% 0.61%
2065 -1.27% 0.62%
2064 -1.26% 0.63%
2063 -1.25% 0.65%
2062 -1.24% 0.67%
2061 -1.22% 0.72%
2060 -1.19% 0.73%
2059 -1.17% 0.75%
2058 -1.13% 0.77%
2057 -1.09% 0.79%
2056 -1.05% 0.82%
2055 -1.01% 0.86%
2054 -0.96% 0.87%
2053 -0.92% 0.91%
2052 -0.87% 0.93%
2051 -0.82% 0.95%
2050 -0.77% 0.99%
2049 -0.73% 1.01%
2048 -0.69% 1.04%
2047 -0.65% 1.06%
2046 -0.62% 1.1%
2045 -0.59% 1.12%
2044 -0.56% 1.14%
2043 -0.54% 1.16%
2042 -0.52% 1.19%
2041 -0.5% 1.22%
2040 -0.48% 1.25%
2039 -0.46% 1.29%
2038 -0.44% 1.31%
2037 -0.42% 1.35%
2036 -0.4% 1.37%
2035 -0.39% 1.4%
2034 -0.37% 1.43%
2033 -0.35% 1.46%
2032 -0.33% 1.49%
2031 -0.3% 1.54%
2030 -0.29% 1.57%
2029 -0.26% 1.61%
2028 -0.24% 1.65%
2027 -0.22% 1.7%
2026 -0.23% 1.74%
2025 -0.22% 1.78%
2024 -0.12% 1.8%
2023 -0.1% 1.83%
2022 -0.01% 1.9%
2021 0.09% 2.01%
2020 0.24% 2.15%
2019 0.36% 2.28%
2018 0.47% 2.35%
2017 0.61% 2.42%
2016 0.57% 2.5%
2015 0.58% 2.58%
2014 0.63% 2.66%
2013 0.67% 2.74%
2012 0.68% 2.83%
2011 0.55% 2.96%
2010 0.48% 3.07%
2009 0.5% 3.11%
2008 0.51% 3.15%
2007 0.52% 3.2%
2006 0.56% 3.24%
2005 0.59% 3.28%
2004 0.6% 3.33%
2003 0.62% 3.38%
2002 0.67% 3.41%
2001 0.73% 3.46%
2000 0.79% 3.51%
1999 0.87% 3.54%
1998 0.96% 3.58%
1997 1.03% 3.63%
1996 1.05% 3.64%
1995 1.09% 3.66%
1994 1.14% 3.69%
1993 1.16% 3.7%
1992 1.23% 3.6%
1991 1.37% 3.22%
1990 1.48% 2.64%
1989 1.54% 2.27%
1988 1.62% 2.18%
1987 1.62% 2.19%
1986 1.5% 2.18%
1985 1.37% 2.17%
1984 1.32% 2.15%
1983 1.46% 2.12%
1982 1.48% 2.1%
1981 1.29% 2.09%
1980 1.26% 2.09%
1979 1.34% 2.12%
1978 1.35% 2.16%
1977 1.37% 2.19%
1976 1.56% 2.22%
1975 1.78% 2.26%
1974 2.09% 2.31%
1973 2.31% 2.37%
1972 2.49% 2.42%
1971 2.78% 2.43%
1970 2.8% 2.4%
1969 2.78% 2.35%
1968 2.65% 2.28%
1967 2.6% 2.26%
1966 2.83% 2.23%
1965 2.41% 2.17%
1964 2.35% 2.19%
1963 2.49% 2.27%
1962 0.82% 2.34%
1961 -1.01% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

China Papua New Guinea
Current population
1402578808
11002753
Population rank 2/197 89/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.13%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +512
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 59/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -268,126 -284
Net migration rank 189/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -284
2024 - -318,992 - -707
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 187,637 -787
2022 -847,305 -293,846 186,861 -787
2021 480,203 -379,749 183,766 10,703
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 189,130 10,703
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 190,662 22,978
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 190,662 24,684
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 189,715 26,513
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 189,281 28,473
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 188,600 30,580
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 187,592 32,840
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 185,790 35,280
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 183,658 37,893
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 181,842 40,690
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 178,998 50,106
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 175,421 49,647
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 172,823 48,985
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 169,306 48,203
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 166,540 47,191
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 163,888 46,014
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 161,023 44,811
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 158,611 43,639
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 155,091 42,657
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 151,431 41,962
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 147,496 41,855
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 143,592 42,519
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 136,677 43,091
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 134,458 42,787
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 129,802 41,994
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 125,410 40,962
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 122,113 39,669
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 118,668 38,220
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 114,818 36,622
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 111,453 26,830
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 110,033 2,398
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 108,199 -19,824
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 106,256 -26,232
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 104,367 -25,720
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 102,346 -25,495
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 100,333 -25,470
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 98,103 -25,487
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 95,982 -25,465
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 93,522 -25,355
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 91,767 -25,383
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 90,266 -25,638
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 89,330 -25,618
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 88,747 -25,208
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 87,954 -24,722
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 86,965 -24,198
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 85,809 -23,562
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 84,829 -22,771
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 83,821 -21,803
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 82,672 -20,303
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 80,599 -18,945
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 78,712 -18,773
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 76,454 -18,994
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 73,983 -19,188
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 71,519 -19,767
1966 19,282,187 4,165 69,206 -17,454
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 66,693 -18,532
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 64,558 -17,730
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 62,260 -15,189
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 59,974 -12,141
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 58,151 -10,409
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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