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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 158.1 times bigger than Togo's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

China vs Togo: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Togo
2100 633,662,382 23,426,426
2099 644,307,192 23,284,304
2098 655,044,881 23,142,242
2097 665,876,462 22,996,845
2096 676,803,171 22,848,978
2095 687,828,883 22,702,297
2094 698,966,872 22,543,427
2093 710,235,681 22,395,941
2092 721,640,723 22,243,621
2091 733,187,178 22,083,590
2090 744,903,105 21,924,631
2089 756,812,472 21,761,057
2088 768,893,004 21,592,941
2087 781,128,909 21,431,785
2086 793,508,970 21,252,236
2085 806,043,039 21,073,697
2084 818,709,832 20,894,251
2083 831,420,518 20,708,859
2082 844,177,036 20,520,204
2081 856,996,835 20,325,061
2080 869,821,040 20,126,833
2079 882,622,985 19,927,036
2078 895,372,147 19,738,820
2077 908,082,676 19,547,568
2076 920,776,984 19,348,296
2075 933,459,600 19,141,211
2074 946,141,456 18,936,045
2073 958,870,128 18,729,441
2072 971,639,931 18,525,904
2071 984,469,009 18,321,024
2070 997,391,342 18,116,069
2069 1,010,450,818 17,905,429
2068 1,023,633,867 17,689,344
2067 1,036,979,285 17,477,786
2066 1,050,453,924 17,262,406
2065 1,064,051,499 17,049,758
2064 1,077,787,979 16,836,991
2063 1,091,571,021 16,618,806
2062 1,105,429,748 16,404,475
2061 1,119,286,514 16,190,814
2060 1,133,115,260 15,976,939
2059 1,146,818,251 15,767,690
2058 1,160,340,554 15,556,151
2057 1,173,596,480 15,341,629
2056 1,186,578,041 15,125,918
2055 1,199,197,172 14,903,207
2054 1,211,403,028 14,687,272
2053 1,223,160,257 14,471,467
2052 1,234,474,716 14,253,335
2051 1,245,255,938 14,030,311
2050 1,255,501,171 13,812,790
2049 1,265,281,319 13,588,431
2048 1,274,572,888 13,367,245
2047 1,283,393,445 13,148,252
2046 1,291,830,414 12,927,000
2045 1,299,855,379 12,705,654
2044 1,307,510,531 12,484,181
2043 1,314,885,869 12,261,788
2042 1,322,032,311 12,044,285
2041 1,328,936,491 11,827,268
2040 1,335,577,799 11,614,781
2039 1,341,989,157 11,398,360
2038 1,348,134,255 11,185,757
2037 1,354,107,817 10,975,322
2036 1,359,866,705 10,767,990
2035 1,365,387,904 10,559,369
2034 1,370,679,807 10,353,764
2033 1,375,744,986 10,148,738
2032 1,380,528,766 9,944,247
2031 1,385,048,521 9,741,001
2030 1,389,269,809 9,541,309
2029 1,393,241,425 9,347,000
2028 1,396,917,178 9,155,475
2027 1,400,271,033 8,965,572
2026 1,403,335,670 8,776,585
2025 1,406,585,000 8,591,626
2024 1,408,975,000 8,406,558
2023 1,410,710,000 8,223,850
2022 1,412,175,000 8,068,616
2021 1,412,360,000 7,936,176
2020 1,411,100,000 7,788,054
2019 1,407,745,000 7,619,925
2018 1,402,760,000 7,458,206
2017 1,396,215,000 7,324,386
2016 1,387,790,000 7,200,884
2015 1,379,860,000 7,071,502
2014 1,371,860,000 6,937,644
2013 1,363,240,000 6,798,848
2012 1,354,190,000 6,653,718
2011 1,345,035,000 6,500,582
2010 1,337,705,000 6,325,788
2009 1,331,260,000 6,130,946
2008 1,324,655,000 5,936,138
2007 1,317,885,000 5,748,443
2006 1,311,020,000 5,569,664
2005 1,303,720,000 5,413,154
2004 1,296,075,000 5,281,320
2003 1,288,400,000 5,154,112
2002 1,280,400,000 5,027,130
2001 1,271,850,000 4,904,144
2000 1,262,645,000 4,783,722
1999 1,252,735,000 4,665,754
1998 1,241,935,000 4,551,635
1997 1,230,075,000 4,438,794
1996 1,217,550,000 4,291,136
1995 1,204,855,000 4,110,450
1994 1,191,835,000 3,904,183
1993 1,178,440,000 3,887,974
1992 1,164,970,000 3,932,581
1991 1,150,780,000 3,822,636
1990 1,135,185,000 3,714,021
1989 1,118,650,000 3,606,918
1988 1,101,630,000 3,501,545
1987 1,084,035,000 3,397,614
1986 1,066,790,000 3,296,340
1985 1,051,040,000 3,194,539
1984 1,036,825,000 3,105,743
1983 1,023,310,000 3,033,077
1982 1,008,630,000 2,961,652
1981 993,885,000 2,879,440
1980 981,235,000 2,791,408
1979 969,005,000 2,714,349
1978 956,165,000 2,646,501
1977 943,455,000 2,583,984
1976 930,685,000 2,523,488
1975 916,395,000 2,463,796
1974 900,350,000 2,404,292
1973 881,940,000 2,344,510
1972 862,030,000 2,283,863
1971 841,105,000 2,219,826
1970 818,315,000 2,149,478
1969 796,025,000 2,043,416
1968 774,510,000 1,953,523
1967 754,550,000 1,912,764
1966 735,400,000 1,873,489
1965 715,185,000 1,835,588
1964 698,355,000 1,799,410
1963 682,335,000 1,765,072
1962 665,770,000 1,732,959
1961 660,330,000 1,702,717
1960 667,070,000 1,673,110

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Togo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.4M 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
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Togo
2100 -1.65% 0.61%
2099 -1.64% 0.61%
2098 -1.63% 0.63%
2097 -1.61% 0.65%
2096 -1.6% 0.65%
2095 -1.59% 0.7%
2094 -1.59% 0.66%
2093 -1.58% 0.68%
2092 -1.57% 0.72%
2091 -1.57% 0.73%
2090 -1.57% 0.75%
2089 -1.57% 0.78%
2088 -1.57% 0.75%
2087 -1.56% 0.84%
2086 -1.56% 0.85%
2085 -1.55% 0.86%
2084 -1.53% 0.9%
2083 -1.51% 0.92%
2082 -1.5% 0.96%
2081 -1.47% 0.98%
2080 -1.45% 1%
2079 -1.42% 0.95%
2078 -1.4% 0.98%
2077 -1.38% 1.03%
2076 -1.36% 1.08%
2075 -1.34% 1.08%
2074 -1.33% 1.1%
2073 -1.31% 1.1%
2072 -1.3% 1.12%
2071 -1.3% 1.13%
2070 -1.29% 1.18%
2069 -1.29% 1.22%
2068 -1.29% 1.21%
2067 -1.28% 1.25%
2066 -1.28% 1.25%
2065 -1.27% 1.26%
2064 -1.26% 1.31%
2063 -1.25% 1.31%
2062 -1.24% 1.32%
2061 -1.22% 1.34%
2060 -1.19% 1.33%
2059 -1.17% 1.36%
2058 -1.13% 1.4%
2057 -1.09% 1.43%
2056 -1.05% 1.49%
2055 -1.01% 1.47%
2054 -0.96% 1.49%
2053 -0.92% 1.53%
2052 -0.87% 1.59%
2051 -0.82% 1.57%
2050 -0.77% 1.65%
2049 -0.73% 1.65%
2048 -0.69% 1.67%
2047 -0.65% 1.71%
2046 -0.62% 1.74%
2045 -0.59% 1.77%
2044 -0.56% 1.81%
2043 -0.54% 1.81%
2042 -0.52% 1.83%
2041 -0.5% 1.83%
2040 -0.48% 1.9%
2039 -0.46% 1.9%
2038 -0.44% 1.92%
2037 -0.42% 1.93%
2036 -0.4% 1.98%
2035 -0.39% 1.99%
2034 -0.37% 2.02%
2033 -0.35% 2.06%
2032 -0.33% 2.09%
2031 -0.3% 2.09%
2030 -0.29% 2.08%
2029 -0.26% 2.09%
2028 -0.24% 2.12%
2027 -0.22% 2.15%
2026 -0.23% 2.15%
2025 -0.17% 2.2%
2024 -0.12% 2.22%
2023 -0.1% 1.92%
2022 -0.01% 1.67%
2021 0.09% 1.9%
2020 0.24% 2.21%
2019 0.36% 2.17%
2018 0.47% 1.83%
2017 0.61% 1.72%
2016 0.57% 1.83%
2015 0.58% 1.93%
2014 0.63% 2.04%
2013 0.67% 2.18%
2012 0.68% 2.36%
2011 0.55% 2.76%
2010 0.48% 3.18%
2009 0.5% 3.28%
2008 0.51% 3.27%
2007 0.52% 3.21%
2006 0.56% 2.89%
2005 0.59% 2.5%
2004 0.6% 2.47%
2003 0.62% 2.53%
2002 0.67% 2.51%
2001 0.73% 2.52%
2000 0.79% 2.53%
1999 0.87% 2.51%
1998 0.96% 2.54%
1997 1.03% 3.44%
1996 1.05% 4.4%
1995 1.09% 5.28%
1994 1.14% 0.42%
1993 1.16% -1.13%
1992 1.23% 2.88%
1991 1.37% 2.92%
1990 1.48% 2.97%
1989 1.54% 3.01%
1988 1.62% 3.06%
1987 1.62% 3.07%
1986 1.5% 3.19%
1985 1.37% 2.86%
1984 1.32% 2.4%
1983 1.46% 2.41%
1982 1.48% 2.86%
1981 1.29% 3.15%
1980 1.26% 2.84%
1979 1.34% 2.56%
1978 1.35% 2.42%
1977 1.37% 2.4%
1976 1.56% 2.42%
1975 1.78% 2.47%
1974 2.09% 2.55%
1973 2.31% 2.66%
1972 2.49% 2.88%
1971 2.78% 3.27%
1970 2.8% 5.19%
1969 2.78% 4.6%
1968 2.65% 2.13%
1967 2.6% 2.1%
1966 2.83% 2.06%
1965 2.41% 2.01%
1964 2.35% 1.95%
1963 2.49% 1.85%
1962 0.82% 1.78%
1961 -1.01% 1.77%

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/togo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

China Togo
Current population
1403335670
8873660
Population rank 2/197 102/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.11%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
2.85 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
1.95 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +507
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 39/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -15,010
Net migration rank 189/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -15,010
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 198,184 -14,014
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 196,649 -15,406
2022 -847,305 -293,846 195,051 -65,826
2021 480,203 -379,749 192,651 -56,991
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 192,474 -31,892
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 192,990 -17,312
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 191,482 -43,718
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 189,386 -69,512
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 187,007 -59,885
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 183,089 -51,459
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 179,671 -43,591
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 176,865 -35,346
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 176,051 -27,315
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 176,484 -18,960
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 175,800 16,265
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 170,740 26,886
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 164,627 27,362
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 158,312 25,082
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 150,821 23,346
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 143,281 -4,415
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 136,802 -11,998
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 133,852 -4,237
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 130,283 -5,939
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 126,419 -4,802
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 122,712 -3,485
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 119,331 -2,618
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 116,918 -5,394
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 116,559 -2,397
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 111,887 69,276
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 106,983 73,224
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 100,045 132,276
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 112,013 -311,917
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 110,828 -132
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 109,267 -72
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 107,985 59
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 106,166 0
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 104,605 -29
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 102,435 848
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 99,698 -436
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 96,376 7,971
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 95,195 -21,949
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 94,034 -21,948
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 92,715 -21,958
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 90,144 3,519
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 87,404 -4,993
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 85,228 -13,519
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 83,151 -19,163
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 80,902 -19,856
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 78,770 -18,832
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 76,412 -16,973
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 74,055 -14,483
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 71,549 -11,555
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 68,966 -7,661
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 66,284 482
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 63,057 10,865
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 58,207 80,000
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 56,082 -14,504
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 54,359 -14,424
1966 19,282,187 4,165 52,832 -14,216
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 51,096 -13,915
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 49,450 -14,266
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 47,869 -14,361
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 46,201 -15,486
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 44,623 -14,858
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/togo | CC BY

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 Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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)
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