The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 14,893,241 in Rwanda.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 94.2 times bigger than Rwanda's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
- The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 14.9M (60.2% growth).
- Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.8M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Rwanda: live population counter
China
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Rwanda
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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14893241
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 77/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.18% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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1.74 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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1.33 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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6.35 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -15,582 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +828 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +302,096 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.16% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 45/197 |
China and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Rwanda
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Rwanda
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China
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Rwanda
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 3,022,294 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 3,106,779 | -1.01% | 2.8% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 3,186,025 | 0.82% | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 3,258,890 | 2.49% | 2.29% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 3,334,834 | 2.35% | 2.33% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 3,423,210 | 2.41% | 2.65% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 3,521,626 | 2.83% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 3,629,577 | 2.6% | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 3,744,010 | 2.65% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 3,861,271 | 2.78% | 3.13% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 3,980,669 | 2.8% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 4,100,044 | 2.78% | 3% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 4,220,335 | 2.49% | 2.93% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 4,345,047 | 2.31% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 4,474,228 | 2.09% | 2.97% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 4,607,728 | 1.78% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 4,745,954 | 1.56% | 3% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 4,888,240 | 1.37% | 3% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 5,035,171 | 1.35% | 3.01% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 5,189,541 | 1.34% | 3.07% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 5,353,259 | 1.26% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 5,527,230 | 1.29% | 3.25% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 5,711,549 | 1.48% | 3.33% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 5,905,311 | 1.46% | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 6,107,627 | 1.32% | 3.43% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 6,317,228 | 1.37% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 6,531,881 | 1.5% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 6,749,493 | 1.62% | 3.33% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 6,968,071 | 1.62% | 3.24% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 7,184,706 | 1.54% | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 7,375,307 | 1.48% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 7,526,966 | 1.37% | 2.06% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 7,683,266 | 1.23% | 2.08% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 7,981,132 | 1.16% | 3.88% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 6,792,352 | 1.14% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 5,674,118 | 1.09% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 6,708,764 | 1.05% | 18.2% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 7,755,238 | 1.03% | 15.6% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 8,081,681 | 0.96% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 8,147,912 | 0.87% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 8,213,931 | 0.79% | 0.81% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 8,287,094 | 0.73% | 0.89% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 8,400,180 | 0.67% | 1.36% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 8,586,875 | 0.62% | 2.22% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 8,816,844 | 0.6% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 9,054,528 | 0.59% | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 9,299,246 | 0.56% | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 9,549,933 | 0.52% | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 9,804,269 | 0.51% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 10,060,432 | 0.5% | 2.61% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 10,317,553 | 0.48% | 2.56% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 10,573,733 | 0.55% | 2.48% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 10,829,901 | 0.68% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 11,093,340 | 0.67% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 11,364,757 | 0.63% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 11,640,022 | 0.58% | 2.42% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 11,919,183 | 0.57% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 12,202,060 | 0.61% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 12,487,996 | 0.47% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 12,776,103 | 0.36% | 2.31% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 13,065,837 | 0.24% | 2.27% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 13,355,260 | 0.09% | 2.22% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 13,651,030 | -0.01% | 2.21% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 13,954,471 | -0.1% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 14,256,567 | -0.12% | 2.16% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 14,569,343 | -0.23% | 2.19% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 14,889,694 | -0.22% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 15,214,324 | -0.23% | 2.18% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 15,536,461 | -0.25% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 15,844,649 | -0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 16,154,698 | -0.29% | 1.96% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 16,473,106 | -0.32% | 1.97% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 16,771,820 | -0.34% | 1.81% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 17,073,475 | -0.36% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 17,402,250 | -0.38% | 1.93% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 17,746,315 | -0.4% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 18,076,769 | -0.41% | 1.86% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 18,395,838 | -0.43% | 1.77% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 18,729,778 | -0.45% | 1.82% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 19,076,783 | -0.47% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 19,440,762 | -0.49% | 1.91% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 19,806,170 | -0.51% | 1.88% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 20,153,979 | -0.53% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 20,500,826 | -0.55% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 20,837,079 | -0.57% | 1.64% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 21,152,650 | -0.6% | 1.51% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 21,459,144 | -0.64% | 1.45% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 21,764,578 | -0.67% | 1.42% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 22,086,112 | -0.71% | 1.48% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 22,403,887 | -0.75% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 22,707,896 | -0.79% | 1.36% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.
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Population differences between China and Rwanda
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China
|
Rwanda
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 68.5 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 24.9 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 20.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 1,497 ppl/mi² |
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