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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 13.7 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 18.2% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

China vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Vietnam
2100 633,320,628 92,239,801
2099 643,959,697 92,735,968
2098 654,691,595 93,227,318
2097 665,517,335 93,703,343
2096 676,438,150 94,178,675
2095 687,457,915 94,640,859
2094 698,589,897 95,098,747
2093 709,852,629 95,558,233
2092 721,251,520 96,015,030
2091 732,791,748 96,474,248
2090 744,501,355 96,938,026
2089 756,404,299 97,399,661
2088 768,478,316 97,858,300
2087 780,707,622 98,324,127
2086 793,081,006 98,788,452
2085 805,608,315 99,249,444
2084 818,268,277 99,710,990
2083 830,972,107 100,178,339
2082 843,721,746 100,650,389
2081 856,534,631 101,120,279
2080 869,351,919 101,584,408
2079 882,146,959 102,046,677
2078 894,889,246 102,496,244
2077 907,592,919 102,944,347
2076 920,280,380 103,374,514
2075 932,956,157 103,799,405
2074 945,631,173 104,214,107
2073 958,352,980 104,623,307
2072 971,115,895 105,022,092
2071 983,938,054 105,401,255
2070 996,853,418 105,773,681
2069 1,009,905,851 106,126,787
2068 1,023,081,790 106,471,025
2067 1,036,420,010 106,811,324
2066 1,049,887,382 107,143,716
2065 1,063,477,623 107,459,475
2064 1,077,206,695 107,761,108
2063 1,090,982,303 108,055,355
2062 1,104,833,556 108,339,650
2061 1,118,682,849 108,607,597
2060 1,132,504,136 108,859,065
2059 1,146,199,736 109,104,391
2058 1,159,714,746 109,337,395
2057 1,172,963,523 109,546,926
2056 1,185,938,083 109,732,352
2055 1,198,550,408 109,903,830
2054 1,210,749,681 110,052,946
2053 1,222,500,569 110,173,868
2052 1,233,808,926 110,270,266
2051 1,244,584,333 110,338,539
2050 1,254,824,040 110,361,987
2049 1,264,598,914 110,356,819
2048 1,273,885,471 110,313,849
2047 1,282,701,271 110,228,852
2046 1,291,133,690 110,108,051
2045 1,299,154,327 109,943,449
2044 1,306,805,350 109,748,671
2043 1,314,176,710 109,514,717
2042 1,321,319,298 109,242,604
2041 1,328,219,755 108,936,706
2040 1,334,857,481 108,611,523
2039 1,341,265,381 108,254,640
2038 1,347,407,165 107,877,983
2037 1,353,377,505 107,480,286
2036 1,359,133,287 107,075,099
2035 1,364,651,508 106,647,378
2034 1,369,940,557 106,206,100
2033 1,375,003,005 105,762,219
2032 1,379,784,204 105,299,476
2031 1,384,301,522 104,826,346
2030 1,388,520,533 104,330,461
2029 1,392,490,007 103,835,790
2028 1,396,163,778 103,316,499
2027 1,399,515,824 102,775,814
2026 1,402,578,808 102,213,157
2025 1,405,826,385 101,614,413
2024 1,408,975,000 100,987,686
2023 1,410,710,000 100,352,192
2022 1,412,175,000 99,680,655
2021 1,412,360,000 98,935,098
2020 1,411,100,000 98,079,191
2019 1,407,745,000 97,173,776
2018 1,402,760,000 96,237,319
2017 1,396,215,000 95,176,977
2016 1,387,790,000 94,000,117
2015 1,379,860,000 92,823,254
2014 1,371,860,000 91,679,578
2013 1,363,240,000 90,573,104
2012 1,354,190,000 89,510,356
2011 1,345,035,000 88,468,314
2010 1,337,705,000 87,455,152
2009 1,331,260,000 86,460,018
2008 1,324,655,000 85,175,788
2007 1,317,885,000 83,633,375
2006 1,311,020,000 82,167,897
2005 1,303,720,000 81,088,313
2004 1,296,075,000 80,338,971
2003 1,288,400,000 79,563,777
2002 1,280,400,000 78,772,224
2001 1,271,850,000 77,969,361
2000 1,262,645,000 77,154,011
1999 1,252,735,000 76,287,452
1998 1,241,935,000 75,299,660
1997 1,230,075,000 74,226,889
1996 1,217,550,000 73,156,447
1995 1,204,855,000 72,049,940
1994 1,191,835,000 70,854,391
1993 1,178,440,000 69,586,384
1992 1,164,970,000 68,260,337
1991 1,150,780,000 66,891,775
1990 1,135,185,000 65,504,552
1989 1,118,650,000 64,147,348
1988 1,101,630,000 62,843,228
1987 1,084,035,000 61,584,651
1986 1,066,790,000 60,347,048
1985 1,051,040,000 59,060,622
1984 1,036,825,000 57,706,067
1983 1,023,310,000 56,337,921
1982 1,008,630,000 55,011,289
1981 993,885,000 53,738,141
1980 981,235,000 52,490,101
1979 969,005,000 51,378,211
1978 956,165,000 50,249,552
1977 943,455,000 48,954,872
1976 930,685,000 47,684,931
1975 916,395,000 46,482,903
1974 900,350,000 45,413,537
1973 881,940,000 44,409,861
1972 862,030,000 43,429,168
1971 841,105,000 42,449,276
1970 818,315,000 41,475,230
1969 796,025,000 40,582,096
1968 774,510,000 39,734,609
1967 754,550,000 38,895,080
1966 735,400,000 38,024,836
1965 715,185,000 37,129,656
1964 698,355,000 36,201,563
1963 682,335,000 35,249,101
1962 665,770,000 34,288,560
1961 660,330,000 33,409,059
1960 667,070,000 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Vietnam
2100 -1.65% -0.54%
2099 -1.64% -0.53%
2098 -1.63% -0.51%
2097 -1.61% -0.5%
2096 -1.6% -0.49%
2095 -1.59% -0.48%
2094 -1.59% -0.48%
2093 -1.58% -0.48%
2092 -1.57% -0.48%
2091 -1.57% -0.48%
2090 -1.57% -0.47%
2089 -1.57% -0.47%
2088 -1.57% -0.47%
2087 -1.56% -0.47%
2086 -1.56% -0.46%
2085 -1.55% -0.46%
2084 -1.53% -0.47%
2083 -1.51% -0.47%
2082 -1.5% -0.46%
2081 -1.47% -0.46%
2080 -1.45% -0.45%
2079 -1.42% -0.44%
2078 -1.4% -0.44%
2077 -1.38% -0.42%
2076 -1.36% -0.41%
2075 -1.34% -0.4%
2074 -1.33% -0.39%
2073 -1.31% -0.38%
2072 -1.3% -0.36%
2071 -1.3% -0.35%
2070 -1.29% -0.33%
2069 -1.29% -0.32%
2068 -1.29% -0.32%
2067 -1.28% -0.31%
2066 -1.28% -0.29%
2065 -1.27% -0.28%
2064 -1.26% -0.27%
2063 -1.25% -0.26%
2062 -1.24% -0.25%
2061 -1.22% -0.23%
2060 -1.19% -0.22%
2059 -1.17% -0.21%
2058 -1.13% -0.19%
2057 -1.09% -0.17%
2056 -1.05% -0.16%
2055 -1.01% -0.14%
2054 -0.96% -0.11%
2053 -0.92% -0.09%
2052 -0.87% -0.06%
2051 -0.82% -0.02%
2050 -0.77% 0.005%
2049 -0.73% 0.04%
2048 -0.69% 0.08%
2047 -0.65% 0.11%
2046 -0.62% 0.15%
2045 -0.59% 0.18%
2044 -0.56% 0.21%
2043 -0.54% 0.25%
2042 -0.52% 0.28%
2041 -0.5% 0.3%
2040 -0.48% 0.33%
2039 -0.46% 0.35%
2038 -0.44% 0.37%
2037 -0.42% 0.38%
2036 -0.4% 0.4%
2035 -0.39% 0.42%
2034 -0.37% 0.42%
2033 -0.35% 0.44%
2032 -0.33% 0.45%
2031 -0.3% 0.48%
2030 -0.29% 0.48%
2029 -0.26% 0.5%
2028 -0.24% 0.53%
2027 -0.22% 0.55%
2026 -0.23% 0.59%
2025 -0.22% 0.62%
2024 -0.12% 0.63%
2023 -0.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.01% 0.75%
2021 0.09% 0.87%
2020 0.24% 0.93%
2019 0.36% 0.97%
2018 0.47% 1.11%
2017 0.61% 1.25%
2016 0.57% 1.27%
2015 0.58% 1.25%
2014 0.63% 1.22%
2013 0.67% 1.19%
2012 0.68% 1.18%
2011 0.55% 1.16%
2010 0.48% 1.15%
2009 0.5% 1.51%
2008 0.51% 1.84%
2007 0.52% 1.78%
2006 0.56% 1.33%
2005 0.59% 0.93%
2004 0.6% 0.97%
2003 0.62% 1%
2002 0.67% 1.03%
2001 0.73% 1.06%
2000 0.79% 1.14%
1999 0.87% 1.31%
1998 0.96% 1.45%
1997 1.03% 1.46%
1996 1.05% 1.54%
1995 1.09% 1.69%
1994 1.14% 1.82%
1993 1.16% 1.94%
1992 1.23% 2.05%
1991 1.37% 2.12%
1990 1.48% 2.12%
1989 1.54% 2.08%
1988 1.62% 2.04%
1987 1.62% 2.05%
1986 1.5% 2.18%
1985 1.37% 2.35%
1984 1.32% 2.43%
1983 1.46% 2.41%
1982 1.48% 2.37%
1981 1.29% 2.38%
1980 1.26% 2.16%
1979 1.34% 2.25%
1978 1.35% 2.64%
1977 1.37% 2.66%
1976 1.56% 2.59%
1975 1.78% 2.35%
1974 2.09% 2.26%
1973 2.31% 2.26%
1972 2.49% 2.31%
1971 2.78% 2.35%
1970 2.8% 2.2%
1969 2.78% 2.13%
1968 2.65% 2.16%
1967 2.6% 2.29%
1966 2.83% 2.41%
1965 2.41% 2.56%
1964 2.35% 2.7%
1963 2.49% 2.8%
1962 0.82% 2.63%
1961 -1.01% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

China Vietnam
Current population
1402578808
102365351
Population rank 2/197 16/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 1.24%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -48,171
Net migration rank 189/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -48,171
2024 - -318,992 - -59,645
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 727,955 -81,789
2022 -847,305 -293,846 775,914 -78,977
2021 480,203 -379,749 799,593 -5,418
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 924,004 -6,457
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 895,262 -2,051
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 882,977 96,650
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,001,833 139,245
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 1,045,094 167,652
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 1,008,141 571,113
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 981,689 523,784
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 943,041 482,399
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 942,084 -208,337
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 985,438 -220,458
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 991,427 -193,766
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 985,610 -177,586
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 966,894 -144,298
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 925,519 -15,010
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 959,016 106,091
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 1,028,116 52,382
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 1,259,315 49,655
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 921,524 -1,920
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 963,259 76,961
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 905,902 1,997
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 878,359 0
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 815,116 1,489
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 862,071 394
1966 19,282,187 4,165 876,283 1,769
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 913,761 -1,438
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 950,219 -6,328
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 961,067 0
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 960,046 0
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 798,978 0
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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