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

China and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	China	Russia	China	Russia
1960	667,070,000	119,897,000	-	-
1961	660,330,000	121,236,000	-1.01%	1.12%
1962	665,770,000	122,591,000	0.82%	1.12%
1963	682,335,000	123,960,000	2.49%	1.12%
1964	698,355,000	125,345,000	2.35%	1.12%
1965	715,185,000	126,745,000	2.41%	1.12%
1966	735,400,000	127,468,000	2.83%	0.57%
1967	754,550,000	128,196,000	2.6%	0.57%
1968	774,510,000	128,928,000	2.65%	0.57%
1969	796,025,000	129,664,000	2.78%	0.57%
1970	818,315,000	130,404,000	2.8%	0.57%
1971	841,105,000	131,155,000	2.78%	0.58%
1972	862,030,000	131,909,000	2.49%	0.57%
1973	881,940,000	132,669,000	2.31%	0.58%
1974	900,350,000	133,432,000	2.09%	0.58%
1975	916,395,000	134,200,000	1.78%	0.58%
1976	930,685,000	135,147,000	1.56%	0.71%
1977	943,455,000	136,100,000	1.37%	0.71%
1978	956,165,000	137,060,000	1.35%	0.71%
1979	969,005,000	138,027,000	1.34%	0.71%
1980	981,235,000	139,010,000	1.26%	0.71%
1981	993,885,000	139,941,000	1.29%	0.67%
1982	1,008,630,000	140,823,000	1.48%	0.63%
1983	1,023,310,000	141,668,000	1.46%	0.6%
1984	1,036,825,000	142,745,000	1.32%	0.76%
1985	1,051,040,000	143,858,000	1.37%	0.78%
1986	1,066,790,000	144,894,000	1.5%	0.72%
1987	1,084,035,000	145,908,000	1.62%	0.7%
1988	1,101,630,000	146,857,000	1.62%	0.65%
1989	1,118,650,000	147,721,000	1.54%	0.59%
1990	1,135,185,000	147,969,406	1.48%	0.17%
1991	1,150,780,000	148,394,216	1.37%	0.29%
1992	1,164,970,000	148,538,197	1.23%	0.1%
1993	1,178,440,000	148,458,777	1.16%	-0.05%
1994	1,191,835,000	148,407,912	1.14%	-0.03%
1995	1,204,855,000	148,375,787	1.09%	-0.02%
1996	1,217,550,000	148,160,129	1.05%	-0.15%
1997	1,230,075,000	147,915,361	1.03%	-0.17%
1998	1,241,935,000	147,670,784	0.96%	-0.17%
1999	1,252,735,000	147,214,776	0.87%	-0.31%
2000	1,262,645,000	146,596,869	0.79%	-0.42%
2001	1,271,850,000	145,976,482	0.73%	-0.42%
2002	1,280,400,000	145,306,497	0.67%	-0.46%
2003	1,288,400,000	144,648,618	0.62%	-0.45%
2004	1,296,075,000	144,067,316	0.6%	-0.4%
2005	1,303,720,000	143,518,814	0.59%	-0.38%
2006	1,311,020,000	143,049,637	0.56%	-0.33%
2007	1,317,885,000	142,805,114	0.52%	-0.17%
2008	1,324,655,000	142,742,366	0.51%	-0.04%
2009	1,331,260,000	142,785,348	0.5%	0.03%
2010	1,337,705,000	142,849,468	0.48%	0.04%
2011	1,345,035,000	143,018,195	0.55%	0.12%
2012	1,354,190,000	143,378,447	0.68%	0.25%
2013	1,363,240,000	143,805,638	0.67%	0.3%
2014	1,371,860,000	144,237,223	0.63%	0.3%
2015	1,379,860,000	144,640,716	0.58%	0.28%
2016	1,387,790,000	145,015,460	0.57%	0.26%
2017	1,396,215,000	145,293,260	0.61%	0.19%
2018	1,402,760,000	145,398,106	0.47%	0.07%
2019	1,407,745,000	145,453,291	0.36%	0.04%
2020	1,411,100,000	145,245,148	0.24%	-0.14%
2021	1,412,360,000	144,746,762	0.09%	-0.34%
2022	1,412,175,000	144,236,933	-0.01%	-0.35%
2023	1,410,710,000	143,826,130	-0.1%	-0.28%
2024	1,408,975,000	143,533,851	-0.12%	-0.2%
2025	1,405,773,318	142,718,132	-0.23%	-0.57%
2026	1,402,614,510	142,120,553	-0.22%	-0.42%
2027	1,399,403,406	141,773,330	-0.23%	-0.24%
2028	1,395,886,569	141,402,326	-0.25%	-0.26%
2029	1,392,060,666	141,021,009	-0.27%	-0.27%
2030	1,387,961,846	140,628,883	-0.29%	-0.28%
2031	1,383,588,794	140,218,596	-0.32%	-0.29%
2032	1,378,934,346	139,807,207	-0.34%	-0.29%
2033	1,374,007,012	139,414,947	-0.36%	-0.28%
2034	1,368,825,481	139,034,543	-0.38%	-0.27%
2035	1,363,415,793	138,666,694	-0.4%	-0.26%
2036	1,357,772,486	138,311,757	-0.41%	-0.26%
2037	1,351,902,859	137,968,177	-0.43%	-0.25%
2038	1,345,840,038	137,643,032	-0.45%	-0.24%
2039	1,339,558,174	137,336,299	-0.47%	-0.22%
2040	1,333,028,062	137,053,347	-0.49%	-0.21%
2041	1,326,251,398	136,795,588	-0.51%	-0.19%
2042	1,319,222,019	136,558,692	-0.53%	-0.17%
2043	1,311,956,934	136,335,849	-0.55%	-0.16%
2044	1,304,437,340	136,124,845	-0.57%	-0.15%
2045	1,296,592,737	135,933,758	-0.6%	-0.14%
2046	1,288,357,014	135,756,848	-0.64%	-0.13%
2047	1,279,723,262	135,574,181	-0.67%	-0.13%
2048	1,270,661,954	135,372,557	-0.71%	-0.15%
2049	1,261,120,581	135,156,911	-0.75%	-0.16%
2050	1,251,102,086	134,923,391	-0.79%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.