Australia vs China

Australia vs China: Population

Population in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.4 billion people, or 54 times that in Australia.

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people · UN

Australia vs China: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 1.42 billion people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.4 billion people, or 54 times that in Australia.
AustraliaChinaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 54 and China ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 43.1 million people and China at 633 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAustraliaChinaWorld
202326.5 million1.42 billion8.09 billion
202226.2 million1.43 billion8.02 billion
202126 million1.43 billion7.95 billion
202025.7 million1.43 billion7.89 billion
201925.5 million1.42 billion7.81 billion
201825.1 million1.42 billion7.73 billion
201724.7 million1.41 billion7.65 billion
201624.3 million1.4 billion7.56 billion
201524 million1.4 billion7.47 billion
201423.6 million1.39 billion7.38 billion
201323.2 million1.38 billion7.29 billion
201222.9 million1.37 billion7.2 billion
201122.5 million1.36 billion7.11 billion
201022.1 million1.35 billion7.02 billion
200921.8 million1.34 billion6.93 billion
200821.4 million1.33 billion6.84 billion
200721 million1.33 billion6.76 billion
200620.6 million1.32 billion6.67 billion
200520.3 million1.31 billion6.59 billion
200420.1 million1.3 billion6.5 billion
200319.8 million1.3 billion6.42 billion
200219.6 million1.29 billion6.34 billion
200119.4 million1.28 billion6.26 billion
200019.1 million1.27 billion6.17 billion
199918.9 million1.26 billion6.09 billion
199818.7 million1.25 billion6.01 billion
199718.5 million1.24 billion5.93 billion
199618.3 million1.23 billion5.84 billion
199518.1 million1.22 billion5.76 billion
199417.9 million1.21 billion5.68 billion
199317.7 million1.2 billion5.59 billion
199217.6 million1.19 billion5.51 billion
199117.4 million1.17 billion5.42 billion
199017.1 million1.15 billion5.33 billion
198916.9 million1.13 billion5.23 billion
198816.6 million1.12 billion5.14 billion
198716.3 million1.1 billion5.05 billion
198616.1 million1.08 billion4.96 billion
198515.8 million1.06 billion4.87 billion
198415.6 million1.04 billion4.78 billion
198315.4 million1.03 billion4.7 billion
198215.2 million1.01 billion4.61 billion
198115 million998 million4.53 billion
198014.7 million983 million4.45 billion
197914.5 million969 million4.37 billion
197814.4 million956 million4.29 billion
197714.2 million944 million4.22 billion
197614.1 million930 million4.14 billion
197513.9 million916 million4.07 billion
197413.7 million900 million4 billion
197313.5 million883 million3.92 billion
197213.3 million864 million3.85 billion
197113 million844 million3.77 billion
197012.6 million823 million3.7 billion
196912.3 million802 million3.62 billion
196812 million781 million3.55 billion
196711.8 million761 million3.47 billion
196611.6 million742 million3.4 billion
196511.4 million723 million3.34 billion
196411.1 million705 million3.26 billion
196310.9 million685 million3.19 billion
196210.7 million665 million3.12 billion
196110.5 million656 million3.07 billion
196010.3 million655 million3.02 billion
195910.1 million653 million2.97 billion
19589.85 million644 million2.91 billion
19579.64 million630 million2.85 billion
19569.43 million617 million2.8 billion
19559.21 million604 million2.74 billion
19549 million590 million2.69 billion
19538.82 million578 million2.63 billion
19528.63 million565 million2.58 billion
19518.42 million554 million2.54 billion
19508.18 million544 million2.49 billion
19498.03 million538 million–
19487.89 million534 million–
19477.76 million531 million–
19467.64 million528 million–
19457.52 million525 million–
19447.4 million522 million–
19437.28 million520 million–
19427.16 million517 million–
19417.06 million514 million–
19406.97 million511 million–
19396.89 million508 million–
19386.82 million506 million–
19376.76 million503 million–
19366.7 million500 million–
19356.65 million497 million–
19346.59 million494 million–
19336.54 million491 million–
19326.48 million488 million–
19316.41 million485 million–
19306.33 million483 million–
19296.24 million481 million–
19286.14 million479 million–
19276.02 million477 million–
19265.91 million475 million–
19255.8 million474 million–
19245.69 million472 million–
19235.59 million470 million–
19225.48 million469 million–
19215.38 million466 million–
19205.27 million463 million–
19195.17 million460 million–
19185.07 million455 million–
19174.97 million450 million–
19164.87 million446 million–
19154.77 million441 million–
19144.68 million436 million–
19134.59 million431 million–
19124.49 million427 million–
19114.41 million423 million–
19104.33 million419 million–
19094.26 million416 million–
19084.19 million413 million–
19074.12 million411 million–
19064.06 million409 million–
19054 million407 million–
19043.94 million404 million–
19033.88 million402 million–
19023.82 million400 million–
19013.76 million398 million–
19003.69 million396 million–
18993.63 million394 million–
18983.57 million392 million–
18973.5 million390 million–
18963.44 million388 million–
18953.38 million386 million–
18943.31 million384 million–
18933.25 million382 million–
18923.2 million381 million–
18913.13 million379 million–
18903.05 million377 million–
18892.97 million376 million–
18882.88 million375 million–
18872.78 million373 million–
18862.69 million372 million–
18852.6 million371 million–
18842.51 million370 million–
18832.42 million369 million–
18822.34 million368 million–
18812.27 million367 million–
18802.2 million366 million–
18792.14 million365 million–
18782.09 million364 million–
18772.05 million363 million–
18762.01 million362 million–
18751.96 million361 million–
18741.92 million360 million–
18731.88 million359 million–
18721.84 million358 million–
18711.8 million358 million–
18701.76 million358 million–
18691.72 million359 million–
18681.67 million360 million–
18671.62 million362 million–
18661.58 million364 million–
18651.53 million366 million–
18641.49 million368 million–
18631.44 million370 million–
18621.4 million372 million–
18611.35 million375 million–
18601.29 million377 million–
18591.22 million380 million–
18581.14 million383 million–
18571.05 million387 million–
1856973,400390 million–
1855900,200394 million–
1854832,400397 million–
1853769,800401 million–
1852711,800405 million–
1851663,100408 million–
1850622,600410 million–
1849589,500411 million–
1848563,200412 million–
1847543,000412 million–
1846523,500412 million–
1845504,800412 million–
1844486,700412 million–
1843469,200412 million–
1842452,400412 million–
1841437,200412 million–
1840423,500412 million–
1839411,300412 million–
1838400,500411 million–
1837390,900411 million–
1836381,600411 million–
1835372,500411 million–
1834363,600410 million–
1833355,000410 million–
1832346,500410 million–
1831339,900409 million–
1830335,100407 million–
1829332,100406 million–
1828330,800403 million–
1827331,200400 million–
1826331,600398 million–
1825332,000395 million–
1824332,400392 million–
1823332,800389 million–
1822333,200387 million–
1821331,800384 million–
1820328,700380 million–
1819323,900377 million–
1818317,500374 million–
1817309,500370 million–
1816301,600367 million–
1815294,000363 million–
1814286,600360 million–
1813279,300356 million–
1812272,200353 million–
1811265,300350 million–
1810258,600347 million–
1809251,900344 million–
1808245,500343 million–
1807239,300341 million–
1806233,300339 million–
1805227,400338 million–
1804221,600336 million–
1803216,000335 million–
1802210,500333 million–
1801205,200332 million–
1800200,000330 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaChinaWorld
202426.7 million26.7 million–26.8 million1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion8.16 billion
202527 million26.8 million–27.2 million1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.23 billion
202627.2 million26.9 million–27.6 million1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion8.3 billion
202727.5 million26.9 million–28 million1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion8.37 billion
202827.7 million27 million–28.4 million1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.44 billion
202928 million27 million–28.8 million1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion8.5 billion
203028.2 million27 million–29.2 million1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion8.57 billion
203128.4 million27 million–29.7 million1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion8.63 billion
203228.6 million27 million–30.1 million1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion8.7 billion
203328.9 million27 million–30.5 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.76 billion
203429.1 million26.9 million–30.9 million1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion8.82 billion
203529.3 million26.9 million–31.3 million1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion8.89 billion
203629.5 million26.9 million–31.7 million1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion8.95 billion
203729.7 million26.8 million–32.1 million1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion9.01 billion
203829.9 million26.7 million–32.6 million1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion9.06 billion
203930.2 million26.7 million–33 million1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion9.12 billion
204030.4 million26.6 million–33.4 million1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion9.18 billion
204130.6 million26.5 million–33.8 million1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion9.23 billion
204230.8 million26.5 million–34.3 million1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion9.29 billion
204331 million26.4 million–34.7 million1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion9.34 billion
204431.2 million26.3 million–35.1 million1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion9.39 billion
204531.4 million26.2 million–35.5 million1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion9.44 billion
204631.7 million26.1 million–36 million1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion9.49 billion
204731.9 million26 million–36.4 million1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion9.54 billion
204832.1 million25.9 million–36.8 million1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion9.58 billion
204932.3 million25.9 million–37.2 million1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion9.62 billion
205032.5 million25.8 million–37.7 million1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion9.66 billion
205132.7 million25.7 million–38.2 million1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion9.7 billion
205232.9 million25.6 million–38.6 million1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion9.74 billion
205333.1 million25.4 million–39.2 million1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion9.78 billion
205433.3 million25.3 million–39.7 million1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion9.81 billion
205533.5 million25.2 million–40.1 million1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion9.85 billion
205633.8 million25.1 million–40.5 million1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion9.88 billion
205734 million25 million–40.9 million1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion9.91 billion
205834.2 million24.8 million–41.4 million1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion9.94 billion
205934.4 million24.7 million–41.9 million1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion9.96 billion
206034.6 million24.6 million–42.3 million1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion9.99 billion
206134.8 million24.5 million–42.9 million1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion10 billion
206235 million24.4 million–43.5 million1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion10 billion
206335.2 million24.3 million–44.1 million1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion10.1 billion
206435.4 million24.1 million–44.6 million1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion10.1 billion
206535.6 million23.8 million–45.2 million1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion10.1 billion
206635.8 million23.7 million–45.7 million1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion10.1 billion
206736 million23.5 million–46.2 million1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion10.1 billion
206836.2 million23.2 million–46.7 million1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion10.2 billion
206936.4 million23 million–47.2 million1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion10.2 billion
207036.6 million22.7 million–47.9 million999 million836 million–1.16 billion10.2 billion
207136.8 million22.5 million–48.5 million986 million822 million–1.15 billion10.2 billion
207237 million22.4 million–49 million973 million807 million–1.14 billion10.2 billion
207337.3 million22.1 million–49.7 million960 million792 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
207437.5 million21.9 million–50.3 million947 million776 million–1.12 billion10.2 billion
207537.7 million21.7 million–50.8 million935 million760 million–1.11 billion10.3 billion
207637.9 million21.6 million–51.4 million922 million743 million–1.1 billion10.3 billion
207738.1 million21.5 million–51.9 million909 million728 million–1.09 billion10.3 billion
207838.3 million21.4 million–52.6 million896 million713 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
207938.5 million21.2 million–53.1 million883 million697 million–1.08 billion10.3 billion
208038.7 million21 million–53.5 million870 million681 million–1.07 billion10.3 billion
208138.9 million20.8 million–54 million857 million664 million–1.06 billion10.3 billion
208239.1 million20.5 million–54.6 million844 million648 million–1.05 billion10.3 billion
208339.3 million20.3 million–55.5 million832 million633 million–1.04 billion10.3 billion
208439.6 million20 million–56.2 million819 million618 million–1.03 billion10.3 billion
208539.8 million19.9 million–56.7 million806 million604 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
208640 million19.8 million–57.3 million794 million591 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
208740.2 million19.4 million–57.9 million781 million576 million–994 million10.3 billion
208840.4 million19 million–58.5 million769 million562 million–984 million10.3 billion
208940.7 million18.7 million–59.2 million757 million548 million–975 million10.3 billion
209040.9 million18.6 million–59.8 million745 million534 million–967 million10.3 billion
209141.1 million18.4 million–60.5 million733 million520 million–959 million10.3 billion
209241.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million722 million507 million–951 million10.3 billion
209341.6 million17.9 million–62 million710 million493 million–944 million10.3 billion
209441.8 million17.5 million–62.6 million699 million480 million–937 million10.2 billion
209542 million17.3 million–63.4 million688 million468 million–929 million10.2 billion
209642.2 million17 million–64.2 million677 million455 million–920 million10.2 billion
209742.5 million16.8 million–64.9 million666 million443 million–913 million10.2 billion
209842.7 million16.6 million–65.7 million655 million431 million–906 million10.2 billion
209942.9 million16.4 million–66.4 million644 million417 million–899 million10.2 billion
210043.1 million16.4 million–67 million633 million404 million–890 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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