China vs Indonesia

China vs Indonesia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 281 million people in Indonesia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.14 billion people, or 5.06 times that in Indonesia.

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China vs Indonesia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 281 million people in Indonesia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.14 billion people, or 5.06 times that in Indonesia.
ChinaIndonesiaEstimates, 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, China ranked 2 and Indonesia ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Indonesia at 296 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaIndonesiaWorld
20231.42 billion281 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion279 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion277 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion275 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion273 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion270 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion267 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion265 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion262 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion259 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion256 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion253 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion250 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion246 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion243 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion240 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion237 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion234 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion231 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion228 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion225 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion222 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion219 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion216 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion213 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion210 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion207 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion203 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion200 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion197 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion193 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion190 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion187 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion184 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion180 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion177 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion174 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion170 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion167 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion163 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion160 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion156 million4.61 billion
1981998 million153 million4.53 billion
1980983 million149 million4.45 billion
1979969 million145 million4.37 billion
1978956 million142 million4.29 billion
1977944 million139 million4.22 billion
1976930 million135 million4.14 billion
1975916 million132 million4.07 billion
1974900 million129 million4 billion
1973883 million125 million3.92 billion
1972864 million122 million3.85 billion
1971844 million119 million3.77 billion
1970823 million116 million3.7 billion
1969802 million113 million3.62 billion
1968781 million110 million3.55 billion
1967761 million107 million3.47 billion
1966742 million104 million3.4 billion
1965723 million101 million3.34 billion
1964705 million98.8 million3.26 billion
1963685 million96.1 million3.19 billion
1962665 million93.4 million3.12 billion
1961656 million90.8 million3.07 billion
1960655 million88.3 million3.02 billion
1959653 million85.9 million2.97 billion
1958644 million83.6 million2.91 billion
1957630 million81.4 million2.85 billion
1956617 million79.3 million2.8 billion
1955604 million77.3 million2.74 billion
1954590 million75.4 million2.69 billion
1953578 million73.6 million2.63 billion
1952565 million71.9 million2.58 billion
1951554 million70.3 million2.54 billion
1950544 million68.8 million2.49 billion
1949538 million68.4 million–
1948534 million67.3 million–
1947531 million66.2 million–
1946528 million65.4 million–
1945525 million64.9 million–
1944522 million64.7 million–
1943520 million64.4 million–
1942517 million63.7 million–
1941514 million62.8 million–
1940511 million61.8 million–
1939508 million60.9 million–
1938506 million60 million–
1937503 million59.1 million–
1936500 million58.3 million–
1935497 million57.4 million–
1934494 million56.6 million–
1933491 million55.8 million–
1932488 million55 million–
1931485 million54.2 million–
1930483 million53.4 million–
1929481 million52.7 million–
1928479 million52.1 million–
1927477 million51.5 million–
1926475 million50.9 million–
1925474 million50.2 million–
1924472 million49.6 million–
1923470 million49.1 million–
1922469 million48.5 million–
1921466 million47.9 million–
1920463 million47.3 million–
1919460 million46.7 million–
1918455 million46.2 million–
1917450 million45.8 million–
1916446 million45.5 million–
1915441 million45.1 million–
1914436 million44.7 million–
1913431 million44.2 million–
1912427 million43.7 million–
1911423 million43.3 million–
1910419 million42.8 million–
1909416 million42.4 million–
1908413 million41.9 million–
1907411 million41.5 million–
1906409 million41 million–
1905407 million40.6 million–
1904404 million40.1 million–
1903402 million39.7 million–
1902400 million39.2 million–
1901398 million38.7 million–
1900396 million38.2 million–
1899394 million37.7 million–
1898392 million37.2 million–
1897390 million36.7 million–
1896388 million36.3 million–
1895386 million35.8 million–
1894384 million35.4 million–
1893382 million35 million–
1892381 million34.5 million–
1891379 million34.2 million–
1890377 million33.8 million–
1889376 million33.4 million–
1888375 million33 million–
1887373 million32.6 million–
1886372 million32.2 million–
1885371 million31.9 million–
1884370 million31.5 million–
1883369 million31.1 million–
1882368 million30.8 million–
1881367 million30.4 million–
1880366 million30.1 million–
1879365 million29.8 million–
1878364 million29.5 million–
1877363 million29.3 million–
1876362 million29 million–
1875361 million28.6 million–
1874360 million28.3 million–
1873359 million28 million–
1872358 million27.7 million–
1871358 million27.4 million–
1870358 million27.1 million–
1869359 million26.8 million–
1868360 million26.5 million–
1867362 million26.2 million–
1866364 million25.9 million–
1865366 million25.6 million–
1864368 million25.3 million–
1863370 million25 million–
1862372 million24.8 million–
1861375 million24.5 million–
1860377 million24.2 million–
1859380 million24 million–
1858383 million23.7 million–
1857387 million23.5 million–
1856390 million23.3 million–
1855394 million23 million–
1854397 million22.8 million–
1853401 million22.6 million–
1852405 million22.4 million–
1851408 million22.2 million–
1850410 million22 million–
1849411 million21.8 million–
1848412 million21.6 million–
1847412 million21.4 million–
1846412 million21.2 million–
1845412 million21 million–
1844412 million20.8 million–
1843412 million20.6 million–
1842412 million20.4 million–
1841412 million20.2 million–
1840412 million20.1 million–
1839412 million19.9 million–
1838411 million19.7 million–
1837411 million19.6 million–
1836411 million19.4 million–
1835411 million19.2 million–
1834410 million19.1 million–
1833410 million18.9 million–
1832410 million18.8 million–
1831409 million18.6 million–
1830407 million18.5 million–
1829406 million18.3 million–
1828403 million18.2 million–
1827400 million18 million–
1826398 million17.9 million–
1825395 million17.8 million–
1824392 million17.7 million–
1823389 million17.6 million–
1822387 million17.4 million–
1821384 million17.3 million–
1820380 million17.2 million–
1819377 million17.1 million–
1818374 million17.1 million–
1817370 million17 million–
1816367 million16.9 million–
1815363 million16.8 million–
1814360 million16.8 million–
1813356 million16.7 million–
1812353 million16.6 million–
1811350 million16.6 million–
1810347 million16.5 million–
1809344 million16.5 million–
1808343 million16.5 million–
1807341 million16.4 million–
1806339 million16.4 million–
1805338 million16.3 million–
1804336 million16.3 million–
1803335 million16.2 million–
1802333 million16.2 million–
1801332 million16.2 million–
1800330 million16.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaIndonesiaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion284 million283 million–284 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion286 million284 million–287 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion288 million286 million–290 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion290 million287 million–293 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion292 million288 million–297 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion294 million289 million–300 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion296 million289 million–303 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion298 million290 million–306 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion300 million291 million–309 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion301 million291 million–312 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion303 million291 million–315 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion305 million292 million–318 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion306 million292 million–321 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion308 million292 million–324 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion309 million292 million–327 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion311 million292 million–330 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion312 million292 million–333 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion313 million292 million–335 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion314 million292 million–338 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion315 million292 million–341 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion316 million292 million–343 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion317 million292 million–346 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion318 million292 million–348 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion319 million291 million–350 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion320 million291 million–353 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion320 million290 million–355 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion321 million289 million–357 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion321 million288 million–359 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion322 million287 million–361 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion322 million286 million–363 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion322 million285 million–366 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion322 million283 million–368 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion323 million282 million–370 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion323 million281 million–372 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion323 million279 million–373 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion323 million277 million–375 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion323 million275 million–378 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion322 million273 million–380 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion322 million272 million–382 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion322 million270 million–384 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion322 million268 million–386 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion322 million265 million–388 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion321 million263 million–390 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion321 million262 million–392 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion321 million260 million–393 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion320 million258 million–395 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion320 million256 million–398 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion320 million254 million–400 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion319 million251 million–401 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion319 million249 million–403 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion318 million247 million–405 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion318 million244 million–407 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion317 million242 million–408 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion317 million239 million–409 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion316 million237 million–411 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion315 million234 million–413 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion315 million232 million–415 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion314 million230 million–417 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion313 million227 million–418 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion312 million224 million–420 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion312 million221 million–422 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion311 million219 million–423 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion310 million216 million–425 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million309 million214 million–427 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million308 million211 million–428 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million307 million209 million–431 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million306 million206 million–433 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million305 million204 million–435 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million304 million202 million–436 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million303 million199 million–439 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million302 million197 million–440 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million301 million194 million–442 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million300 million192 million–444 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million299 million189 million–445 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million298 million187 million–447 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million297 million183 million–449 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million296 million181 million–452 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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