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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 40 times bigger than Peru's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 17.3% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

China vs Peru: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Peru
2100 633,320,628 38,452,509
2099 643,959,697 38,619,608
2098 654,691,595 38,784,430
2097 665,517,335 38,947,717
2096 676,438,150 39,108,849
2095 687,457,915 39,267,786
2094 698,589,897 39,423,479
2093 709,852,629 39,578,294
2092 721,251,520 39,729,309
2091 732,791,748 39,877,488
2090 744,501,355 40,022,659
2089 756,404,299 40,164,228
2088 768,478,316 40,303,304
2087 780,707,622 40,438,644
2086 793,081,006 40,569,419
2085 805,608,315 40,695,935
2084 818,268,277 40,817,705
2083 830,972,107 40,933,831
2082 843,721,746 41,045,559
2081 856,534,631 41,151,529
2080 869,351,919 41,252,019
2079 882,146,959 41,345,682
2078 894,889,246 41,433,298
2077 907,592,919 41,514,392
2076 920,280,380 41,589,064
2075 932,956,157 41,656,726
2074 945,631,173 41,717,426
2073 958,352,980 41,770,225
2072 971,115,895 41,815,673
2071 983,938,054 41,853,504
2070 996,853,418 41,883,997
2069 1,009,905,851 41,906,365
2068 1,023,081,790 41,920,235
2067 1,036,420,010 41,925,717
2066 1,049,887,382 41,923,100
2065 1,063,477,623 41,912,338
2064 1,077,206,695 41,893,671
2063 1,090,982,303 41,866,010
2062 1,104,833,556 41,830,096
2061 1,118,682,849 41,785,364
2060 1,132,504,136 41,732,163
2059 1,146,199,736 41,670,843
2058 1,159,714,746 41,601,084
2057 1,172,963,523 41,522,014
2056 1,185,938,083 41,434,774
2055 1,198,550,408 41,338,448
2054 1,210,749,681 41,233,873
2053 1,222,500,569 41,120,477
2052 1,233,808,926 40,999,698
2051 1,244,584,333 40,870,773
2050 1,254,824,040 40,733,304
2049 1,264,598,914 40,588,072
2048 1,273,885,471 40,434,856
2047 1,282,701,271 40,272,431
2046 1,291,133,690 40,100,751
2045 1,299,154,327 39,920,558
2044 1,306,805,350 39,731,027
2043 1,314,176,710 39,534,093
2042 1,321,319,298 39,328,332
2041 1,328,219,755 39,114,174
2040 1,334,857,481 38,892,211
2039 1,341,265,381 38,662,243
2038 1,347,407,165 38,424,592
2037 1,353,377,505 38,178,789
2036 1,359,133,287 37,924,438
2035 1,364,651,508 37,662,565
2034 1,369,940,557 37,392,354
2033 1,375,003,005 37,114,776
2032 1,379,784,204 36,830,488
2031 1,384,301,522 36,538,688
2030 1,388,520,533 36,238,199
2029 1,392,490,007 35,929,085
2028 1,396,163,778 35,609,999
2027 1,399,515,824 35,280,410
2026 1,402,578,808 34,939,340
2025 1,405,826,385 34,585,730
2024 1,408,975,000 34,217,848
2023 1,410,710,000 33,845,617
2022 1,412,175,000 33,475,438
2021 1,412,360,000 33,155,882
2020 1,411,100,000 32,838,579
2019 1,407,745,000 32,449,303
2018 1,402,760,000 31,897,584
2017 1,396,215,000 31,324,637
2016 1,387,790,000 30,866,494
2015 1,379,860,000 30,457,600
2014 1,371,860,000 30,115,826
2013 1,363,240,000 29,817,919
2012 1,354,190,000 29,550,366
2011 1,345,035,000 29,304,086
2010 1,337,705,000 29,086,019
2009 1,331,260,000 28,896,811
2008 1,324,655,000 28,719,041
2007 1,317,885,000 28,530,699
2006 1,311,020,000 28,324,491
2005 1,303,720,000 28,101,180
2004 1,296,075,000 27,852,190
2003 1,288,400,000 27,580,490
2002 1,280,400,000 27,288,217
2001 1,271,850,000 26,964,601
2000 1,262,645,000 26,598,331
1999 1,252,735,000 26,186,504
1998 1,241,935,000 25,738,095
1997 1,230,075,000 25,274,147
1996 1,217,550,000 24,811,171
1995 1,204,855,000 24,348,919
1994 1,191,835,000 23,881,493
1993 1,178,440,000 23,413,783
1992 1,164,970,000 22,946,340
1991 1,150,780,000 22,483,775
1990 1,135,185,000 22,014,771
1989 1,118,650,000 21,532,589
1988 1,101,630,000 21,054,702
1987 1,084,035,000 20,582,320
1986 1,066,790,000 20,117,122
1985 1,051,040,000 19,648,204
1984 1,036,825,000 19,174,716
1983 1,023,310,000 18,705,957
1982 1,008,630,000 18,246,503
1981 993,885,000 17,798,805
1980 981,235,000 17,360,949
1979 969,005,000 16,933,139
1978 956,165,000 16,516,059
1977 943,455,000 16,109,806
1976 930,685,000 15,716,809
1975 916,395,000 15,333,957
1974 900,350,000 14,956,552
1973 881,940,000 14,582,867
1972 862,030,000 14,210,147
1971 841,105,000 13,838,067
1970 818,315,000 13,501,237
1969 796,025,000 13,166,767
1968 774,510,000 12,803,993
1967 754,550,000 12,448,814
1966 735,400,000 12,101,297
1965 715,185,000 11,761,085
1964 698,355,000 11,427,978
1963 682,335,000 11,102,099
1962 665,770,000 10,784,612
1961 660,330,000 10,475,123
1960 667,070,000 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Peru
2100 -1.65% -0.43%
2099 -1.64% -0.42%
2098 -1.63% -0.42%
2097 -1.61% -0.41%
2096 -1.6% -0.4%
2095 -1.59% -0.39%
2094 -1.59% -0.39%
2093 -1.58% -0.38%
2092 -1.57% -0.37%
2091 -1.57% -0.36%
2090 -1.57% -0.35%
2089 -1.57% -0.35%
2088 -1.57% -0.33%
2087 -1.56% -0.32%
2086 -1.56% -0.31%
2085 -1.55% -0.3%
2084 -1.53% -0.28%
2083 -1.51% -0.27%
2082 -1.5% -0.26%
2081 -1.47% -0.24%
2080 -1.45% -0.23%
2079 -1.42% -0.21%
2078 -1.4% -0.2%
2077 -1.38% -0.18%
2076 -1.36% -0.16%
2075 -1.34% -0.15%
2074 -1.33% -0.13%
2073 -1.31% -0.11%
2072 -1.3% -0.09%
2071 -1.3% -0.07%
2070 -1.29% -0.05%
2069 -1.29% -0.03%
2068 -1.29% -0.01%
2067 -1.28% 0.006%
2066 -1.28% 0.03%
2065 -1.27% 0.04%
2064 -1.26% 0.07%
2063 -1.25% 0.09%
2062 -1.24% 0.11%
2061 -1.22% 0.13%
2060 -1.19% 0.15%
2059 -1.17% 0.17%
2058 -1.13% 0.19%
2057 -1.09% 0.21%
2056 -1.05% 0.23%
2055 -1.01% 0.25%
2054 -0.96% 0.28%
2053 -0.92% 0.29%
2052 -0.87% 0.32%
2051 -0.82% 0.34%
2050 -0.77% 0.36%
2049 -0.73% 0.38%
2048 -0.69% 0.4%
2047 -0.65% 0.43%
2046 -0.62% 0.45%
2045 -0.59% 0.48%
2044 -0.56% 0.5%
2043 -0.54% 0.52%
2042 -0.52% 0.55%
2041 -0.5% 0.57%
2040 -0.48% 0.59%
2039 -0.46% 0.62%
2038 -0.44% 0.64%
2037 -0.42% 0.67%
2036 -0.4% 0.7%
2035 -0.39% 0.72%
2034 -0.37% 0.75%
2033 -0.35% 0.77%
2032 -0.33% 0.8%
2031 -0.3% 0.83%
2030 -0.29% 0.86%
2029 -0.26% 0.9%
2028 -0.24% 0.93%
2027 -0.22% 0.98%
2026 -0.23% 1.02%
2025 -0.22% 1.08%
2024 -0.12% 1.1%
2023 -0.1% 1.11%
2022 -0.01% 0.96%
2021 0.09% 0.97%
2020 0.24% 1.2%
2019 0.36% 1.73%
2018 0.47% 1.83%
2017 0.61% 1.48%
2016 0.57% 1.34%
2015 0.58% 1.13%
2014 0.63% 1%
2013 0.67% 0.91%
2012 0.68% 0.84%
2011 0.55% 0.75%
2010 0.48% 0.65%
2009 0.5% 0.62%
2008 0.51% 0.66%
2007 0.52% 0.73%
2006 0.56% 0.79%
2005 0.59% 0.89%
2004 0.6% 0.99%
2003 0.62% 1.07%
2002 0.67% 1.2%
2001 0.73% 1.38%
2000 0.79% 1.57%
1999 0.87% 1.74%
1998 0.96% 1.84%
1997 1.03% 1.87%
1996 1.05% 1.9%
1995 1.09% 1.96%
1994 1.14% 2%
1993 1.16% 2.04%
1992 1.23% 2.06%
1991 1.37% 2.13%
1990 1.48% 2.24%
1989 1.54% 2.27%
1988 1.62% 2.3%
1987 1.62% 2.31%
1986 1.5% 2.39%
1985 1.37% 2.47%
1984 1.32% 2.51%
1983 1.46% 2.52%
1982 1.48% 2.52%
1981 1.29% 2.52%
1980 1.26% 2.53%
1979 1.34% 2.53%
1978 1.35% 2.52%
1977 1.37% 2.5%
1976 1.56% 2.5%
1975 1.78% 2.52%
1974 2.09% 2.56%
1973 2.31% 2.62%
1972 2.49% 2.69%
1971 2.78% 2.49%
1970 2.8% 2.54%
1969 2.78% 2.83%
1968 2.65% 2.85%
1967 2.6% 2.87%
1966 2.83% 2.89%
1965 2.41% 2.91%
1964 2.35% 2.94%
1963 2.49% 2.94%
1962 0.82% 2.95%
1961 -1.01% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

China Peru
Current population
1402578808
35031596
Population rank 2/197 48/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.42%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
1.41 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 95/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +11,931
Net migration rank 189/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 11,931
2024 - -318,992 - 18,406
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 353,788 24,783
2022 -847,305 -293,846 327,859 33,982
2021 480,203 -379,749 235,440 41,868
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 301,950 55,375
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 346,981 74,270
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 343,123 339,067
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 349,333 114,382
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 355,859 96,740
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 362,781 2,421
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 368,708 -50,383
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 372,694 -95,214
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 376,501 -118,863
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 383,268 -148,339
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 382,510 -181,302
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 396,522 -219,314
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 413,640 -235,307
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 435,122 -236,745
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 445,884 -231,851
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 454,199 -221,652
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 459,617 -194,171
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 459,243 -181,276
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 463,709 -157,158
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 470,154 -129,481
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 484,222 -92,353
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 487,095 -55,325
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 489,436 -24,388
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 495,348 -32,515
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 501,855 -38,749
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 507,894 -46,499
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 512,735 -39,299
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 513,769 -51,775
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 514,618 -41,702
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 513,867 -61,645
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 515,233 -29,437
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 512,152 -33,569
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 508,429 -31,238
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 502,229 -34,651
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 496,712 -33,891
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 488,887 -13,887
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 477,968 -6,007
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 469,781 -4,243
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 461,107 -7,748
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 453,158 -11,123
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 445,100 -11,446
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 439,110 -17,148
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 432,127 -19,939
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 425,428 -25,117
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 420,284 -34,602
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 414,400 -34,382
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 408,299 -33,493
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 400,752 -28,191
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 396,960 -24,100
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 391,506 -20,209
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 318,022 -15,653
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 379,347 -12,776
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 372,379 -13,389
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 365,224 -13,837
1966 19,282,187 4,165 356,819 -13,166
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 349,245 -12,470
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 341,570 -12,129
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 332,352 -10,040
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 321,716 -9,051
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 313,385 -7,063
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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