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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 16.3 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 18% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

China vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Turkey
2100 633,320,628 64,274,243
2099 643,959,697 64,924,706
2098 654,691,595 65,567,989
2097 665,517,335 66,219,045
2096 676,438,150 66,865,890
2095 687,457,915 67,516,190
2094 698,589,897 68,169,346
2093 709,852,629 68,835,313
2092 721,251,520 69,496,264
2091 732,791,748 70,159,325
2090 744,501,355 70,828,304
2089 756,404,299 71,490,133
2088 768,478,316 72,146,464
2087 780,707,622 72,792,552
2086 793,081,006 73,439,558
2085 805,608,315 74,085,313
2084 818,268,277 74,713,882
2083 830,972,107 75,342,464
2082 843,721,746 75,969,760
2081 856,534,631 76,583,769
2080 869,351,919 77,195,480
2079 882,146,959 77,793,711
2078 894,889,246 78,386,293
2077 907,592,919 78,973,194
2076 920,280,380 79,556,991
2075 932,956,157 80,128,010
2074 945,631,173 80,697,544
2073 958,352,980 81,244,619
2072 971,115,895 81,785,452
2071 983,938,054 82,311,503
2070 996,853,418 82,827,402
2069 1,009,905,851 83,324,862
2068 1,023,081,790 83,806,741
2067 1,036,420,010 84,270,976
2066 1,049,887,382 84,728,547
2065 1,063,477,623 85,177,268
2064 1,077,206,695 85,611,517
2063 1,090,982,303 86,026,471
2062 1,104,833,556 86,425,827
2061 1,118,682,849 86,800,591
2060 1,132,504,136 87,156,663
2059 1,146,199,736 87,500,101
2058 1,159,714,746 87,809,920
2057 1,172,963,523 88,100,397
2056 1,185,938,083 88,369,840
2055 1,198,550,408 88,598,739
2054 1,210,749,681 88,806,632
2053 1,222,500,569 88,985,609
2052 1,233,808,926 89,144,425
2051 1,244,584,333 89,270,515
2050 1,254,824,040 89,374,730
2049 1,264,598,914 89,447,182
2048 1,273,885,471 89,484,074
2047 1,282,701,271 89,492,406
2046 1,291,133,690 89,467,391
2045 1,299,154,327 89,441,098
2044 1,306,805,350 89,390,601
2043 1,314,176,710 89,326,342
2042 1,321,319,298 89,237,658
2041 1,328,219,755 89,137,199
2040 1,334,857,481 89,021,820
2039 1,341,265,381 88,885,792
2038 1,347,407,165 88,736,121
2037 1,353,377,505 88,562,197
2036 1,359,133,287 88,373,007
2035 1,364,651,508 88,178,595
2034 1,369,940,557 87,975,336
2033 1,375,003,005 87,754,631
2032 1,379,784,204 87,524,158
2031 1,384,301,522 87,274,280
2030 1,388,520,533 87,004,538
2029 1,392,490,007 86,741,614
2028 1,396,163,778 86,466,107
2027 1,399,515,824 86,189,693
2026 1,402,578,808 85,932,926
2025 1,405,826,385 85,718,588
2024 1,408,975,000 85,518,661
2023 1,410,710,000 85,325,965
2022 1,412,175,000 84,979,913
2021 1,412,360,000 84,147,318
2020 1,411,100,000 83,384,680
2019 1,407,745,000 82,579,440
2018 1,402,760,000 81,407,204
2017 1,396,215,000 80,312,698
2016 1,387,790,000 79,277,962
2015 1,379,860,000 78,218,479
2014 1,371,860,000 77,181,884
2013 1,363,240,000 76,147,624
2012 1,354,190,000 75,175,827
2011 1,345,035,000 74,223,629
2010 1,337,705,000 73,142,150
2009 1,331,260,000 72,039,206
2008 1,324,655,000 71,051,678
2007 1,317,885,000 70,158,112
2006 1,311,020,000 70,045,349
2005 1,303,720,000 69,329,557
2004 1,296,075,000 68,592,617
2003 1,288,400,000 67,831,730
2002 1,280,400,000 67,048,795
2001 1,271,850,000 66,245,128
2000 1,262,645,000 65,425,961
1999 1,252,735,000 64,591,923
1998 1,241,935,000 63,734,383
1997 1,230,075,000 62,852,966
1996 1,217,550,000 61,951,134
1995 1,204,855,000 61,024,503
1994 1,191,835,000 60,033,836
1993 1,178,440,000 58,999,167
1992 1,164,970,000 57,990,118
1991 1,150,780,000 57,009,887
1990 1,135,185,000 56,015,628
1989 1,118,650,000 54,976,723
1988 1,101,630,000 53,909,626
1987 1,084,035,000 52,843,670
1986 1,066,790,000 51,777,772
1985 1,051,040,000 50,687,115
1984 1,036,825,000 49,574,069
1983 1,023,310,000 48,447,410
1982 1,008,630,000 47,322,096
1981 993,885,000 46,321,190
1980 981,235,000 45,408,815
1979 969,005,000 44,510,429
1978 956,165,000 43,645,306
1977 943,455,000 42,773,298
1976 930,685,000 41,899,984
1975 916,395,000 41,053,126
1974 900,350,000 40,210,234
1973 881,940,000 39,329,533
1972 862,030,000 38,430,221
1971 841,105,000 37,518,611
1970 818,315,000 36,638,465
1969 796,025,000 35,787,774
1968 774,510,000 34,921,684
1967 754,550,000 34,050,421
1966 735,400,000 33,177,672
1965 715,185,000 32,345,220
1964 698,355,000 31,543,072
1963 682,335,000 30,726,841
1962 665,770,000 29,916,147
1961 660,330,000 29,119,238
1960 667,070,000 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Turkey
2100 -1.65% -1%
2099 -1.64% -0.98%
2098 -1.63% -0.98%
2097 -1.61% -0.97%
2096 -1.6% -0.96%
2095 -1.59% -0.96%
2094 -1.59% -0.97%
2093 -1.58% -0.95%
2092 -1.57% -0.95%
2091 -1.57% -0.94%
2090 -1.57% -0.93%
2089 -1.57% -0.91%
2088 -1.57% -0.89%
2087 -1.56% -0.88%
2086 -1.56% -0.87%
2085 -1.55% -0.84%
2084 -1.53% -0.83%
2083 -1.51% -0.83%
2082 -1.5% -0.8%
2081 -1.47% -0.79%
2080 -1.45% -0.77%
2079 -1.42% -0.76%
2078 -1.4% -0.74%
2077 -1.38% -0.73%
2076 -1.36% -0.71%
2075 -1.34% -0.71%
2074 -1.33% -0.67%
2073 -1.31% -0.66%
2072 -1.3% -0.64%
2071 -1.3% -0.62%
2070 -1.29% -0.6%
2069 -1.29% -0.57%
2068 -1.29% -0.55%
2067 -1.28% -0.54%
2066 -1.28% -0.53%
2065 -1.27% -0.51%
2064 -1.26% -0.48%
2063 -1.25% -0.46%
2062 -1.24% -0.43%
2061 -1.22% -0.41%
2060 -1.19% -0.39%
2059 -1.17% -0.35%
2058 -1.13% -0.33%
2057 -1.09% -0.3%
2056 -1.05% -0.26%
2055 -1.01% -0.23%
2054 -0.96% -0.2%
2053 -0.92% -0.18%
2052 -0.87% -0.14%
2051 -0.82% -0.12%
2050 -0.77% -0.08%
2049 -0.73% -0.04%
2048 -0.69% -0.009%
2047 -0.65% 0.03%
2046 -0.62% 0.03%
2045 -0.59% 0.06%
2044 -0.56% 0.07%
2043 -0.54% 0.1%
2042 -0.52% 0.11%
2041 -0.5% 0.13%
2040 -0.48% 0.15%
2039 -0.46% 0.17%
2038 -0.44% 0.2%
2037 -0.42% 0.21%
2036 -0.4% 0.22%
2035 -0.39% 0.23%
2034 -0.37% 0.25%
2033 -0.35% 0.26%
2032 -0.33% 0.29%
2031 -0.3% 0.31%
2030 -0.29% 0.3%
2029 -0.26% 0.32%
2028 -0.24% 0.32%
2027 -0.22% 0.3%
2026 -0.23% 0.25%
2025 -0.22% 0.23%
2024 -0.12% 0.23%
2023 -0.1% 0.41%
2022 -0.01% 0.99%
2021 0.09% 0.91%
2020 0.24% 0.98%
2019 0.36% 1.44%
2018 0.47% 1.36%
2017 0.61% 1.31%
2016 0.57% 1.35%
2015 0.58% 1.34%
2014 0.63% 1.36%
2013 0.67% 1.29%
2012 0.68% 1.28%
2011 0.55% 1.48%
2010 0.48% 1.53%
2009 0.5% 1.39%
2008 0.51% 1.27%
2007 0.52% 0.16%
2006 0.56% 1.03%
2005 0.59% 1.07%
2004 0.6% 1.12%
2003 0.62% 1.17%
2002 0.67% 1.21%
2001 0.73% 1.25%
2000 0.79% 1.29%
1999 0.87% 1.35%
1998 0.96% 1.4%
1997 1.03% 1.46%
1996 1.05% 1.52%
1995 1.09% 1.65%
1994 1.14% 1.75%
1993 1.16% 1.74%
1992 1.23% 1.72%
1991 1.37% 1.77%
1990 1.48% 1.89%
1989 1.54% 1.98%
1988 1.62% 2.02%
1987 1.62% 2.06%
1986 1.5% 2.15%
1985 1.37% 2.25%
1984 1.32% 2.33%
1983 1.46% 2.38%
1982 1.48% 2.16%
1981 1.29% 2.01%
1980 1.26% 2.02%
1979 1.34% 1.98%
1978 1.35% 2.04%
1977 1.37% 2.08%
1976 1.56% 2.06%
1975 1.78% 2.1%
1974 2.09% 2.24%
1973 2.31% 2.34%
1972 2.49% 2.43%
1971 2.78% 2.4%
1970 2.8% 2.38%
1969 2.78% 2.48%
1968 2.65% 2.56%
1967 2.6% 2.63%
1966 2.83% 2.57%
1965 2.41% 2.54%
1964 2.35% 2.66%
1963 2.49% 2.71%
1962 0.82% 2.74%
1961 -1.01% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

China Turkey
Current population
1402578808
86002379
Population rank 2/197 18/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 1.04%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +528
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -258,205
Net migration rank 189/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -258,205
2024 - -318,992 - -275,952
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 426,630 -318,070
2022 -847,305 -293,846 535,373 -301,544
2021 480,203 -379,749 521,713 20,283
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 608,708 37,934
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 751,472 -15,690
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 830,353 187,570
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 875,408 659,846
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 895,841 352,063
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 930,799 1,063,140
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 957,055 1,033,384
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 921,386 438,618
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 917,145 258,623
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 875,839 68,849
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 892,334 55,532
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 900,491 24,276
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 868,749 47,915
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 876,626 -186,402
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 897,351 -190,194
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 898,650 -174,177
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 896,025 -146,574
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 893,683 -121,383
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 922,927 -129,444
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 980,560 -166,759
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 1,098,846 8,960
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 1,096,529 21,787
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 1,095,106 39,871
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 1,091,863 23,728
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 991,950 -150,924
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 970,958 -110,578
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 950,778 -78,973
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 936,727 -65,993
1966 19,282,187 4,165 925,790 -50,999
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 904,016 -113,911
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 884,152 -69,978
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 862,626 -44,317
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 837,473 -34,353
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 816,911 -26,187
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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