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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 180.4 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

China vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Turkmenistan
2100 633,320,628 10,046,945
2099 643,959,697 10,075,740
2098 654,691,595 10,103,319
2097 665,517,335 10,129,577
2096 676,438,150 10,154,338
2095 687,457,915 10,178,163
2094 698,589,897 10,200,371
2093 709,852,629 10,221,349
2092 721,251,520 10,240,959
2091 732,791,748 10,259,026
2090 744,501,355 10,276,261
2089 756,404,299 10,291,819
2088 768,478,316 10,306,303
2087 780,707,622 10,319,501
2086 793,081,006 10,331,090
2085 805,608,315 10,341,183
2084 818,268,277 10,349,710
2083 830,972,107 10,356,602
2082 843,721,746 10,362,422
2081 856,534,631 10,366,587
2080 869,351,919 10,369,293
2079 882,146,959 10,370,130
2078 894,889,246 10,369,013
2077 907,592,919 10,366,366
2076 920,280,380 10,361,975
2075 932,956,157 10,355,755
2074 945,631,173 10,348,384
2073 958,352,980 10,339,415
2072 971,115,895 10,328,653
2071 983,938,054 10,316,618
2070 996,853,418 10,303,565
2069 1,009,905,851 10,289,578
2068 1,023,081,790 10,274,625
2067 1,036,420,010 10,258,518
2066 1,049,887,382 10,241,362
2065 1,063,477,623 10,223,420
2064 1,077,206,695 10,204,034
2063 1,090,982,303 10,183,241
2062 1,104,833,556 10,160,903
2061 1,118,682,849 10,136,928
2060 1,132,504,136 10,111,369
2059 1,146,199,736 10,083,631
2058 1,159,714,746 10,052,905
2057 1,172,963,523 10,019,547
2056 1,185,938,083 9,983,379
2055 1,198,550,408 9,943,931
2054 1,210,749,681 9,901,473
2053 1,222,500,569 9,854,931
2052 1,233,808,926 9,804,909
2051 1,244,584,333 9,751,221
2050 1,254,824,040 9,693,713
2049 1,264,598,914 9,632,600
2048 1,273,885,471 9,567,946
2047 1,282,701,271 9,500,139
2046 1,291,133,690 9,429,355
2045 1,299,154,327 9,356,194
2044 1,306,805,350 9,280,988
2043 1,314,176,710 9,204,466
2042 1,321,319,298 9,126,898
2041 1,328,219,755 9,048,356
2040 1,334,857,481 8,969,478
2039 1,341,265,381 8,890,225
2038 1,347,407,165 8,810,850
2037 1,353,377,505 8,731,367
2036 1,359,133,287 8,651,719
2035 1,364,651,508 8,572,231
2034 1,369,940,557 8,492,483
2033 1,375,003,005 8,412,113
2032 1,379,784,204 8,330,912
2031 1,384,301,522 8,248,129
2030 1,388,520,533 8,163,024
2029 1,392,490,007 8,070,023
2028 1,396,163,778 7,969,080
2027 1,399,515,824 7,860,774
2026 1,402,578,808 7,745,331
2025 1,405,826,385 7,623,184
2024 1,408,975,000 7,494,498
2023 1,410,710,000 7,364,438
2022 1,412,175,000 7,230,193
2021 1,412,360,000 7,092,043
2020 1,411,100,000 6,949,912
2019 1,407,745,000 6,803,944
2018 1,402,760,000 6,655,524
2017 1,396,215,000 6,507,061
2016 1,387,790,000 6,360,041
2015 1,379,860,000 6,215,770
2014 1,371,860,000 6,075,283
2013 1,363,240,000 5,939,341
2012 1,354,190,000 5,808,546
2011 1,345,035,000 5,683,417
2010 1,337,705,000 5,564,356
2009 1,331,260,000 5,451,592
2008 1,324,655,000 5,345,029
2007 1,317,885,000 5,244,046
2006 1,311,020,000 5,147,105
2005 1,303,720,000 5,052,257
2004 1,296,075,000 4,958,093
2003 1,288,400,000 4,863,865
2002 1,280,400,000 4,769,465
2001 1,271,850,000 4,675,409
2000 1,262,645,000 4,582,677
1999 1,252,735,000 4,492,170
1998 1,241,935,000 4,410,507
1997 1,230,075,000 4,336,730
1996 1,217,550,000 4,263,819
1995 1,204,855,000 4,191,203
1994 1,191,835,000 4,116,662
1993 1,178,440,000 4,032,407
1992 1,164,970,000 3,944,689
1991 1,150,780,000 3,855,894
1990 1,135,185,000 3,760,562
1989 1,118,650,000 3,662,459
1988 1,101,630,000 3,559,363
1987 1,084,035,000 3,452,731
1986 1,066,790,000 3,347,809
1985 1,051,040,000 3,247,534
1984 1,036,825,000 3,154,079
1983 1,023,310,000 3,067,534
1982 1,008,630,000 2,985,557
1981 993,885,000 2,907,187
1980 981,235,000 2,832,203
1979 969,005,000 2,760,358
1978 956,165,000 2,691,088
1977 943,455,000 2,623,948
1976 930,685,000 2,558,521
1975 916,395,000 2,494,570
1974 900,350,000 2,432,028
1973 881,940,000 2,370,919
1972 862,030,000 2,311,430
1971 841,105,000 2,253,119
1970 818,315,000 2,195,616
1969 796,025,000 2,139,024
1968 774,510,000 2,083,069
1967 754,550,000 2,027,403
1966 735,400,000 1,971,737
1965 715,185,000 1,915,916
1964 698,355,000 1,859,997
1963 682,335,000 1,804,272
1962 665,770,000 1,749,214
1961 660,330,000 1,695,400
1960 667,070,000 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Turkmenistan
2100 -1.65% -0.29%
2099 -1.64% -0.27%
2098 -1.63% -0.26%
2097 -1.61% -0.24%
2096 -1.6% -0.23%
2095 -1.59% -0.22%
2094 -1.59% -0.21%
2093 -1.58% -0.19%
2092 -1.57% -0.18%
2091 -1.57% -0.17%
2090 -1.57% -0.15%
2089 -1.57% -0.14%
2088 -1.57% -0.13%
2087 -1.56% -0.11%
2086 -1.56% -0.1%
2085 -1.55% -0.08%
2084 -1.53% -0.07%
2083 -1.51% -0.06%
2082 -1.5% -0.04%
2081 -1.47% -0.03%
2080 -1.45% -0.008%
2079 -1.42% 0.01%
2078 -1.4% 0.03%
2077 -1.38% 0.04%
2076 -1.36% 0.06%
2075 -1.34% 0.07%
2074 -1.33% 0.09%
2073 -1.31% 0.1%
2072 -1.3% 0.12%
2071 -1.3% 0.13%
2070 -1.29% 0.14%
2069 -1.29% 0.15%
2068 -1.29% 0.16%
2067 -1.28% 0.17%
2066 -1.28% 0.18%
2065 -1.27% 0.19%
2064 -1.26% 0.2%
2063 -1.25% 0.22%
2062 -1.24% 0.24%
2061 -1.22% 0.25%
2060 -1.19% 0.28%
2059 -1.17% 0.31%
2058 -1.13% 0.33%
2057 -1.09% 0.36%
2056 -1.05% 0.4%
2055 -1.01% 0.43%
2054 -0.96% 0.47%
2053 -0.92% 0.51%
2052 -0.87% 0.55%
2051 -0.82% 0.59%
2050 -0.77% 0.63%
2049 -0.73% 0.68%
2048 -0.69% 0.71%
2047 -0.65% 0.75%
2046 -0.62% 0.78%
2045 -0.59% 0.81%
2044 -0.56% 0.83%
2043 -0.54% 0.85%
2042 -0.52% 0.87%
2041 -0.5% 0.88%
2040 -0.48% 0.89%
2039 -0.46% 0.9%
2038 -0.44% 0.91%
2037 -0.42% 0.92%
2036 -0.4% 0.93%
2035 -0.39% 0.94%
2034 -0.37% 0.96%
2033 -0.35% 0.97%
2032 -0.33% 1%
2031 -0.3% 1.04%
2030 -0.29% 1.15%
2029 -0.26% 1.27%
2028 -0.24% 1.38%
2027 -0.22% 1.49%
2026 -0.23% 1.6%
2025 -0.22% 1.72%
2024 -0.12% 1.77%
2023 -0.1% 1.86%
2022 -0.01% 1.95%
2021 0.09% 2.05%
2020 0.24% 2.15%
2019 0.36% 2.23%
2018 0.47% 2.28%
2017 0.61% 2.31%
2016 0.57% 2.32%
2015 0.58% 2.31%
2014 0.63% 2.29%
2013 0.67% 2.25%
2012 0.68% 2.2%
2011 0.55% 2.14%
2010 0.48% 2.07%
2009 0.5% 1.99%
2008 0.51% 1.93%
2007 0.52% 1.88%
2006 0.56% 1.88%
2005 0.59% 1.9%
2004 0.6% 1.94%
2003 0.62% 1.98%
2002 0.67% 2.01%
2001 0.73% 2.02%
2000 0.79% 2.01%
1999 0.87% 1.85%
1998 0.96% 1.7%
1997 1.03% 1.71%
1996 1.05% 1.73%
1995 1.09% 1.81%
1994 1.14% 2.09%
1993 1.16% 2.22%
1992 1.23% 2.3%
1991 1.37% 2.54%
1990 1.48% 2.68%
1989 1.54% 2.9%
1988 1.62% 3.09%
1987 1.62% 3.13%
1986 1.5% 3.09%
1985 1.37% 2.96%
1984 1.32% 2.82%
1983 1.46% 2.75%
1982 1.48% 2.7%
1981 1.29% 2.65%
1980 1.26% 2.6%
1979 1.34% 2.57%
1978 1.35% 2.56%
1977 1.37% 2.56%
1976 1.56% 2.56%
1975 1.78% 2.57%
1974 2.09% 2.58%
1973 2.31% 2.57%
1972 2.49% 2.59%
1971 2.78% 2.62%
1970 2.8% 2.65%
1969 2.78% 2.69%
1968 2.65% 2.75%
1967 2.6% 2.82%
1966 2.83% 2.91%
1965 2.41% 3.01%
1964 2.35% 3.09%
1963 2.49% 3.15%
1962 0.82% 3.17%
1961 -1.01% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

China Turkmenistan
Current population
1402578808
7776557
Population rank 2/197 104/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.09%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +356
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +13,268
Net migration rank 189/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 13,268
2024 - -318,992 - 14,646
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 117,529 15,005
2022 -847,305 -293,846 121,814 14,141
2021 480,203 -379,749 122,721 17,617
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 124,014 19,913
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 128,275 19,735
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 129,537 19,293
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 131,417 16,678
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 132,581 13,365
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 132,663 9,936
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 129,677 8,696
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 126,217 7,287
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 120,957 7,125
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 115,197 6,992
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 109,318 6,621
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 102,931 6,656
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 96,815 6,734
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 92,038 6,388
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 87,840 7,613
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 83,968 10,263
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 79,850 14,242
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 76,737 17,625
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 75,639 18,803
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 76,682 16,982
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 76,875 14,925
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 76,362 12,859
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 77,342 -3,239
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 79,045 -5,600
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 80,996 -8,627
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 86,289 -13,423
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 89,319 -13,094
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 92,596 -312
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 96,668 -13,517
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 99,297 -4,864
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 101,099 -4,864
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 103,553 -3,576
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 104,802 1,408
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 103,885 3,161
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 100,930 1,878
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 95,890 1,861
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 90,591 -1,427
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 85,183 -1,264
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 80,989 -961
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 77,829 -1,102
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 74,394 -1,152
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 71,135 -677
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 68,437 -350
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 66,318 -132
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 64,513 160
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 62,681 550
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 60,925 924
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 59,169 1,194
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 57,326 1,293
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 56,666 1,348
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 55,617 1,376
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 54,791 1,397
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 54,324 1,401
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 54,209 1,397
1966 19,282,187 4,165 54,353 1,377
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 54,558 1,366
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 54,574 1,340
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 54,203 1,332
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 53,248 1,337
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 51,659 1,372
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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