China vs Israel

China vs Israel: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 9.26 million people in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.41 billion people, or 150 times that in Israel.

people · UN

China vs Israel: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 9.26 million people in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.41 billion people, or 150 times that in Israel.
ChinaIsraelEstimates, 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 Israel ranked 97 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Israel at 19.8 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaIsraelWorld
20231.42 billion9.26 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion9.1 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion8.94 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion8.8 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion8.66 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion8.51 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion8.36 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion8.21 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion8.05 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion7.9 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion7.75 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion7.61 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion7.47 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion7.34 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion7.21 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion7.08 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion6.96 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion6.84 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion6.73 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion6.62 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion6.5 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion6.39 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion6.26 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion6.11 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion5.95 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion5.79 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion5.65 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion5.5 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion5.36 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion5.22 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion5.09 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion4.96 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion4.78 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion4.55 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion4.38 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion4.31 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion4.24 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion4.17 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion4.11 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion4.03 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion3.96 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion3.88 million4.61 billion
1981998 million3.8 million4.53 billion
1980983 million3.72 million4.45 billion
1979969 million3.64 million4.37 billion
1978956 million3.56 million4.29 billion
1977944 million3.48 million4.22 billion
1976930 million3.4 million4.14 billion
1975916 million3.32 million4.07 billion
1974900 million3.24 million4 billion
1973883 million3.16 million3.92 billion
1972864 million3.08 million3.85 billion
1971844 million2.98 million3.77 billion
1970823 million2.87 million3.7 billion
1969802 million2.75 million3.62 billion
1968781 million2.65 million3.55 billion
1967761 million2.54 million3.47 billion
1966742 million2.43 million3.4 billion
1965723 million2.33 million3.34 billion
1964705 million2.23 million3.26 billion
1963685 million2.14 million3.19 billion
1962665 million2.04 million3.12 billion
1961656 million1.96 million3.07 billion
1960655 million1.89 million3.02 billion
1959653 million1.84 million2.97 billion
1958644 million1.78 million2.91 billion
1957630 million1.72 million2.85 billion
1956617 million1.66 million2.8 billion
1955604 million1.6 million2.74 billion
1954590 million1.54 million2.69 billion
1953578 million1.48 million2.63 billion
1952565 million1.41 million2.58 billion
1951554 million1.35 million2.54 billion
1950544 million1.29 million2.49 billion
1949538 million1.23 million–
1948534 million1.18 million–
1947531 million1.14 million–
1946528 million1.1 million–
1945525 million1.06 million–
1944522 million1.02 million–
1943520 million983,300–
1942517 million947,800–
1941514 million912,700–
1940511 million878,300–
1939508 million844,300–
1938506 million810,900–
1937503 million778,100–
1936500 million746,700–
1935497 million716,500–
1934494 million687,500–
1933491 million659,700–
1932488 million633,000–
1931485 million609,100–
1930483 million588,000–
1929481 million569,400–
1928479 million553,100–
1927477 million539,100–
1926475 million525,500–
1925474 million512,200–
1924472 million499,300–
1923470 million486,700–
1922469 million474,400–
1921466 million463,800–
1920463 million455,000–
1919460 million447,800–
1918455 million442,200–
1917450 million438,200–
1916446 million434,200–
1915441 million430,300–
1914436 million426,500–
1913431 million422,600–
1912427 million418,800–
1911423 million414,700–
1910419 million410,200–
1909416 million405,500–
1908413 million400,300–
1907411 million394,900–
1906409 million389,600–
1905407 million384,300–
1904404 million379,100–
1903402 million374,000–
1902400 million369,000–
1901398 million364,100–
1900396 million359,300–
1899394 million354,600–
1898392 million350,100–
1897390 million345,700–
1896388 million341,400–
1895386 million337,100–
1894384 million332,900–
1893382 million328,700–
1892381 million324,600–
1891379 million320,600–
1890377 million316,600–
1889376 million312,800–
1888375 million309,000–
1887373 million305,300–
1886372 million301,700–
1885371 million298,100–
1884370 million294,500–
1883369 million291,000–
1882368 million287,500–
1881367 million284,600–
1880366 million282,100–
1879365 million280,200–
1878364 million278,800–
1877363 million277,800–
1876362 million276,900–
1875361 million275,900–
1874360 million275,000–
1873359 million274,100–
1872358 million273,100–
1871358 million271,400–
1870358 million269,000–
1869359 million265,800–
1868360 million262,000–
1867362 million257,400–
1866364 million252,900–
1865366 million248,500–
1864368 million244,100–
1863370 million239,900–
1862372 million235,700–
1861375 million232,000–
1860377 million228,800–
1859380 million226,100–
1858383 million223,900–
1857387 million222,100–
1856390 million220,300–
1855394 million218,500–
1854397 million216,800–
1853401 million215,100–
1852405 million213,400–
1851408 million212,000–
1850410 million211,000–
1849411 million210,300–
1848412 million210,000–
1847412 million210,000–
1846412 million210,000–
1845412 million210,000–
1844412 million210,000–
1843412 million210,000–
1842412 million210,000–
1841412 million210,000–
1840412 million210,000–
1839412 million210,000–
1838411 million210,000–
1837411 million210,000–
1836411 million210,000–
1835411 million210,000–
1834410 million210,000–
1833410 million210,000–
1832410 million210,000–
1831409 million210,000–
1830407 million210,000–
1829406 million210,000–
1828403 million210,000–
1827400 million210,000–
1826398 million210,000–
1825395 million210,000–
1824392 million210,000–
1823389 million210,000–
1822387 million210,000–
1821384 million210,000–
1820380 million210,000–
1819377 million210,000–
1818374 million210,000–
1817370 million210,000–
1816367 million210,000–
1815363 million210,000–
1814360 million210,000–
1813356 million210,000–
1812353 million210,000–
1811350 million210,000–
1810347 million210,000–
1809344 million210,000–
1808343 million210,000–
1807341 million210,000–
1806339 million210,000–
1805338 million210,000–
1804336 million210,000–
1803335 million210,000–
1802333 million210,000–
1801332 million210,000–
1800330 million210,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaIsraelWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion9.39 million9.34 million–9.44 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion9.52 million9.36 million–9.68 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion9.65 million9.35 million–9.94 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion9.78 million9.33 million–10.2 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion9.91 million9.31 million–10.5 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion10 million9.28 million–10.9 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion10.2 million9.22 million–11.2 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion10.3 million9.15 million–11.6 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion10.5 million9.05 million–12 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion10.6 million8.96 million–12.3 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion10.7 million8.89 million–12.7 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion10.9 million8.83 million–13.2 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion11 million8.73 million–13.5 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion11.1 million8.64 million–14 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion11.3 million8.58 million–14.5 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion11.4 million8.47 million–15 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion11.6 million8.38 million–15.5 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion11.7 million8.29 million–16.1 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion11.9 million8.17 million–16.6 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion12 million8.03 million–17.1 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion12.2 million7.88 million–17.7 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion12.3 million7.75 million–18.4 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion12.5 million7.65 million–19 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion12.6 million7.55 million–19.6 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion12.8 million7.49 million–20.1 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion12.9 million7.48 million–20.7 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion13.1 million7.39 million–21.4 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion13.2 million7.26 million–22 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion13.4 million7.13 million–22.8 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion13.6 million7.04 million–23.4 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion13.7 million6.94 million–24 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion13.9 million6.82 million–25 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion14 million6.78 million–26.1 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion14.2 million6.72 million–27.1 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion14.3 million6.62 million–27.9 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion14.5 million6.57 million–28.7 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion14.6 million6.52 million–29.6 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion14.7 million6.49 million–30.7 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion14.9 million6.43 million–31.7 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion15 million6.36 million–32.8 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion15.2 million6.29 million–33.8 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion15.3 million6.2 million–34.7 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion15.4 million6.05 million–35.4 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion15.6 million5.95 million–36.3 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion15.7 million5.94 million–37.2 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion15.9 million5.87 million–38.2 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion16 million5.78 million–39.5 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion16.1 million5.66 million–41.1 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion16.3 million5.52 million–42.4 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion16.4 million5.4 million–43.4 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion16.5 million5.33 million–44.3 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion16.7 million5.3 million–45.2 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion16.8 million5.23 million–46.2 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion16.9 million5.11 million–47.6 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion17.1 million5.04 million–48.9 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion17.2 million5.04 million–49.9 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion17.4 million5.06 million–50.8 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion17.5 million4.97 million–52.2 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion17.7 million4.8 million–54.2 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion17.8 million4.72 million–56.6 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion17.9 million4.66 million–58.4 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion18.1 million4.57 million–59.2 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion18.2 million4.49 million–59.9 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million18.3 million4.41 million–61 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million18.4 million4.31 million–62.4 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million18.6 million4.19 million–64.4 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million18.7 million4.08 million–66.8 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million18.8 million3.92 million–69.1 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million18.9 million3.72 million–71.5 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million19 million3.63 million–73.6 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million19.1 million3.61 million–75.1 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million19.3 million3.53 million–76.4 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million19.4 million3.4 million–77.7 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million19.5 million3.38 million–79.2 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million19.6 million3.37 million–81.6 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million19.7 million3.26 million–83.8 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million19.8 million3.09 million–85.8 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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