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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 26.3 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 17.6% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

China vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Sudan
2100 633,320,628 137,695,876
2099 643,959,697 137,114,644
2098 654,691,595 136,500,499
2097 665,517,335 135,860,701
2096 676,438,150 135,222,218
2095 687,457,915 134,553,615
2094 698,589,897 133,902,112
2093 709,852,629 133,186,791
2092 721,251,520 132,427,642
2091 732,791,748 131,674,049
2090 744,501,355 130,893,042
2089 756,404,299 130,075,970
2088 768,478,316 129,234,968
2087 780,707,622 128,358,981
2086 793,081,006 127,463,823
2085 805,608,315 126,555,673
2084 818,268,277 125,612,419
2083 830,972,107 124,663,868
2082 843,721,746 123,716,124
2081 856,534,631 122,772,016
2080 869,351,919 121,805,246
2079 882,146,959 120,822,781
2078 894,889,246 119,802,944
2077 907,592,919 118,776,597
2076 920,280,380 117,748,457
2075 932,956,157 116,688,549
2074 945,631,173 115,601,159
2073 958,352,980 114,499,847
2072 971,115,895 113,374,089
2071 983,938,054 112,235,978
2070 996,853,418 111,102,687
2069 1,009,905,851 109,945,533
2068 1,023,081,790 108,791,037
2067 1,036,420,010 107,581,192
2066 1,049,887,382 106,357,353
2065 1,063,477,623 105,145,307
2064 1,077,206,695 103,903,801
2063 1,090,982,303 102,642,643
2062 1,104,833,556 101,354,095
2061 1,118,682,849 100,067,335
2060 1,132,504,136 98,765,585
2059 1,146,199,736 97,461,067
2058 1,159,714,746 96,135,716
2057 1,172,963,523 94,800,344
2056 1,185,938,083 93,458,640
2055 1,198,550,408 92,089,717
2054 1,210,749,681 90,711,253
2053 1,222,500,569 89,342,122
2052 1,233,808,926 87,962,125
2051 1,244,584,333 86,581,277
2050 1,254,824,040 85,194,794
2049 1,264,598,914 83,803,171
2048 1,273,885,471 82,442,635
2047 1,282,701,271 81,085,689
2046 1,291,133,690 79,725,126
2045 1,299,154,327 78,359,927
2044 1,306,805,350 77,006,049
2043 1,314,176,710 75,652,858
2042 1,321,319,298 74,312,465
2041 1,328,219,755 72,968,877
2040 1,334,857,481 71,640,015
2039 1,341,265,381 70,319,906
2038 1,347,407,165 69,001,239
2037 1,353,377,505 67,665,904
2036 1,359,133,287 66,337,650
2035 1,364,651,508 65,001,359
2034 1,369,940,557 63,664,516
2033 1,375,003,005 62,329,849
2032 1,379,784,204 61,007,985
2031 1,384,301,522 59,695,860
2030 1,388,520,533 58,384,521
2029 1,392,490,007 57,082,767
2028 1,396,163,778 55,800,806
2027 1,399,515,824 54,523,219
2026 1,402,578,808 52,894,744
2025 1,405,826,385 51,256,148
2024 1,408,975,000 50,448,963
2023 1,410,710,000 50,042,791
2022 1,412,175,000 49,383,346
2021 1,412,360,000 48,066,924
2020 1,411,100,000 46,789,231
2019 1,407,745,000 45,548,175
2018 1,402,760,000 44,230,596
2017 1,396,215,000 42,714,306
2016 1,387,790,000 41,259,892
2015 1,379,860,000 40,024,431
2014 1,371,860,000 38,823,318
2013 1,363,240,000 37,785,849
2012 1,354,190,000 36,923,178
2011 1,345,035,000 36,140,806
2010 1,337,705,000 35,414,399
2009 1,331,260,000 34,569,113
2008 1,324,655,000 33,623,980
2007 1,317,885,000 32,764,135
2006 1,311,020,000 31,992,435
2005 1,303,720,000 31,262,444
2004 1,296,075,000 30,556,637
2003 1,288,400,000 29,896,035
2002 1,280,400,000 29,228,727
2001 1,271,850,000 28,516,770
2000 1,262,645,000 27,816,745
1999 1,252,735,000 27,130,613
1998 1,241,935,000 26,458,999
1997 1,230,075,000 25,799,821
1996 1,217,550,000 25,231,528
1995 1,204,855,000 24,672,143
1994 1,191,835,000 24,043,948
1993 1,178,440,000 23,445,592
1992 1,164,970,000 22,927,355
1991 1,150,780,000 22,470,676
1990 1,135,185,000 22,021,481
1989 1,118,650,000 21,578,022
1988 1,101,630,000 21,138,431
1987 1,084,035,000 20,704,904
1986 1,066,790,000 20,288,238
1985 1,051,040,000 19,905,872
1984 1,036,825,000 19,546,528
1983 1,023,310,000 19,109,770
1982 1,008,630,000 18,486,645
1981 993,885,000 17,780,572
1980 981,235,000 17,058,905
1979 969,005,000 16,355,352
1978 956,165,000 15,695,003
1977 943,455,000 15,086,614
1976 930,685,000 14,569,716
1975 916,395,000 14,064,798
1974 900,350,000 13,580,723
1973 881,940,000 13,049,315
1972 862,030,000 12,527,856
1971 841,105,000 12,105,539
1970 818,315,000 11,695,771
1969 796,025,000 11,298,936
1968 774,510,000 10,917,999
1967 754,550,000 10,550,597
1966 735,400,000 10,197,578
1965 715,185,000 9,858,030
1964 698,355,000 9,531,109
1963 682,335,000 9,218,077
1962 665,770,000 8,919,028
1961 660,330,000 8,634,941
1960 667,070,000 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Sudan
2100 -1.65% 0.42%
2099 -1.64% 0.45%
2098 -1.63% 0.47%
2097 -1.61% 0.47%
2096 -1.6% 0.5%
2095 -1.59% 0.49%
2094 -1.59% 0.54%
2093 -1.58% 0.57%
2092 -1.57% 0.57%
2091 -1.57% 0.6%
2090 -1.57% 0.63%
2089 -1.57% 0.65%
2088 -1.57% 0.68%
2087 -1.56% 0.7%
2086 -1.56% 0.72%
2085 -1.55% 0.75%
2084 -1.53% 0.76%
2083 -1.51% 0.77%
2082 -1.5% 0.77%
2081 -1.47% 0.79%
2080 -1.45% 0.81%
2079 -1.42% 0.85%
2078 -1.4% 0.86%
2077 -1.38% 0.87%
2076 -1.36% 0.91%
2075 -1.34% 0.94%
2074 -1.33% 0.96%
2073 -1.31% 0.99%
2072 -1.3% 1.01%
2071 -1.3% 1.02%
2070 -1.29% 1.05%
2069 -1.29% 1.06%
2068 -1.29% 1.12%
2067 -1.28% 1.15%
2066 -1.28% 1.15%
2065 -1.27% 1.19%
2064 -1.26% 1.23%
2063 -1.25% 1.27%
2062 -1.24% 1.29%
2061 -1.22% 1.32%
2060 -1.19% 1.34%
2059 -1.17% 1.38%
2058 -1.13% 1.41%
2057 -1.09% 1.44%
2056 -1.05% 1.49%
2055 -1.01% 1.52%
2054 -0.96% 1.53%
2053 -0.92% 1.57%
2052 -0.87% 1.59%
2051 -0.82% 1.63%
2050 -0.77% 1.66%
2049 -0.73% 1.65%
2048 -0.69% 1.67%
2047 -0.65% 1.71%
2046 -0.62% 1.74%
2045 -0.59% 1.76%
2044 -0.56% 1.79%
2043 -0.54% 1.8%
2042 -0.52% 1.84%
2041 -0.5% 1.85%
2040 -0.48% 1.88%
2039 -0.46% 1.91%
2038 -0.44% 1.97%
2037 -0.42% 2%
2036 -0.4% 2.06%
2035 -0.39% 2.1%
2034 -0.37% 2.14%
2033 -0.35% 2.17%
2032 -0.33% 2.2%
2031 -0.3% 2.25%
2030 -0.29% 2.28%
2029 -0.26% 2.3%
2028 -0.24% 2.34%
2027 -0.22% 3.08%
2026 -0.23% 3.2%
2025 -0.22% 1.6%
2024 -0.12% 0.81%
2023 -0.1% 1.34%
2022 -0.01% 2.74%
2021 0.09% 2.73%
2020 0.24% 2.72%
2019 0.36% 2.98%
2018 0.47% 3.55%
2017 0.61% 3.53%
2016 0.57% 3.09%
2015 0.58% 3.09%
2014 0.63% 2.75%
2013 0.67% 2.34%
2012 0.68% 2.16%
2011 0.55% 2.05%
2010 0.48% 2.45%
2009 0.5% 2.81%
2008 0.51% 2.62%
2007 0.52% 2.41%
2006 0.56% 2.34%
2005 0.59% 2.31%
2004 0.6% 2.21%
2003 0.62% 2.28%
2002 0.67% 2.5%
2001 0.73% 2.52%
2000 0.79% 2.53%
1999 0.87% 2.54%
1998 0.96% 2.55%
1997 1.03% 2.25%
1996 1.05% 2.27%
1995 1.09% 2.61%
1994 1.14% 2.55%
1993 1.16% 2.26%
1992 1.23% 2.03%
1991 1.37% 2.04%
1990 1.48% 2.06%
1989 1.54% 2.08%
1988 1.62% 2.09%
1987 1.62% 2.05%
1986 1.5% 1.92%
1985 1.37% 1.84%
1984 1.32% 2.29%
1983 1.46% 3.37%
1982 1.48% 3.97%
1981 1.29% 4.23%
1980 1.26% 4.3%
1979 1.34% 4.21%
1978 1.35% 4.03%
1977 1.37% 3.55%
1976 1.56% 3.59%
1975 1.78% 3.56%
1974 2.09% 4.07%
1973 2.31% 4.16%
1972 2.49% 3.49%
1971 2.78% 3.5%
1970 2.8% 3.51%
1969 2.78% 3.49%
1968 2.65% 3.48%
1967 2.6% 3.46%
1966 2.83% 3.44%
1965 2.41% 3.43%
1964 2.35% 3.4%
1963 2.49% 3.35%
1962 0.82% 3.29%
1961 -1.01% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

China Sudan
Current population
1402578808
53335233
Population rank 2/197 29/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.64%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +291,469
Net migration rank 189/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 291,469
2024 - -318,992 - -544,257
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,293,817 31,664
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,257,387 125,499
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,208,046 441,623
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 1,174,422 84,728
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 1,145,259 66,476
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 1,097,962 92,504
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 992,819 -201,769
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 963,740 -211,387
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 907,017 -199,378
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 889,382 -185,392
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 898,226 -281,001
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 897,965 -180,603
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 880,284 -173,745
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 858,536 -165,030
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 835,840 -157,090
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 814,752 -150,271
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 802,245 -148,368
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 792,926 -310,221
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 780,700 -144,670
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 764,645 -144,324
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 743,249 -166,861
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 731,177 -271,093
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 714,612 -261,341
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 699,953 -254,825
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 683,743 -241,979
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 672,604 -235,213
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 658,416 -228,756
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 649,649 -245,968
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 583,382 -222,315
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 577,405 -219,755
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 570,198 -54,325
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 606,362 124,007
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 585,087 96,697
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 552,930 208,602
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 524,942 120,613
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 497,987 177,153
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 483,089 58,540
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 470,019 22,147
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 454,813 62,843
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 444,456 6,023
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 439,201 173,143
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 428,340 2,238
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 417,641 -3,577
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 401,013 4,479
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 385,712 2,476
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 370,917 2,776
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 356,599 4,508
1966 19,282,187 4,165 342,118 2,813
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 327,799 6,367
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 315,166 4,505
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 302,132 4,263
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 287,317 4,387
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 272,562 3,904
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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