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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 179.9 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 +0.23% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

China vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Turkmenistan
2100 633,662,382 10,041,228
2099 644,307,192 10,070,007
2098 655,044,881 10,097,571
2097 665,876,462 10,123,813
2096 676,803,171 10,148,560
2095 687,828,883 10,172,371
2094 698,966,872 10,194,567
2093 710,235,681 10,215,533
2092 721,640,723 10,235,132
2091 733,187,178 10,253,189
2090 744,903,105 10,270,414
2089 756,812,472 10,285,963
2088 768,893,004 10,300,439
2087 781,128,909 10,313,629
2086 793,508,970 10,325,212
2085 806,043,039 10,335,299
2084 818,709,832 10,343,821
2083 831,420,518 10,350,710
2082 844,177,036 10,356,526
2081 856,996,835 10,360,689
2080 869,821,040 10,363,394
2079 882,622,985 10,364,229
2078 895,372,147 10,363,113
2077 908,082,676 10,360,467
2076 920,776,984 10,356,079
2075 933,459,600 10,349,863
2074 946,141,456 10,342,496
2073 958,870,128 10,333,532
2072 971,639,931 10,322,776
2071 984,469,009 10,310,748
2070 997,391,342 10,297,702
2069 1,010,450,818 10,283,723
2068 1,023,633,867 10,268,779
2067 1,036,979,285 10,252,681
2066 1,050,453,924 10,235,535
2065 1,064,051,499 10,217,603
2064 1,077,787,979 10,198,228
2063 1,091,571,021 10,177,447
2062 1,105,429,748 10,155,121
2061 1,119,286,514 10,131,160
2060 1,133,115,260 10,105,616
2059 1,146,818,251 10,077,893
2058 1,160,340,554 10,047,185
2057 1,173,596,480 10,013,846
2056 1,186,578,041 9,977,699
2055 1,199,197,172 9,938,273
2054 1,211,403,028 9,895,840
2053 1,223,160,257 9,849,324
2052 1,234,474,716 9,799,331
2051 1,245,255,938 9,745,673
2050 1,255,501,171 9,688,197
2049 1,265,281,319 9,627,119
2048 1,274,572,888 9,562,502
2047 1,283,393,445 9,494,734
2046 1,291,830,414 9,423,990
2045 1,299,855,379 9,350,870
2044 1,307,510,531 9,275,707
2043 1,314,885,869 9,199,229
2042 1,322,032,311 9,121,705
2041 1,328,936,491 9,043,208
2040 1,335,577,799 8,964,374
2039 1,341,989,157 8,885,167
2038 1,348,134,255 8,805,836
2037 1,354,107,817 8,726,399
2036 1,359,866,705 8,646,796
2035 1,365,387,904 8,567,354
2034 1,370,679,807 8,487,651
2033 1,375,744,986 8,407,327
2032 1,380,528,766 8,326,172
2031 1,385,048,521 8,243,436
2030 1,389,269,809 8,158,380
2029 1,393,241,425 8,065,431
2028 1,396,917,178 7,964,546
2027 1,400,271,033 7,856,302
2026 1,403,335,670 7,740,924
2025 1,406,585,000 7,618,847
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% 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 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 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 634M 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 -0.17% 1.66%
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 (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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

China Turkmenistan
Current population
1403335670
7800189
Population rank 2/197 104/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.09%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +341
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 63/197
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 -1,394,886 -318,992 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 (1960–2025, 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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