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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 6,111,175 people in Singapore in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 6,167,445 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 227.5 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.17M (40.1% growth).

China vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Singapore
2100 633,662,382 4,367,779
2099 644,307,192 4,411,412
2098 655,044,881 4,459,213
2097 665,876,462 4,507,770
2096 676,803,171 4,558,553
2095 687,828,883 4,610,080
2094 698,966,872 4,664,700
2093 710,235,681 4,718,168
2092 721,640,723 4,771,068
2091 733,187,178 4,828,101
2090 744,903,105 4,885,895
2089 756,812,472 4,946,502
2088 768,893,004 5,004,664
2087 781,128,909 5,063,944
2086 793,508,970 5,124,380
2085 806,043,039 5,183,406
2084 818,709,832 5,240,616
2083 831,420,518 5,298,156
2082 844,177,036 5,356,138
2081 856,996,835 5,412,770
2080 869,821,040 5,467,479
2079 882,622,985 5,521,442
2078 895,372,147 5,571,799
2077 908,082,676 5,619,705
2076 920,776,984 5,663,197
2075 933,459,600 5,710,629
2074 946,141,456 5,756,364
2073 958,870,128 5,795,230
2072 971,639,931 5,831,071
2071 984,469,009 5,864,860
2070 997,391,342 5,895,880
2069 1,010,450,818 5,928,650
2068 1,023,633,867 5,959,740
2067 1,036,979,285 5,988,217
2066 1,050,453,924 6,021,266
2065 1,064,051,499 6,052,854
2064 1,077,787,979 6,079,559
2063 1,091,571,021 6,102,106
2062 1,105,429,748 6,126,791
2061 1,119,286,514 6,149,980
2060 1,133,115,260 6,175,566
2059 1,146,818,251 6,196,576
2058 1,160,340,554 6,219,117
2057 1,173,596,480 6,236,905
2056 1,186,578,041 6,255,191
2055 1,199,197,172 6,274,008
2054 1,211,403,028 6,295,405
2053 1,223,160,257 6,311,683
2052 1,234,474,716 6,324,118
2051 1,245,255,938 6,341,435
2050 1,255,501,171 6,359,963
2049 1,265,281,319 6,376,972
2048 1,274,572,888 6,390,246
2047 1,283,393,445 6,408,209
2046 1,291,830,414 6,422,503
2045 1,299,855,379 6,434,477
2044 1,307,510,531 6,447,538
2043 1,314,885,869 6,455,584
2042 1,322,032,311 6,462,372
2041 1,328,936,491 6,468,000
2040 1,335,577,799 6,469,582
2039 1,341,989,157 6,466,204
2038 1,348,134,255 6,457,329
2037 1,354,107,817 6,445,649
2036 1,359,866,705 6,433,599
2035 1,365,387,904 6,417,210
2034 1,370,679,807 6,395,064
2033 1,375,744,986 6,367,864
2032 1,380,528,766 6,340,911
2031 1,385,048,521 6,311,853
2030 1,389,269,809 6,284,466
2029 1,393,241,425 6,254,860
2028 1,396,917,178 6,220,267
2027 1,400,271,033 6,184,266
2026 1,403,335,670 6,149,680
2025 1,406,585,000 6,111,175
2024 1,408,975,000 6,036,860
2023 1,410,710,000 5,917,648
2022 1,412,175,000 5,637,022
2021 1,412,360,000 5,453,566
2020 1,411,100,000 5,685,807
2019 1,407,745,000 5,703,569
2018 1,402,760,000 5,638,676
2017 1,396,215,000 5,612,253
2016 1,387,790,000 5,607,283
2015 1,379,860,000 5,535,002
2014 1,371,860,000 5,469,724
2013 1,363,240,000 5,399,162
2012 1,354,190,000 5,312,437
2011 1,345,035,000 5,183,688
2010 1,337,705,000 5,076,732
2009 1,331,260,000 4,987,573
2008 1,324,655,000 4,839,396
2007 1,317,885,000 4,588,599
2006 1,311,020,000 4,401,365
2005 1,303,720,000 4,265,762
2004 1,296,075,000 4,166,664
2003 1,288,400,000 4,114,826
2002 1,280,400,000 4,175,950
2001 1,271,850,000 4,138,012
2000 1,262,645,000 4,027,887
1999 1,252,735,000 3,958,723
1998 1,241,935,000 3,927,213
1997 1,230,075,000 3,796,038
1996 1,217,550,000 3,670,704
1995 1,204,855,000 3,524,506
1994 1,191,835,000 3,419,048
1993 1,178,440,000 3,313,471
1992 1,164,970,000 3,230,698
1991 1,150,780,000 3,135,083
1990 1,135,185,000 3,047,132
1989 1,118,650,000 2,930,901
1988 1,101,630,000 2,846,108
1987 1,084,035,000 2,774,789
1986 1,066,790,000 2,733,373
1985 1,051,040,000 2,735,957
1984 1,036,825,000 2,732,221
1983 1,023,310,000 2,681,061
1982 1,008,630,000 2,646,466
1981 993,885,000 2,532,835
1980 981,235,000 2,413,945
1979 969,005,000 2,383,500
1978 956,165,000 2,353,600
1977 943,455,000 2,325,300
1976 930,685,000 2,293,300
1975 916,395,000 2,262,600
1974 900,350,000 2,229,800
1973 881,940,000 2,193,000
1972 862,030,000 2,152,400
1971 841,105,000 2,112,900
1970 818,315,000 2,074,507
1969 796,025,000 2,042,500
1968 774,510,000 2,012,000
1967 754,550,000 1,977,600
1966 735,400,000 1,934,400
1965 715,185,000 1,886,900
1964 698,355,000 1,841,600
1963 682,335,000 1,795,000
1962 665,770,000 1,750,200
1961 660,330,000 1,702,400
1960 667,070,000 1,646,400

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Singapore will increase by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people and rank change from 113th to 117th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Singapore
2100 -1.65% -0.99%
2099 -1.64% -1.07%
2098 -1.63% -1.08%
2097 -1.61% -1.11%
2096 -1.6% -1.12%
2095 -1.59% -1.17%
2094 -1.59% -1.13%
2093 -1.58% -1.11%
2092 -1.57% -1.18%
2091 -1.57% -1.18%
2090 -1.57% -1.23%
2089 -1.57% -1.16%
2088 -1.57% -1.17%
2087 -1.56% -1.18%
2086 -1.56% -1.14%
2085 -1.55% -1.09%
2084 -1.53% -1.09%
2083 -1.51% -1.08%
2082 -1.5% -1.05%
2081 -1.47% -1%
2080 -1.45% -0.98%
2079 -1.42% -0.9%
2078 -1.4% -0.85%
2077 -1.38% -0.77%
2076 -1.36% -0.83%
2075 -1.34% -0.79%
2074 -1.33% -0.67%
2073 -1.31% -0.61%
2072 -1.3% -0.58%
2071 -1.3% -0.53%
2070 -1.29% -0.55%
2069 -1.29% -0.52%
2068 -1.29% -0.48%
2067 -1.28% -0.55%
2066 -1.28% -0.52%
2065 -1.27% -0.44%
2064 -1.26% -0.37%
2063 -1.25% -0.4%
2062 -1.24% -0.38%
2061 -1.22% -0.41%
2060 -1.19% -0.34%
2059 -1.17% -0.36%
2058 -1.13% -0.29%
2057 -1.09% -0.29%
2056 -1.05% -0.3%
2055 -1.01% -0.34%
2054 -0.96% -0.26%
2053 -0.92% -0.2%
2052 -0.87% -0.27%
2051 -0.82% -0.29%
2050 -0.77% -0.27%
2049 -0.73% -0.21%
2048 -0.69% -0.28%
2047 -0.65% -0.22%
2046 -0.62% -0.19%
2045 -0.59% -0.2%
2044 -0.56% -0.12%
2043 -0.54% -0.11%
2042 -0.52% -0.09%
2041 -0.5% -0.02%
2040 -0.48% 0.05%
2039 -0.46% 0.14%
2038 -0.44% 0.18%
2037 -0.42% 0.19%
2036 -0.4% 0.26%
2035 -0.39% 0.35%
2034 -0.37% 0.43%
2033 -0.35% 0.43%
2032 -0.33% 0.46%
2031 -0.3% 0.44%
2030 -0.29% 0.47%
2029 -0.26% 0.56%
2028 -0.24% 0.58%
2027 -0.22% 0.56%
2026 -0.23% 0.63%
2025 -0.17% 1.23%
2024 -0.12% 2.01%
2023 -0.1% 4.98%
2022 -0.01% 3.36%
2021 0.09% -4.08%
2020 0.24% -0.31%
2019 0.36% 1.15%
2018 0.47% 0.47%
2017 0.61% 0.09%
2016 0.57% 1.31%
2015 0.58% 1.19%
2014 0.63% 1.31%
2013 0.67% 1.63%
2012 0.68% 2.48%
2011 0.55% 2.11%
2010 0.48% 1.79%
2009 0.5% 3.06%
2008 0.51% 5.47%
2007 0.52% 4.25%
2006 0.56% 3.18%
2005 0.59% 2.38%
2004 0.6% 1.26%
2003 0.62% -1.46%
2002 0.67% 0.92%
2001 0.73% 2.73%
2000 0.79% 1.75%
1999 0.87% 0.8%
1998 0.96% 3.46%
1997 1.03% 3.41%
1996 1.05% 4.15%
1995 1.09% 3.08%
1994 1.14% 3.19%
1993 1.16% 2.56%
1992 1.23% 3.05%
1991 1.37% 2.89%
1990 1.48% 3.97%
1989 1.54% 2.98%
1988 1.62% 2.57%
1987 1.62% 1.52%
1986 1.5% -0.09%
1985 1.37% 0.14%
1984 1.32% 1.91%
1983 1.46% 1.31%
1982 1.48% 4.49%
1981 1.29% 4.93%
1980 1.26% 1.28%
1979 1.34% 1.27%
1978 1.35% 1.22%
1977 1.37% 1.4%
1976 1.56% 1.36%
1975 1.78% 1.47%
1974 2.09% 1.68%
1973 2.31% 1.89%
1972 2.49% 1.87%
1971 2.78% 1.85%
1970 2.8% 1.57%
1969 2.78% 1.52%
1968 2.65% 1.74%
1967 2.6% 2.23%
1966 2.83% 2.52%
1965 2.41% 2.46%
1964 2.35% 2.6%
1963 2.49% 2.56%
1962 0.82% 2.81%
1961 -1.01% 3.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Singapore's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

China Singapore
Current population
1403335670
6167445
Population rank 2/197 113/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.07%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
7.09 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
11.8 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
14.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +204
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +74,315
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 83/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +16,892
Net migration rank 189/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 16,892
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 8,451 20,011
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 7,101 26,996
2022 -847,305 -293,846 9,019 214,842
2021 480,203 -379,749 15,270 -44,030
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 18,763 -145,556
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 21,674 870
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 21,427 21,820
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 21,888 -8,880
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 25,794 13,737
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 27,121 41,852
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 27,896 40,154
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 25,376 52,176
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 29,750 78,501
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 25,919 89,856
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 24,876 72,571
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 27,930 95,841
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 28,068 176,182
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 26,614 192,292
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 25,968 135,625
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 24,741 92,023
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 24,583 50,487
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 24,689 -30,012
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 29,231 -40,023
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 31,035 45,027
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 37,057 55,218
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 32,857 19,681
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 33,381 51,905
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 37,960 95,241
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 38,542 102,018
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 38,065 91,947
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 39,319 71,170
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 40,425 58,820
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 39,091 54,359
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 39,188 57,821
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 41,136 66,950
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 36,929 68,031
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 42,407 40,976
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 33,020 25,411
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 27,880 -7,858
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 32,010 -31,036
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 31,967 -4,396
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 30,296 11,699
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 33,346 41,568
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 32,167 85,869
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 30,657 42,433
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 28,363 -2,384
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 27,537 436
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 26,508 2,757
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 31,189 949
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 28,509 4,104
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 31,664 2,748
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 36,404 -495
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 38,098 -1,631
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 35,708 573
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 35,059 4,024
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 34,314 6,763
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 36,216 6,792
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 40,145 6,006
1966 19,282,187 4,165 44,298 3,507
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 45,474 4,199
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 47,697 3,043
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 49,542 2,668
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 48,830 3,714
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 49,880 3,490
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 51,533 2,008

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In Singapore 55.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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