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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 26.2 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 17.5% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

China vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Uganda
2100 633,662,382 122,461,518
2099 644,307,192 122,400,118
2098 655,044,881 122,328,333
2097 665,876,462 122,230,315
2096 676,803,171 122,110,905
2095 687,828,883 121,940,556
2094 698,966,872 121,763,948
2093 710,235,681 121,549,120
2092 721,640,723 121,301,128
2091 733,187,178 121,034,858
2090 744,903,105 120,731,912
2089 756,812,472 120,392,371
2088 768,893,004 120,029,300
2087 781,128,909 119,633,372
2086 793,508,970 119,221,630
2085 806,043,039 118,780,837
2084 818,709,832 118,304,392
2083 831,420,518 117,787,304
2082 844,177,036 117,240,484
2081 856,996,835 116,673,088
2080 869,821,040 116,061,969
2079 882,622,985 115,440,209
2078 895,372,147 114,771,629
2077 908,082,676 114,085,142
2076 920,776,984 113,356,858
2075 933,459,600 112,604,741
2074 946,141,456 111,830,528
2073 958,870,128 111,038,122
2072 971,639,931 110,208,535
2071 984,469,009 109,360,734
2070 997,391,342 108,473,738
2069 1,010,450,818 107,576,028
2068 1,023,633,867 106,646,220
2067 1,036,979,285 105,691,752
2066 1,050,453,924 104,708,323
2065 1,064,051,499 103,707,399
2064 1,077,787,979 102,671,371
2063 1,091,571,021 101,616,654
2062 1,105,429,748 100,532,299
2061 1,119,286,514 99,421,530
2060 1,133,115,260 98,305,883
2059 1,146,818,251 97,158,930
2058 1,160,340,554 95,986,215
2057 1,173,596,480 94,793,892
2056 1,186,578,041 93,585,691
2055 1,199,197,172 92,357,892
2054 1,211,403,028 91,106,039
2053 1,223,160,257 89,831,291
2052 1,234,474,716 88,542,276
2051 1,245,255,938 87,244,950
2050 1,255,501,171 85,932,109
2049 1,265,281,319 84,607,399
2048 1,274,572,888 83,260,483
2047 1,283,393,445 81,904,082
2046 1,291,830,414 80,545,542
2045 1,299,855,379 79,185,378
2044 1,307,510,531 77,812,065
2043 1,314,885,869 76,431,508
2042 1,322,032,311 75,053,218
2041 1,328,936,491 73,680,031
2040 1,335,577,799 72,312,112
2039 1,341,989,157 70,942,351
2038 1,348,134,255 69,559,994
2037 1,354,107,817 68,166,092
2036 1,359,866,705 66,785,108
2035 1,365,387,904 65,392,706
2034 1,370,679,807 64,004,533
2033 1,375,744,986 62,616,072
2032 1,380,528,766 61,217,174
2031 1,385,048,521 59,807,490
2030 1,389,269,809 58,398,308
2029 1,393,241,425 56,989,526
2028 1,396,917,178 55,580,177
2027 1,400,271,033 54,175,341
2026 1,403,335,670 52,777,106
2025 1,406,585,000 51,384,894
2024 1,408,975,000 50,015,092
2023 1,410,710,000 48,656,601
2022 1,412,175,000 47,312,719
2021 1,412,360,000 45,910,930
2020 1,411,100,000 44,457,152
2019 1,407,745,000 42,999,637
2018 1,402,760,000 41,565,831
2017 1,396,215,000 40,177,388
2016 1,387,790,000 38,799,152
2015 1,379,860,000 37,531,446
2014 1,371,860,000 36,395,539
2013 1,363,240,000 35,337,042
2012 1,354,190,000 34,337,438
2011 1,345,035,000 33,354,543
2010 1,337,705,000 32,390,802
2009 1,331,260,000 31,451,151
2008 1,324,655,000 30,539,553
2007 1,317,885,000 29,653,430
2006 1,311,020,000 28,794,003
2005 1,303,720,000 27,963,289
2004 1,296,075,000 27,154,515
2003 1,288,400,000 26,352,124
2002 1,280,400,000 25,532,870
2001 1,271,850,000 24,745,676
2000 1,262,645,000 24,000,150
1999 1,252,735,000 23,257,281
1998 1,241,935,000 22,515,806
1997 1,230,075,000 21,856,046
1996 1,217,550,000 21,231,550
1995 1,204,855,000 20,665,667
1994 1,191,835,000 20,108,801
1993 1,178,440,000 19,445,161
1992 1,164,970,000 18,785,032
1991 1,150,780,000 18,155,901
1990 1,135,185,000 17,569,897
1989 1,118,650,000 17,010,698
1988 1,101,630,000 16,470,483
1987 1,084,035,000 15,954,170
1986 1,066,790,000 15,467,579
1985 1,051,040,000 15,023,681
1984 1,036,825,000 14,607,677
1983 1,023,310,000 14,221,881
1982 1,008,630,000 13,873,631
1981 993,885,000 13,556,452
1980 981,235,000 13,275,741
1979 969,005,000 13,002,163
1978 956,165,000 12,692,113
1977 943,455,000 12,359,669
1976 930,685,000 12,037,294
1975 916,395,000 11,725,240
1974 900,350,000 11,424,846
1973 881,940,000 11,144,236
1972 862,030,000 10,885,796
1971 841,105,000 10,618,206
1970 818,315,000 10,321,603
1969 796,025,000 10,014,858
1968 774,510,000 9,708,632
1967 754,550,000 9,408,924
1966 735,400,000 9,122,864
1965 715,185,000 8,849,203
1964 698,355,000 8,586,363
1963 682,335,000 8,333,663
1962 665,770,000 8,092,231
1961 660,330,000 7,862,217
1960 667,070,000 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Uganda
2100 -1.65% 0.05%
2099 -1.64% 0.06%
2098 -1.63% 0.08%
2097 -1.61% 0.1%
2096 -1.6% 0.14%
2095 -1.59% 0.15%
2094 -1.59% 0.18%
2093 -1.58% 0.2%
2092 -1.57% 0.22%
2091 -1.57% 0.25%
2090 -1.57% 0.28%
2089 -1.57% 0.3%
2088 -1.57% 0.33%
2087 -1.56% 0.35%
2086 -1.56% 0.37%
2085 -1.55% 0.4%
2084 -1.53% 0.44%
2083 -1.51% 0.47%
2082 -1.5% 0.49%
2081 -1.47% 0.53%
2080 -1.45% 0.54%
2079 -1.42% 0.58%
2078 -1.4% 0.6%
2077 -1.38% 0.64%
2076 -1.36% 0.67%
2075 -1.34% 0.69%
2074 -1.33% 0.71%
2073 -1.31% 0.75%
2072 -1.3% 0.78%
2071 -1.3% 0.82%
2070 -1.29% 0.83%
2069 -1.29% 0.87%
2068 -1.29% 0.9%
2067 -1.28% 0.94%
2066 -1.28% 0.97%
2065 -1.27% 1.01%
2064 -1.26% 1.04%
2063 -1.25% 1.08%
2062 -1.24% 1.12%
2061 -1.22% 1.13%
2060 -1.19% 1.18%
2059 -1.17% 1.22%
2058 -1.13% 1.26%
2057 -1.09% 1.29%
2056 -1.05% 1.33%
2055 -1.01% 1.37%
2054 -0.96% 1.42%
2053 -0.92% 1.46%
2052 -0.87% 1.49%
2051 -0.82% 1.53%
2050 -0.77% 1.57%
2049 -0.73% 1.62%
2048 -0.69% 1.66%
2047 -0.65% 1.69%
2046 -0.62% 1.72%
2045 -0.59% 1.76%
2044 -0.56% 1.81%
2043 -0.54% 1.84%
2042 -0.52% 1.86%
2041 -0.5% 1.89%
2040 -0.48% 1.93%
2039 -0.46% 1.99%
2038 -0.44% 2.04%
2037 -0.42% 2.07%
2036 -0.4% 2.13%
2035 -0.39% 2.17%
2034 -0.37% 2.22%
2033 -0.35% 2.29%
2032 -0.33% 2.36%
2031 -0.3% 2.41%
2030 -0.29% 2.47%
2029 -0.26% 2.54%
2028 -0.24% 2.59%
2027 -0.22% 2.65%
2026 -0.23% 2.71%
2025 -0.17% 2.74%
2024 -0.12% 2.79%
2023 -0.1% 2.84%
2022 -0.01% 3.05%
2021 0.09% 3.27%
2020 0.24% 3.39%
2019 0.36% 3.45%
2018 0.47% 3.46%
2017 0.61% 3.55%
2016 0.57% 3.38%
2015 0.58% 3.12%
2014 0.63% 3%
2013 0.67% 2.91%
2012 0.68% 2.95%
2011 0.55% 2.98%
2010 0.48% 2.99%
2009 0.5% 2.98%
2008 0.51% 2.99%
2007 0.52% 2.98%
2006 0.56% 2.97%
2005 0.59% 2.98%
2004 0.6% 3.04%
2003 0.62% 3.21%
2002 0.67% 3.18%
2001 0.73% 3.11%
2000 0.79% 3.19%
1999 0.87% 3.29%
1998 0.96% 3.02%
1997 1.03% 2.94%
1996 1.05% 2.74%
1995 1.09% 2.77%
1994 1.14% 3.41%
1993 1.16% 3.51%
1992 1.23% 3.47%
1991 1.37% 3.34%
1990 1.48% 3.29%
1989 1.54% 3.28%
1988 1.62% 3.24%
1987 1.62% 3.15%
1986 1.5% 2.95%
1985 1.37% 2.85%
1984 1.32% 2.71%
1983 1.46% 2.51%
1982 1.48% 2.34%
1981 1.29% 2.11%
1980 1.26% 2.1%
1979 1.34% 2.44%
1978 1.35% 2.69%
1977 1.37% 2.68%
1976 1.56% 2.66%
1975 1.78% 2.63%
1974 2.09% 2.52%
1973 2.31% 2.37%
1972 2.49% 2.52%
1971 2.78% 2.87%
1970 2.8% 3.06%
1969 2.78% 3.15%
1968 2.65% 3.19%
1967 2.6% 3.14%
1966 2.83% 3.09%
1965 2.41% 3.06%
1964 2.35% 3.03%
1963 2.49% 2.98%
1962 0.82% 2.93%
1961 -1.01% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

China Uganda
Current population
1403335670
53495325
Population rank 2/197 30/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.64%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
3.31 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -119,059
Net migration rank 189/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -119,059
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,423,377 43,464
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,397,288 43,464
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,367,044 107,210
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,332,600 60,724
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,290,658 92,879
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 1,249,565 123,379
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 999,958 -156,232
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 969,096 -151,386
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 938,623 -138,770
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 901,374 -96,429
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 868,756 -35,149
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 836,751 -95,956
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 803,069 -52,824
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 775,166 -39,695
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 741,175 6,277
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 727,523 -155,461
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 699,707 -22,795
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 697,218 -242,378
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 675,092 -16,198
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 650,032 18,349
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 627,139 24,723
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 602,740 3,643
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 587,291 -21,688
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 565,367 -12,576
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 547,759 -20,113
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 527,397 -22,415
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 487,693 -19,485
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 462,534 -42,942
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 421,241 -8,818
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 404,940 -45,776
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 390,820 -53,497
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 380,028 -83,010
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 370,287 -105,900
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 381,626 -98,863
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 371,930 -34,606
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 365,216 -37,671
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 359,458 -42,259
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 354,278 -47,359
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 345,773 -51,910
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 340,780 -73,439
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 335,935 -86,409
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 328,294 -42,642
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 333,202 -25,646
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 320,486 -14,548
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 309,725 -3,214
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 296,692 -3,773
1966 19,282,187 4,165 282,225 -3,021
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 271,830 -3,716
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 260,733 -3,169
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 250,885 -3,058
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 241,513 -6,470
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 232,894 -7,893
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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