The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 5,367,504 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 261.3 times bigger than Slovakia's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.37M (0.1% 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 25.6% in Slovakia.
China vs Slovakia: live population counter
China
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1402614510
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5367504
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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10.8 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
|
25 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 173/197 |
China and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Slovakia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Slovakia
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China
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Slovakia
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|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 4,191,667 | -1.01% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 4,238,188 | 0.82% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 4,282,017 | 2.49% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 4,327,341 | 2.35% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 4,370,983 | 2.41% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 4,411,666 | 2.83% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 4,449,367 | 2.6% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 4,483,915 | 2.65% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 4,518,607 | 2.78% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 4,538,223 | 2.8% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 4,557,449 | 2.78% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 4,596,622 | 2.49% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 4,641,445 | 2.31% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 4,689,623 | 2.09% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 4,739,105 | 1.78% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 4,789,507 | 1.56% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 4,840,501 | 1.37% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 4,890,125 | 1.35% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 4,938,973 | 1.34% | 1% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 4,979,815 | 1.26% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 5,016,105 | 1.29% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 5,055,099 | 1.48% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 5,091,971 | 1.46% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 5,127,097 | 1.32% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 5,161,768 | 1.37% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 5,193,838 | 1.5% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 5,222,840 | 1.62% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 5,250,596 | 1.62% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 5,275,942 | 1.54% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 5,299,187 | 1.48% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 5,303,294 | 1.37% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 5,305,016 | 1.23% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 5,325,305 | 1.16% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 5,346,331 | 1.14% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 5,361,999 | 1.09% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 5,373,361 | 1.05% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 5,383,291 | 1.03% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 5,390,516 | 0.96% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 5,396,020 | 0.87% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 5,388,720 | 0.79% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 5,378,867 | 0.73% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 5,376,912 | 0.67% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 5,373,374 | 0.62% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 5,372,280 | 0.6% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 5,372,807 | 0.59% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 5,373,054 | 0.56% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 5,374,622 | 0.52% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 5,379,233 | 0.51% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 5,386,406 | 0.5% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 5,391,428 | 0.48% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 5,398,384 | 0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 5,407,579 | 0.68% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 5,413,393 | 0.67% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 5,418,649 | 0.63% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 5,423,801 | 0.58% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 5,430,798 | 0.57% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 5,439,232 | 0.61% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 5,446,771 | 0.47% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 5,454,147 | 0.36% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 5,458,827 | 0.24% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 5,447,247 | 0.09% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 5,431,752 | -0.01% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 5,426,740 | -0.1% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 5,422,069 | -0.12% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 5,390,674 | -0.23% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 5,367,504 | -0.22% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 5,357,756 | -0.23% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 5,346,292 | -0.25% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 5,333,135 | -0.27% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 5,318,323 | -0.29% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 5,302,079 | -0.32% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 5,284,585 | -0.34% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 5,265,970 | -0.36% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 5,246,341 | -0.38% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 5,225,725 | -0.4% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 5,204,191 | -0.41% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 5,181,996 | -0.43% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 5,159,193 | -0.45% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 5,135,906 | -0.47% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 5,112,164 | -0.49% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 5,088,002 | -0.51% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 5,063,600 | -0.53% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 5,038,933 | -0.55% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 5,014,014 | -0.57% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 4,988,989 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 4,963,847 | -0.64% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 4,938,476 | -0.67% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 4,912,885 | -0.71% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 4,886,923 | -0.75% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 4,860,572 | -0.79% | -0.54% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by -63,294 (a 1.17% decline).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.44% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 124th to 129th.
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Population differences between China and Slovakia
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China
|
Slovakia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 78.8 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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