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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 32.4 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 17.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

China vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Yemen
2100 633,320,628 111,531,602
2099 643,959,697 111,216,538
2098 654,691,595 110,873,896
2097 665,517,335 110,513,248
2096 676,438,150 110,125,357
2095 687,457,915 109,718,989
2094 698,589,897 109,287,747
2093 709,852,629 108,834,256
2092 721,251,520 108,350,834
2091 732,791,748 107,845,139
2090 744,501,355 107,319,234
2089 756,404,299 106,769,903
2088 768,478,316 106,198,480
2087 780,707,622 105,606,248
2086 793,081,006 104,994,691
2085 805,608,315 104,356,315
2084 818,268,277 103,704,067
2083 830,972,107 103,033,111
2082 843,721,746 102,348,794
2081 856,534,631 101,642,012
2080 869,351,919 100,920,728
2079 882,146,959 100,179,245
2078 894,889,246 99,422,962
2077 907,592,919 98,654,481
2076 920,280,380 97,862,812
2075 932,956,157 97,057,105
2074 945,631,173 96,230,615
2073 958,352,980 95,389,748
2072 971,115,895 94,528,518
2071 983,938,054 93,646,094
2070 996,853,418 92,750,891
2069 1,009,905,851 91,836,719
2068 1,023,081,790 90,906,457
2067 1,036,420,010 89,961,778
2066 1,049,887,382 88,998,844
2065 1,063,477,623 88,022,210
2064 1,077,206,695 87,033,422
2063 1,090,982,303 86,020,867
2062 1,104,833,556 84,985,459
2061 1,118,682,849 83,934,120
2060 1,132,504,136 82,867,105
2059 1,146,199,736 81,781,887
2058 1,159,714,746 80,678,032
2057 1,172,963,523 79,563,835
2056 1,185,938,083 78,436,146
2055 1,198,550,408 77,296,391
2054 1,210,749,681 76,143,587
2053 1,222,500,569 74,985,186
2052 1,233,808,926 73,813,387
2051 1,244,584,333 72,631,340
2050 1,254,824,040 71,436,891
2049 1,264,598,914 70,243,074
2048 1,273,885,471 69,043,876
2047 1,282,701,271 67,843,741
2046 1,291,133,690 66,638,116
2045 1,299,154,327 65,433,874
2044 1,306,805,350 64,230,423
2043 1,314,176,710 63,031,296
2042 1,321,319,298 61,838,177
2041 1,328,219,755 60,651,763
2040 1,334,857,481 59,475,172
2039 1,341,265,381 58,303,694
2038 1,347,407,165 57,135,690
2037 1,353,377,505 55,973,689
2036 1,359,133,287 54,809,098
2035 1,364,651,508 53,641,994
2034 1,369,940,557 52,476,195
2033 1,375,003,005 51,307,469
2032 1,379,784,204 50,140,351
2031 1,384,301,522 48,969,961
2030 1,388,520,533 47,786,079
2029 1,392,490,007 46,594,926
2028 1,396,163,778 45,403,313
2027 1,399,515,824 44,203,683
2026 1,402,578,808 43,000,078
2025 1,405,826,385 41,792,731
2024 1,408,975,000 40,583,164
2023 1,410,710,000 39,390,799
2022 1,412,175,000 38,222,876
2021 1,412,360,000 37,140,230
2020 1,411,100,000 36,134,863
2019 1,407,745,000 35,111,408
2018 1,402,760,000 34,085,182
2017 1,396,215,000 33,090,921
2016 1,387,790,000 32,109,010
2015 1,379,860,000 31,159,379
2014 1,371,860,000 30,226,309
2013 1,363,240,000 29,312,952
2012 1,354,190,000 28,433,647
2011 1,345,035,000 27,582,897
2010 1,337,705,000 26,754,387
2009 1,331,260,000 25,927,724
2008 1,324,655,000 25,111,941
2007 1,317,885,000 24,318,082
2006 1,311,020,000 23,543,083
2005 1,303,720,000 22,790,085
2004 1,296,075,000 22,095,167
2003 1,288,400,000 21,456,379
2002 1,280,400,000 20,835,086
2001 1,271,850,000 20,226,147
2000 1,262,645,000 19,624,141
1999 1,252,735,000 19,029,420
1998 1,241,935,000 18,446,013
1997 1,230,075,000 17,873,936
1996 1,217,550,000 17,313,177
1995 1,204,855,000 16,740,058
1994 1,191,835,000 16,149,147
1993 1,178,440,000 15,563,914
1992 1,164,970,000 14,989,494
1991 1,150,780,000 14,430,201
1990 1,135,185,000 13,887,862
1989 1,118,650,000 13,364,174
1988 1,101,630,000 12,859,708
1987 1,084,035,000 12,369,912
1986 1,066,790,000 11,901,040
1985 1,051,040,000 11,453,825
1984 1,036,825,000 11,025,597
1983 1,023,310,000 10,621,499
1982 1,008,630,000 10,241,006
1981 993,885,000 9,882,362
1980 981,235,000 9,543,358
1979 969,005,000 9,224,194
1978 956,165,000 8,926,586
1977 943,455,000 8,648,222
1976 930,685,000 8,384,113
1975 916,395,000 8,133,598
1974 900,350,000 7,896,783
1973 881,940,000 7,672,796
1972 862,030,000 7,460,068
1971 841,105,000 7,257,462
1970 818,315,000 7,065,279
1969 796,025,000 6,875,859
1968 774,510,000 6,690,524
1967 754,550,000 6,516,444
1966 735,400,000 6,351,494
1965 715,185,000 6,195,593
1964 698,355,000 6,048,006
1963 682,335,000 5,911,135
1962 665,770,000 5,782,221
1961 660,330,000 5,655,232
1960 667,070,000 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Yemen
2100 -1.65% 0.28%
2099 -1.64% 0.31%
2098 -1.63% 0.33%
2097 -1.61% 0.35%
2096 -1.6% 0.37%
2095 -1.59% 0.39%
2094 -1.59% 0.42%
2093 -1.58% 0.45%
2092 -1.57% 0.47%
2091 -1.57% 0.49%
2090 -1.57% 0.51%
2089 -1.57% 0.54%
2088 -1.57% 0.56%
2087 -1.56% 0.58%
2086 -1.56% 0.61%
2085 -1.55% 0.63%
2084 -1.53% 0.65%
2083 -1.51% 0.67%
2082 -1.5% 0.7%
2081 -1.47% 0.71%
2080 -1.45% 0.74%
2079 -1.42% 0.76%
2078 -1.4% 0.78%
2077 -1.38% 0.81%
2076 -1.36% 0.83%
2075 -1.34% 0.86%
2074 -1.33% 0.88%
2073 -1.31% 0.91%
2072 -1.3% 0.94%
2071 -1.3% 0.97%
2070 -1.29% 1%
2069 -1.29% 1.02%
2068 -1.29% 1.05%
2067 -1.28% 1.08%
2066 -1.28% 1.11%
2065 -1.27% 1.14%
2064 -1.26% 1.18%
2063 -1.25% 1.22%
2062 -1.24% 1.25%
2061 -1.22% 1.29%
2060 -1.19% 1.33%
2059 -1.17% 1.37%
2058 -1.13% 1.4%
2057 -1.09% 1.44%
2056 -1.05% 1.47%
2055 -1.01% 1.51%
2054 -0.96% 1.54%
2053 -0.92% 1.59%
2052 -0.87% 1.63%
2051 -0.82% 1.67%
2050 -0.77% 1.7%
2049 -0.73% 1.74%
2048 -0.69% 1.77%
2047 -0.65% 1.81%
2046 -0.62% 1.84%
2045 -0.59% 1.87%
2044 -0.56% 1.9%
2043 -0.54% 1.93%
2042 -0.52% 1.96%
2041 -0.5% 1.98%
2040 -0.48% 2.01%
2039 -0.46% 2.04%
2038 -0.44% 2.08%
2037 -0.42% 2.12%
2036 -0.4% 2.18%
2035 -0.39% 2.22%
2034 -0.37% 2.28%
2033 -0.35% 2.33%
2032 -0.33% 2.39%
2031 -0.3% 2.48%
2030 -0.29% 2.56%
2029 -0.26% 2.62%
2028 -0.24% 2.71%
2027 -0.22% 2.8%
2026 -0.23% 2.89%
2025 -0.22% 2.98%
2024 -0.12% 3.03%
2023 -0.1% 3.06%
2022 -0.01% 2.92%
2021 0.09% 2.78%
2020 0.24% 2.91%
2019 0.36% 3.01%
2018 0.47% 3%
2017 0.61% 3.06%
2016 0.57% 3.05%
2015 0.58% 3.09%
2014 0.63% 3.12%
2013 0.67% 3.09%
2012 0.68% 3.08%
2011 0.55% 3.1%
2010 0.48% 3.19%
2009 0.5% 3.25%
2008 0.51% 3.26%
2007 0.52% 3.29%
2006 0.56% 3.3%
2005 0.59% 3.15%
2004 0.6% 2.98%
2003 0.62% 2.98%
2002 0.67% 3.01%
2001 0.73% 3.07%
2000 0.79% 3.13%
1999 0.87% 3.16%
1998 0.96% 3.2%
1997 1.03% 3.24%
1996 1.05% 3.42%
1995 1.09% 3.66%
1994 1.14% 3.76%
1993 1.16% 3.83%
1992 1.23% 3.88%
1991 1.37% 3.91%
1990 1.48% 3.92%
1989 1.54% 3.92%
1988 1.62% 3.96%
1987 1.62% 3.94%
1986 1.5% 3.9%
1985 1.37% 3.88%
1984 1.32% 3.8%
1983 1.46% 3.72%
1982 1.48% 3.63%
1981 1.29% 3.55%
1980 1.26% 3.46%
1979 1.34% 3.33%
1978 1.35% 3.22%
1977 1.37% 3.15%
1976 1.56% 3.08%
1975 1.78% 3%
1974 2.09% 2.92%
1973 2.31% 2.85%
1972 2.49% 2.79%
1971 2.78% 2.72%
1970 2.8% 2.75%
1969 2.78% 2.77%
1968 2.65% 2.67%
1967 2.6% 2.6%
1966 2.83% 2.52%
1965 2.41% 2.44%
1964 2.35% 2.32%
1963 2.49% 2.23%
1962 0.82% 2.25%
1961 -1.01% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

China Yemen
Current population
1402578808
43325643
Population rank 2/197 37/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.52%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -16,291
Net migration rank 189/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -16,291
2024 - -318,992 - -10,482
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,056,432 2,129
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 975,697 -6,492
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 939,922 -9,883
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 920,330 15,764
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 884,929 5,697
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 845,645 22,349
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 806,359 27,184
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 803,246 20,269
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 798,911 30,919
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 779,123 22,621
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 764,780 21,210
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 750,082 13,940
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 726,708 15,283
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 710,493 -62,641
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 694,457 -64,737
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 672,494 -59,648
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 658,704 -53,698
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 646,694 -47,713
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 633,166 -42,731
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 615,488 -39,096
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 604,443 -36,694
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 588,786 -35,043
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 607,966 -15,485
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 602,363 -13,040
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 595,459 -14,332
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 582,072 -14,372
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 565,837 -14,964
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 549,654 -15,847
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 530,464 -16,876
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 513,296 -17,952
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 493,337 -9,097
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 464,665 -11,151
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 455,576 -14,660
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 434,674 -19,143
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 414,823 -22,152
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 392,302 -23,981
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 374,482 -25,499
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 355,767 -26,740
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 336,378 -27,090
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 312,439 -26,524
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 296,115 -25,305
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 281,078 -23,669
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 266,815 -23,192
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 252,737 -22,726
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 240,235 -22,282
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 229,322 -21,826
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 219,095 -21,386
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 207,613 -20,966
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 196,305 -4,121
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 182,518 -4,031
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 173,637 -3,959
1966 19,282,187 4,165 164,091 -3,874
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 155,398 -3,797
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 147,299 -3,712
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 133,781 -3,640
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 131,262 -3,572
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 129,787 -3,503
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/china/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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