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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 86,225,430 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 17.9% 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 +0.23% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

China vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Turkey
2100 633,662,382 64,394,191
2099 644,307,192 65,045,868
2098 655,044,881 65,690,351
2097 665,876,462 66,342,622
2096 676,803,171 66,990,674
2095 687,828,883 67,642,188
2094 698,966,872 68,296,562
2093 710,235,681 68,963,773
2092 721,640,723 69,625,957
2091 733,187,178 70,290,255
2090 744,903,105 70,960,483
2089 756,812,472 71,623,547
2088 768,893,004 72,281,102
2087 781,128,909 72,928,397
2086 793,508,970 73,576,610
2085 806,043,039 74,223,570
2084 818,709,832 74,853,312
2083 831,420,518 75,483,067
2082 844,177,036 76,111,533
2081 856,996,835 76,726,689
2080 869,821,040 77,339,541
2079 882,622,985 77,938,889
2078 895,372,147 78,532,577
2077 908,082,676 79,120,573
2076 920,776,984 79,705,459
2075 933,459,600 80,277,544
2074 946,141,456 80,848,141
2073 958,870,128 81,396,237
2072 971,639,931 81,938,080
2071 984,469,009 82,465,112
2070 997,391,342 82,981,973
2069 1,010,450,818 83,480,362
2068 1,023,633,867 83,963,140
2067 1,036,979,285 84,428,242
2066 1,050,453,924 84,886,666
2065 1,064,051,499 85,336,225
2064 1,077,787,979 85,771,285
2063 1,091,571,021 86,187,013
2062 1,105,429,748 86,587,114
2061 1,119,286,514 86,962,577
2060 1,133,115,260 87,319,314
2059 1,146,818,251 87,663,392
2058 1,160,340,554 87,973,789
2057 1,173,596,480 88,264,809
2056 1,186,578,041 88,534,755
2055 1,199,197,172 88,764,080
2054 1,211,403,028 88,972,362
2053 1,223,160,257 89,151,673
2052 1,234,474,716 89,310,785
2051 1,245,255,938 89,437,110
2050 1,255,501,171 89,541,520
2049 1,265,281,319 89,614,107
2048 1,274,572,888 89,651,068
2047 1,283,393,445 89,659,415
2046 1,291,830,414 89,634,354
2045 1,299,855,379 89,608,012
2044 1,307,510,531 89,557,421
2043 1,314,885,869 89,493,042
2042 1,322,032,311 89,404,193
2041 1,328,936,491 89,303,546
2040 1,335,577,799 89,187,952
2039 1,341,989,157 89,051,669
2038 1,348,134,255 88,901,719
2037 1,354,107,817 88,727,471
2036 1,359,866,705 88,537,927
2035 1,365,387,904 88,343,153
2034 1,370,679,807 88,139,515
2033 1,375,744,986 87,918,397
2032 1,380,528,766 87,687,495
2031 1,385,048,521 87,437,150
2030 1,389,269,809 87,166,904
2029 1,393,241,425 86,903,490
2028 1,396,917,178 86,627,469
2027 1,400,271,033 86,350,539
2026 1,403,335,670 86,093,293
2025 1,406,585,000 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
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 -0.17% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

China Turkey
Current population
1403335670
86225430
Population rank 2/197 18/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 1.04%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +986
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 138/197
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 -1,394,886 -318,992 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 (1960–2025, 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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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