The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 74.5 times bigger than Romania's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.8% of the population in China and 31.6% in Romania.
China vs Romania: live population counter
China
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Romania
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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18836893
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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3.45 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 170/197 |
China and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Romania
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Romania
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China
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Romania
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 18,555,250 | -1.01% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 18,676,550 | 0.82% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 18,797,850 | 2.49% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 18,919,126 | 2.35% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 19,031,576 | 2.41% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 19,215,450 | 2.83% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 19,534,242 | 2.6% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 19,799,831 | 2.65% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 20,009,141 | 2.78% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 20,250,398 | 2.8% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 20,461,567 | 2.78% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 20,657,957 | 2.49% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 20,835,681 | 2.31% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 21,029,429 | 2.09% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 21,293,583 | 1.78% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 21,551,634 | 1.56% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 21,756,096 | 1.37% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 21,951,464 | 1.35% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 22,090,488 | 1.34% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 22,207,282 | 1.26% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 22,353,070 | 1.29% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 22,475,741 | 1.48% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 22,560,478 | 1.46% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 22,640,547 | 1.32% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 22,732,999 | 1.37% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 22,836,841 | 1.5% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 22,949,430 | 1.62% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 23,057,662 | 1.62% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 23,161,458 | 1.54% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 23,201,835 | 1.48% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 23,001,155 | 1.37% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 22,794,284 | 1.23% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 22,763,280 | 1.16% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 22,730,211 | 1.14% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 22,684,270 | 1.09% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 22,619,004 | 1.05% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 22,553,978 | 1.03% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 22,507,344 | 0.96% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 22,472,040 | 0.87% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 22,442,971 | 0.79% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 22,131,970 | 0.73% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 21,730,496 | 0.67% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 21,574,326 | 0.62% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 21,451,748 | 0.6% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 21,319,685 | 0.59% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 21,193,760 | 0.56% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 20,882,982 | 0.52% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 20,537,875 | 0.51% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 20,367,487 | 0.5% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 20,246,871 | 0.48% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 20,147,528 | 0.55% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 20,058,035 | 0.68% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 19,983,693 | 0.67% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 19,908,979 | 0.63% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 19,815,616 | 0.58% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 19,702,267 | 0.57% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 19,588,715 | 0.61% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 19,473,970 | 0.47% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 19,371,648 | 0.36% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 19,265,250 | 0.24% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 19,122,059 | 0.09% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 19,048,502 | -0.01% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 19,061,062 | -0.1% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 19,051,804 | -0.12% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 18,945,157 | -0.23% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 18,836,893 | -0.22% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 18,727,645 | -0.23% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 18,617,757 | -0.25% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 18,506,702 | -0.27% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 18,394,947 | -0.29% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 18,282,991 | -0.32% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 18,170,681 | -0.34% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 18,057,661 | -0.36% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 17,943,814 | -0.38% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 17,828,772 | -0.4% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 17,712,177 | -0.41% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 17,595,189 | -0.43% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 17,477,597 | -0.45% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 17,360,012 | -0.47% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 17,242,939 | -0.49% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 17,124,773 | -0.51% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 17,006,515 | -0.53% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 16,888,882 | -0.55% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 16,770,593 | -0.57% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 16,652,406 | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 16,534,847 | -0.64% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 16,416,456 | -0.67% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 16,297,099 | -0.71% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 16,177,534 | -0.75% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 16,058,209 | -0.79% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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Population differences between China and Romania
|
China
|
Romania
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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