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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 112.7 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

China vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Tunisia
2100 633,662,382 10,720,705
2099 644,307,192 10,796,270
2098 655,044,881 10,870,365
2097 665,876,462 10,942,334
2096 676,803,171 11,015,071
2095 687,828,883 11,086,568
2094 698,966,872 11,157,542
2093 710,235,681 11,226,508
2092 721,640,723 11,294,195
2091 733,187,178 11,360,662
2090 744,903,105 11,425,878
2089 756,812,472 11,490,110
2088 768,893,004 11,552,154
2087 781,128,909 11,614,090
2086 793,508,970 11,675,384
2085 806,043,039 11,734,490
2084 818,709,832 11,792,840
2083 831,420,518 11,851,260
2082 844,177,036 11,908,828
2081 856,996,835 11,964,392
2080 869,821,040 12,021,096
2079 882,622,985 12,078,476
2078 895,372,147 12,136,099
2077 908,082,676 12,191,648
2076 920,776,984 12,245,010
2075 933,459,600 12,299,514
2074 946,141,456 12,353,013
2073 958,870,128 12,407,814
2072 971,639,931 12,461,090
2071 984,469,009 12,515,463
2070 997,391,342 12,569,058
2069 1,010,450,818 12,622,516
2068 1,023,633,867 12,674,867
2067 1,036,979,285 12,726,080
2066 1,050,453,924 12,775,620
2065 1,064,051,499 12,824,867
2064 1,077,787,979 12,870,728
2063 1,091,571,021 12,915,152
2062 1,105,429,748 12,957,498
2061 1,119,286,514 12,996,917
2060 1,133,115,260 13,034,579
2059 1,146,818,251 13,066,669
2058 1,160,340,554 13,095,856
2057 1,173,596,480 13,122,073
2056 1,186,578,041 13,144,442
2055 1,199,197,172 13,161,720
2054 1,211,403,028 13,174,836
2053 1,223,160,257 13,181,943
2052 1,234,474,716 13,185,429
2051 1,245,255,938 13,184,813
2050 1,255,501,171 13,179,371
2049 1,265,281,319 13,170,781
2048 1,274,572,888 13,158,351
2047 1,283,393,445 13,141,815
2046 1,291,830,414 13,123,298
2045 1,299,855,379 13,102,394
2044 1,307,510,531 13,079,200
2043 1,314,885,869 13,054,663
2042 1,322,032,311 13,028,925
2041 1,328,936,491 13,003,433
2040 1,335,577,799 12,977,122
2039 1,341,989,157 12,950,166
2038 1,348,134,255 12,922,736
2037 1,354,107,817 12,893,752
2036 1,359,866,705 12,863,431
2035 1,365,387,904 12,833,137
2034 1,370,679,807 12,800,738
2033 1,375,744,986 12,763,981
2032 1,380,528,766 12,725,768
2031 1,385,048,521 12,685,304
2030 1,389,269,809 12,641,975
2029 1,393,241,425 12,594,181
2028 1,396,917,178 12,540,258
2027 1,400,271,033 12,482,078
2026 1,403,335,670 12,417,997
2025 1,406,585,000 12,348,573
2024 1,408,975,000 12,277,109
2023 1,410,710,000 12,200,431
2022 1,412,175,000 12,119,334
2021 1,412,360,000 12,048,622
2020 1,411,100,000 11,974,057
2019 1,407,745,000 11,875,081
2018 1,402,760,000 11,765,514
2017 1,396,215,000 11,650,498
2016 1,387,790,000 11,528,674
2015 1,379,860,000 11,402,264
2014 1,371,860,000 11,274,288
2013 1,363,240,000 11,141,361
2012 1,354,190,000 11,009,647
2011 1,345,035,000 10,886,035
2010 1,337,705,000 10,765,980
2009 1,331,260,000 10,650,681
2008 1,324,655,000 10,542,635
2007 1,317,885,000 10,441,702
2006 1,311,020,000 10,346,410
2005 1,303,720,000 10,255,472
2004 1,296,075,000 10,166,163
2003 1,288,400,000 10,071,632
2002 1,280,400,000 9,971,515
2001 1,271,850,000 9,869,677
2000 1,262,645,000 9,764,935
1999 1,252,735,000 9,655,963
1998 1,241,935,000 9,541,667
1997 1,230,075,000 9,421,270
1996 1,217,550,000 9,294,432
1995 1,204,855,000 9,161,258
1994 1,191,835,000 9,018,448
1993 1,178,440,000 8,857,910
1992 1,164,970,000 8,682,512
1991 1,150,780,000 8,501,827
1990 1,135,185,000 8,324,509
1989 1,118,650,000 8,151,660
1988 1,101,630,000 7,974,440
1987 1,084,035,000 7,789,987
1986 1,066,790,000 7,600,301
1985 1,051,040,000 7,409,903
1984 1,036,825,000 7,220,044
1983 1,023,310,000 7,053,800
1982 1,008,630,000 6,908,642
1981 993,885,000 6,758,284
1980 981,235,000 6,606,195
1979 969,005,000 6,456,419
1978 956,165,000 6,309,390
1977 943,455,000 6,155,931
1976 930,685,000 5,996,994
1975 916,395,000 5,839,262
1974 900,350,000 5,684,674
1973 881,940,000 5,537,242
1972 862,030,000 5,396,557
1971 841,105,000 5,261,658
1970 818,315,000 5,131,396
1969 796,025,000 5,004,697
1968 774,510,000 4,879,899
1967 754,550,000 4,760,970
1966 735,400,000 4,652,287
1965 715,185,000 4,561,385
1964 698,355,000 4,489,869
1963 682,335,000 4,427,131
1962 665,770,000 4,369,136
1961 660,330,000 4,316,278
1960 667,070,000 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Tunisia
2100 -1.65% -0.7%
2099 -1.64% -0.68%
2098 -1.63% -0.66%
2097 -1.61% -0.66%
2096 -1.6% -0.64%
2095 -1.59% -0.64%
2094 -1.59% -0.61%
2093 -1.58% -0.6%
2092 -1.57% -0.59%
2091 -1.57% -0.57%
2090 -1.57% -0.56%
2089 -1.57% -0.54%
2088 -1.57% -0.53%
2087 -1.56% -0.52%
2086 -1.56% -0.5%
2085 -1.55% -0.49%
2084 -1.53% -0.49%
2083 -1.51% -0.48%
2082 -1.5% -0.46%
2081 -1.47% -0.47%
2080 -1.45% -0.48%
2079 -1.42% -0.47%
2078 -1.4% -0.46%
2077 -1.38% -0.44%
2076 -1.36% -0.44%
2075 -1.34% -0.43%
2074 -1.33% -0.44%
2073 -1.31% -0.43%
2072 -1.3% -0.43%
2071 -1.3% -0.43%
2070 -1.29% -0.42%
2069 -1.29% -0.41%
2068 -1.29% -0.4%
2067 -1.28% -0.39%
2066 -1.28% -0.38%
2065 -1.27% -0.36%
2064 -1.26% -0.34%
2063 -1.25% -0.33%
2062 -1.24% -0.3%
2061 -1.22% -0.29%
2060 -1.19% -0.25%
2059 -1.17% -0.22%
2058 -1.13% -0.2%
2057 -1.09% -0.17%
2056 -1.05% -0.13%
2055 -1.01% -0.1%
2054 -0.96% -0.05%
2053 -0.92% -0.03%
2052 -0.87% 0.005%
2051 -0.82% 0.04%
2050 -0.77% 0.07%
2049 -0.73% 0.09%
2048 -0.69% 0.13%
2047 -0.65% 0.14%
2046 -0.62% 0.16%
2045 -0.59% 0.18%
2044 -0.56% 0.19%
2043 -0.54% 0.2%
2042 -0.52% 0.2%
2041 -0.5% 0.2%
2040 -0.48% 0.21%
2039 -0.46% 0.21%
2038 -0.44% 0.22%
2037 -0.42% 0.24%
2036 -0.4% 0.24%
2035 -0.39% 0.25%
2034 -0.37% 0.29%
2033 -0.35% 0.3%
2032 -0.33% 0.32%
2031 -0.3% 0.34%
2030 -0.29% 0.38%
2029 -0.26% 0.43%
2028 -0.24% 0.47%
2027 -0.22% 0.52%
2026 -0.23% 0.56%
2025 -0.17% 0.58%
2024 -0.12% 0.63%
2023 -0.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.01% 0.59%
2021 0.09% 0.62%
2020 0.24% 0.83%
2019 0.36% 0.93%
2018 0.47% 0.99%
2017 0.61% 1.06%
2016 0.57% 1.11%
2015 0.58% 1.14%
2014 0.63% 1.19%
2013 0.67% 1.2%
2012 0.68% 1.14%
2011 0.55% 1.12%
2010 0.48% 1.08%
2009 0.5% 1.02%
2008 0.51% 0.97%
2007 0.52% 0.92%
2006 0.56% 0.89%
2005 0.59% 0.88%
2004 0.6% 0.94%
2003 0.62% 1%
2002 0.67% 1.03%
2001 0.73% 1.07%
2000 0.79% 1.13%
1999 0.87% 1.2%
1998 0.96% 1.28%
1997 1.03% 1.36%
1996 1.05% 1.45%
1995 1.09% 1.58%
1994 1.14% 1.81%
1993 1.16% 2.02%
1992 1.23% 2.13%
1991 1.37% 2.13%
1990 1.48% 2.12%
1989 1.54% 2.22%
1988 1.62% 2.37%
1987 1.62% 2.5%
1986 1.5% 2.57%
1985 1.37% 2.63%
1984 1.32% 2.36%
1983 1.46% 2.1%
1982 1.48% 2.22%
1981 1.29% 2.3%
1980 1.26% 2.32%
1979 1.34% 2.33%
1978 1.35% 2.49%
1977 1.37% 2.65%
1976 1.56% 2.7%
1975 1.78% 2.72%
1974 2.09% 2.66%
1973 2.31% 2.61%
1972 2.49% 2.56%
1971 2.78% 2.54%
1970 2.8% 2.53%
1969 2.78% 2.56%
1968 2.65% 2.5%
1967 2.6% 2.34%
1966 2.83% 1.99%
1965 2.41% 1.59%
1964 2.35% 1.42%
1963 2.49% 1.33%
1962 0.82% 1.22%
1961 -1.01% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

China Tunisia
Current population
1403335670
12450912
Population rank 2/197 81/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.15%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +196
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 125/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -14,523
Net migration rank 189/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -14,523
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 88,910 -15,221
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 93,663 -14,001
2022 -847,305 -293,846 96,531 -14,001
2021 480,203 -379,749 68,087 -9,190
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 109,431 -19,188
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 127,312 -19,612
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 132,445 -21,012
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 140,971 -22,365
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 148,870 -23,827
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 153,007 -25,229
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 154,762 -26,586
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 154,687 -17,020
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 151,812 -26,059
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 143,401 -21,935
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 132,809 -14,168
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 125,465 -13,512
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 121,873 -17,742
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 118,920 -21,190
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 116,945 -24,098
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 115,374 -26,361
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 113,322 -23,735
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 111,926 -12,459
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 109,099 -8,334
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 110,146 -7,235
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 112,501 -5,937
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 114,829 -3,452
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 121,332 -4,111
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 128,327 -4,756
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 135,615 -5,506
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 144,345 -8,095
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 153,647 -4,271
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 160,922 10,771
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 163,978 15,124
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 166,245 16,021
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 168,180 4,183
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 169,221 4,100
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 177,176 3,934
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 184,101 3,711
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 188,107 3,464
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 186,344 2,887
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 182,386 8,109
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 179,878 -37,895
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 177,898 -29,559
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 176,628 -24,242
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 171,094 -19,321
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 171,463 -23,688
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 173,255 -26,968
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 174,539 -13,910
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 172,744 -15,499
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 166,991 -8,765
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 160,200 -9,254
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 153,525 -9,606
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 147,239 -9,790
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 142,296 -9,949
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 138,235 -10,054
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 135,257 -10,049
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 134,246 -9,848
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 132,626 -19,155
1966 19,282,187 4,165 131,274 -27,393
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 127,673 -49,751
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 124,711 -59,602
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 120,865 -60,505
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 116,887 -61,260
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 111,459 -61,369
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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