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Population in China compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 47,017 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 29,831 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.96% growth).

China vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Saint Kitts
2100 633,320,628 30,378
2099 643,959,697 30,623
2098 654,691,595 30,867
2097 665,517,335 31,107
2096 676,438,150 31,357
2095 687,457,915 31,609
2094 698,589,897 31,862
2093 709,852,629 32,117
2092 721,251,520 32,384
2091 732,791,748 32,643
2090 744,501,355 32,909
2089 756,404,299 33,176
2088 768,478,316 33,460
2087 780,707,622 33,730
2086 793,081,006 34,023
2085 805,608,315 34,300
2084 818,268,277 34,589
2083 830,972,107 34,885
2082 843,721,746 35,174
2081 856,534,631 35,474
2080 869,351,919 35,769
2079 882,146,959 36,073
2078 894,889,246 36,385
2077 907,592,919 36,689
2076 920,280,380 37,002
2075 932,956,157 37,312
2074 945,631,173 37,631
2073 958,352,980 37,927
2072 971,115,895 38,237
2071 983,938,054 38,544
2070 996,853,418 38,855
2069 1,009,905,851 39,151
2068 1,023,081,790 39,455
2067 1,036,420,010 39,756
2066 1,049,887,382 40,050
2065 1,063,477,623 40,346
2064 1,077,206,695 40,631
2063 1,090,982,303 40,905
2062 1,104,833,556 41,180
2061 1,118,682,849 41,445
2060 1,132,504,136 41,707
2059 1,146,199,736 41,987
2058 1,159,714,746 42,278
2057 1,172,963,523 42,562
2056 1,185,938,083 42,826
2055 1,198,550,408 43,110
2054 1,210,749,681 43,378
2053 1,222,500,569 43,647
2052 1,233,808,926 43,906
2051 1,244,584,333 44,163
2050 1,254,824,040 44,410
2049 1,264,598,914 44,628
2048 1,273,885,471 44,846
2047 1,282,701,271 45,080
2046 1,291,133,690 45,297
2045 1,299,154,327 45,514
2044 1,306,805,350 45,716
2043 1,314,176,710 45,931
2042 1,321,319,298 46,113
2041 1,328,219,755 46,276
2040 1,334,857,481 46,428
2039 1,341,265,381 46,576
2038 1,347,407,165 46,699
2037 1,353,377,505 46,809
2036 1,359,133,287 46,920
2035 1,364,651,508 47,017
2034 1,369,940,557 47,089
2033 1,375,003,005 47,128
2032 1,379,784,204 47,163
2031 1,384,301,522 47,179
2030 1,388,520,533 47,169
2029 1,392,490,007 47,144
2028 1,396,163,778 47,124
2027 1,399,515,824 47,063
2026 1,402,578,808 47,000
2025 1,405,826,385 46,923
2024 1,408,975,000 46,843
2023 1,410,710,000 46,758
2022 1,412,175,000 46,709
2021 1,412,360,000 46,763
2020 1,411,100,000 46,870
2019 1,407,745,000 46,952
2018 1,402,760,000 47,008
2017 1,396,215,000 47,050
2016 1,387,790,000 47,075
2015 1,379,860,000 47,087
2014 1,371,860,000 47,089
2013 1,363,240,000 47,069
2012 1,354,190,000 47,033
2011 1,345,035,000 46,886
2010 1,337,705,000 46,846
2009 1,331,260,000 46,916
2008 1,324,655,000 46,835
2007 1,317,885,000 46,706
2006 1,311,020,000 46,569
2005 1,303,720,000 46,437
2004 1,296,075,000 46,315
2003 1,288,400,000 46,176
2002 1,280,400,000 46,020
2001 1,271,850,000 45,761
2000 1,262,645,000 45,248
1999 1,252,735,000 44,601
1998 1,241,935,000 43,998
1997 1,230,075,000 43,428
1996 1,217,550,000 42,877
1995 1,204,855,000 42,326
1994 1,191,835,000 41,776
1993 1,178,440,000 41,242
1992 1,164,970,000 40,715
1991 1,150,780,000 40,358
1990 1,135,185,000 40,432
1989 1,118,650,000 40,758
1988 1,101,630,000 41,062
1987 1,084,035,000 41,348
1986 1,066,790,000 41,618
1985 1,051,040,000 41,874
1984 1,036,825,000 42,113
1983 1,023,310,000 42,334
1982 1,008,630,000 42,532
1981 993,885,000 42,698
1980 981,235,000 42,850
1979 969,005,000 43,033
1978 956,165,000 43,217
1977 943,455,000 43,358
1976 930,685,000 43,482
1975 916,395,000 43,606
1974 900,350,000 43,738
1973 881,940,000 43,880
1972 862,030,000 44,033
1971 841,105,000 44,206
1970 818,315,000 44,606
1969 796,025,000 45,731
1968 774,510,000 47,245
1967 754,550,000 48,605
1966 735,400,000 49,898
1965 715,185,000 51,139
1964 698,355,000 52,326
1963 682,335,000 53,441
1962 665,770,000 54,461
1961 660,330,000 55,334
1960 667,070,000 55,810

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/saint-kitts-and-nevis | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by 58 people (a 0.12% decline).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.54% to 44,410 people and will still be ranked 189th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.4% of the population in China and 21.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Saint Kitts
2100 -1.65% -0.8%
2099 -1.64% -0.79%
2098 -1.63% -0.77%
2097 -1.61% -0.8%
2096 -1.6% -0.8%
2095 -1.59% -0.79%
2094 -1.59% -0.79%
2093 -1.58% -0.83%
2092 -1.57% -0.79%
2091 -1.57% -0.81%
2090 -1.57% -0.81%
2089 -1.57% -0.85%
2088 -1.57% -0.8%
2087 -1.56% -0.86%
2086 -1.56% -0.81%
2085 -1.55% -0.84%
2084 -1.53% -0.85%
2083 -1.51% -0.82%
2082 -1.5% -0.85%
2081 -1.47% -0.83%
2080 -1.45% -0.84%
2079 -1.42% -0.86%
2078 -1.4% -0.83%
2077 -1.38% -0.85%
2076 -1.36% -0.83%
2075 -1.34% -0.85%
2074 -1.33% -0.78%
2073 -1.31% -0.81%
2072 -1.3% -0.8%
2071 -1.3% -0.8%
2070 -1.29% -0.76%
2069 -1.29% -0.77%
2068 -1.29% -0.76%
2067 -1.28% -0.73%
2066 -1.28% -0.73%
2065 -1.27% -0.7%
2064 -1.26% -0.67%
2063 -1.25% -0.67%
2062 -1.24% -0.64%
2061 -1.22% -0.63%
2060 -1.19% -0.67%
2059 -1.17% -0.69%
2058 -1.13% -0.67%
2057 -1.09% -0.62%
2056 -1.05% -0.66%
2055 -1.01% -0.62%
2054 -0.96% -0.62%
2053 -0.92% -0.59%
2052 -0.87% -0.58%
2051 -0.82% -0.56%
2050 -0.77% -0.49%
2049 -0.73% -0.49%
2048 -0.69% -0.52%
2047 -0.65% -0.48%
2046 -0.62% -0.48%
2045 -0.59% -0.44%
2044 -0.56% -0.47%
2043 -0.54% -0.4%
2042 -0.52% -0.35%
2041 -0.5% -0.33%
2040 -0.48% -0.32%
2039 -0.46% -0.26%
2038 -0.44% -0.24%
2037 -0.42% -0.23%
2036 -0.4% -0.21%
2035 -0.39% -0.15%
2034 -0.37% -0.08%
2033 -0.35% -0.07%
2032 -0.33% -0.03%
2031 -0.3% 0.02%
2030 -0.29% 0.05%
2029 -0.26% 0.04%
2028 -0.24% 0.13%
2027 -0.22% 0.13%
2026 -0.23% 0.16%
2025 -0.22% 0.17%
2024 -0.12% 0.18%
2023 -0.1% 0.1%
2022 -0.01% -0.12%
2021 0.09% -0.23%
2020 0.24% -0.17%
2019 0.36% -0.12%
2018 0.47% -0.09%
2017 0.61% -0.05%
2016 0.57% -0.03%
2015 0.58% -0.004%
2014 0.63% 0.04%
2013 0.67% 0.08%
2012 0.68% 0.31%
2011 0.55% 0.09%
2010 0.48% -0.15%
2009 0.5% 0.17%
2008 0.51% 0.28%
2007 0.52% 0.29%
2006 0.56% 0.28%
2005 0.59% 0.26%
2004 0.6% 0.3%
2003 0.62% 0.34%
2002 0.67% 0.57%
2001 0.73% 1.13%
2000 0.79% 1.45%
1999 0.87% 1.37%
1998 0.96% 1.31%
1997 1.03% 1.29%
1996 1.05% 1.3%
1995 1.09% 1.32%
1994 1.14% 1.29%
1993 1.16% 1.29%
1992 1.23% 0.88%
1991 1.37% -0.18%
1990 1.48% -0.8%
1989 1.54% -0.74%
1988 1.62% -0.69%
1987 1.62% -0.65%
1986 1.5% -0.61%
1985 1.37% -0.57%
1984 1.32% -0.52%
1983 1.46% -0.47%
1982 1.48% -0.39%
1981 1.29% -0.35%
1980 1.26% -0.43%
1979 1.34% -0.43%
1978 1.35% -0.33%
1977 1.37% -0.29%
1976 1.56% -0.28%
1975 1.78% -0.3%
1974 2.09% -0.32%
1973 2.31% -0.35%
1972 2.49% -0.39%
1971 2.78% -0.9%
1970 2.8% -2.46%
1969 2.78% -3.2%
1968 2.65% -2.8%
1967 2.6% -2.59%
1966 2.83% -2.43%
1965 2.41% -2.27%
1964 2.35% -2.09%
1963 2.49% -1.87%
1962 0.82% -1.58%
1961 -1.01% -0.85%

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/saint-kitts-and-nevis | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population grew by 0.18%.

Live population counters

China Saint Kitts
Current population
1402578808
47017
Population rank 2/197 189/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.0006%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
4.29 days
One birth every
3.5 seconds
16 hours
One death every
2.84 seconds
18.8 hours
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +0
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +85
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.18%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 156/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
2.9 weeks
Annual migration change -268,126 +18
Net migration rank 189/196 75/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 7,958
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 181/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 17%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 37/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Saint Kitts
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 18
2024 - -318,992 - -7
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 84 0
2022 -847,305 -293,846 14 0
2021 480,203 -379,749 -20 -92
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 98 -202
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 135 -202
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 150 -202
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 169 -202
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 185 -202
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 197 -202
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 213 -202
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 227 -202
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 246 -202
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 250 0
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 274 -449
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 300 -263
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 322 -197
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 341 -200
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 355 -221
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 361 -234
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 365 -237
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 369 -224
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 365 -210
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 369 -7
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 376 291
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 413 213
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 415 170
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 405 157
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 379 168
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 382 162
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 370 170
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 373 160
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 369 158
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 411 -217
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 471 -812
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 476 -788
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 471 -766
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 486 -767
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 520 -783
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 574 -821
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 598 -828
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 664 -880
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 672 -858
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 684 -832
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 652 -798
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 643 -856
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 654 -817
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 697 -820
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 703 -823
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 688 -813
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 670 -810
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 646 -794
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 619 -782
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 615 -797
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 611 -1,227
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 708 -2,340
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 812 -2,208
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 951 -2,270
1966 19,282,187 4,165 1,103 -2,366
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 1,228 -2,447
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 1,305 -2,465
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 1,360 -2,435
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 1,373 -2,331
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 1,466 -2,256
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 1,562 -1,725

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/saint-kitts-and-nevis | 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225 people) and 55.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,506 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 7,958 people or 17% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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
Saint Kitts
City Population
Basseterre 12.9K
Cayon 3K

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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)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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