China vs Pakistan

China vs Pakistan: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.18 billion people, or 5.75 times that in Pakistan.

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China vs Pakistan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.18 billion people, or 5.75 times that in Pakistan.
ChinaPakistanEstimates, 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 Pakistan ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Pakistan at 511 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaPakistanWorld
20231.42 billion248 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion244 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion240 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion235 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion231 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion227 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion223 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion220 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion217 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion214 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion211 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion208 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion204 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion199 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion194 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion190 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion185 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion180 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion176 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion171 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion167 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion163 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion159 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion155 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion151 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion147 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion143 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion139 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion135 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion131 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion127 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion124 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion120 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion116 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion112 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion109 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion105 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion102 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion98.2 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion95.2 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion92.2 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion89.1 million4.61 billion
1981998 million85.8 million4.53 billion
1980983 million82.3 million4.45 billion
1979969 million79 million4.37 billion
1978956 million76.3 million4.29 billion
1977944 million73.9 million4.22 billion
1976930 million71.6 million4.14 billion
1975916 million69.5 million4.07 billion
1974900 million67.4 million4 billion
1973883 million65.5 million3.92 billion
1972864 million63.6 million3.85 billion
1971844 million61.9 million3.77 billion
1970823 million60.2 million3.7 billion
1969802 million58.5 million3.62 billion
1968781 million56.8 million3.55 billion
1967761 million55.2 million3.47 billion
1966742 million53.7 million3.4 billion
1965723 million52.2 million3.34 billion
1964705 million50.8 million3.26 billion
1963685 million49.5 million3.19 billion
1962665 million48.2 million3.12 billion
1961656 million46.9 million3.07 billion
1960655 million45.7 million3.02 billion
1959653 million44.5 million2.97 billion
1958644 million43.3 million2.91 billion
1957630 million42.2 million2.85 billion
1956617 million41.1 million2.8 billion
1955604 million40.1 million2.74 billion
1954590 million39.1 million2.69 billion
1953578 million38.2 million2.63 billion
1952565 million37.4 million2.58 billion
1951554 million36.6 million2.54 billion
1950544 million35.9 million2.49 billion
1949538 million36.9 million–
1948534 million36.2 million–
1947531 million35.6 million–
1946528 million34.9 million–
1945525 million34.3 million–
1944522 million33.7 million–
1943520 million33.1 million–
1942517 million32.5 million–
1941514 million31.9 million–
1940511 million31.3 million–
1939508 million30.7 million–
1938506 million30.2 million–
1937503 million29.6 million–
1936500 million29.1 million–
1935497 million28.6 million–
1934494 million28 million–
1933491 million27.5 million–
1932488 million27 million–
1931485 million26.5 million–
1930483 million26.1 million–
1929481 million25.6 million–
1928479 million25.1 million–
1927477 million24.7 million–
1926475 million24.2 million–
1925474 million23.8 million–
1924472 million23.4 million–
1923470 million22.9 million–
1922469 million22.5 million–
1921466 million22.1 million–
1920463 million21.8 million–
1919460 million21.5 million–
1918455 million21.2 million–
1917450 million20.9 million–
1916446 million20.6 million–
1915441 million20.4 million–
1914436 million20.1 million–
1913431 million19.9 million–
1912427 million19.6 million–
1911423 million19.4 million–
1910419 million19.2 million–
1909416 million19.1 million–
1908413 million19 million–
1907411 million18.9 million–
1906409 million18.8 million–
1905407 million18.7 million–
1904404 million18.6 million–
1903402 million18.5 million–
1902400 million18.4 million–
1901398 million18.4 million–
1900396 million18.3 million–
1899394 million18.2 million–
1898392 million18.1 million–
1897390 million18 million–
1896388 million17.9 million–
1895386 million17.8 million–
1894384 million17.8 million–
1893382 million17.7 million–
1892381 million17.6 million–
1891379 million17.5 million–
1890377 million17.4 million–
1889376 million17.3 million–
1888375 million17.3 million–
1887373 million17.2 million–
1886372 million17.1 million–
1885371 million17 million–
1884370 million16.9 million–
1883369 million16.9 million–
1882368 million16.8 million–
1881367 million16.7 million–
1880366 million16.6 million–
1879365 million16.6 million–
1878364 million16.5 million–
1877363 million16.4 million–
1876362 million16.3 million–
1875361 million16.2 million–
1874360 million16.2 million–
1873359 million16.1 million–
1872358 million16 million–
1871358 million15.9 million–
1870358 million15.9 million–
1869359 million15.8 million–
1868360 million15.8 million–
1867362 million15.7 million–
1866364 million15.7 million–
1865366 million15.7 million–
1864368 million15.6 million–
1863370 million15.6 million–
1862372 million15.5 million–
1861375 million15.5 million–
1860377 million15.5 million–
1859380 million15.4 million–
1858383 million15.4 million–
1857387 million15.3 million–
1856390 million15.3 million–
1855394 million15.3 million–
1854397 million15.2 million–
1853401 million15.2 million–
1852405 million15.1 million–
1851408 million15.1 million–
1850410 million15.1 million–
1849411 million15 million–
1848412 million15 million–
1847412 million14.9 million–
1846412 million14.9 million–
1845412 million14.8 million–
1844412 million14.8 million–
1843412 million14.7 million–
1842412 million14.7 million–
1841412 million14.6 million–
1840412 million14.6 million–
1839412 million14.5 million–
1838411 million14.5 million–
1837411 million14.4 million–
1836411 million14.4 million–
1835411 million14.3 million–
1834410 million14.3 million–
1833410 million14.3 million–
1832410 million14.2 million–
1831409 million14.2 million–
1830407 million14.1 million–
1829406 million14.1 million–
1828403 million14 million–
1827400 million14 million–
1826398 million13.9 million–
1825395 million13.9 million–
1824392 million13.8 million–
1823389 million13.8 million–
1822387 million13.7 million–
1821384 million13.7 million–
1820380 million13.7 million–
1819377 million13.7 million–
1818374 million13.6 million–
1817370 million13.6 million–
1816367 million13.6 million–
1815363 million13.5 million–
1814360 million13.5 million–
1813356 million13.5 million–
1812353 million13.4 million–
1811350 million13.4 million–
1810347 million13.4 million–
1809344 million13.4 million–
1808343 million13.3 million–
1807341 million13.3 million–
1806339 million13.3 million–
1805338 million13.3 million–
1804336 million13.2 million–
1803335 million13.2 million–
1802333 million13.2 million–
1801332 million13.2 million–
1800330 million13.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaPakistanWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion251 million251 million–252 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion255 million253 million–257 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion259 million256 million–263 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion264 million258 million–269 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion268 million260 million–276 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion272 million263 million–282 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion277 million265 million–289 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion282 million267 million–296 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion286 million269 million–303 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion291 million272 million–311 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion296 million274 million–318 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion301 million276 million–325 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion306 million278 million–333 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion310 million280 million–341 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion315 million282 million–349 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion320 million285 million–357 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion325 million287 million–366 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion330 million289 million–375 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion335 million291 million–383 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion339 million293 million–392 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion344 million296 million–401 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion349 million298 million–409 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion354 million300 million–417 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion358 million301 million–426 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion363 million303 million–435 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion367 million304 million–444 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion372 million305 million–454 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion376 million307 million–463 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion381 million309 million–472 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion385 million310 million–481 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion390 million311 million–489 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion394 million312 million–499 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion398 million312 million–508 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion402 million313 million–517 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion406 million313 million–527 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion410 million313 million–537 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion414 million313 million–547 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion418 million314 million–557 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion422 million315 million–568 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion426 million314 million–582 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion430 million314 million–595 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion434 million313 million–607 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion437 million313 million–619 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion441 million313 million–630 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion444 million313 million–640 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion448 million313 million–650 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion451 million313 million–659 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion455 million312 million–669 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion458 million311 million–680 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion461 million311 million–691 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion464 million311 million–704 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion467 million310 million–715 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion470 million309 million–726 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion472 million308 million–738 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion475 million306 million–752 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion477 million305 million–765 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion480 million304 million–777 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion482 million303 million–789 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion484 million302 million–800 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion487 million301 million–812 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion489 million299 million–822 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion491 million297 million–835 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion492 million296 million–845 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million494 million293 million–852 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million496 million291 million–861 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million498 million288 million–872 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million499 million285 million–886 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million501 million284 million–899 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million502 million283 million–916 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million504 million281 million–931 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million505 million281 million–945 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million506 million279 million–960 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million507 million277 million–973 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million508 million275 million–985 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million509 million273 million–997 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million510 million269 million–1.01 billion10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million511 million267 million–1.02 billion10.2 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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