China vs Saudi Arabia

China vs Saudi Arabia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 33.3 million people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.39 billion people, or 43 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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China vs Saudi Arabia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 33.3 million people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.39 billion people, or 43 times that in Saudi Arabia.
ChinaSaudi ArabiaEstimates, 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 Saudi Arabia ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Saudi Arabia at 71 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaSaudi ArabiaWorld
20231.42 billion33.3 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion32.2 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion31.3 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion31 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion30.5 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion30.4 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion30.8 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion30.7 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion30 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion29 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion28 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion27.1 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion26.1 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion25.2 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion24.2 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion23.3 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion22.4 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion21.5 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion20.6 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion19.7 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion18.8 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion17.9 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion17 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion16.2 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion15.5 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion14.9 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion14.4 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion13.8 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion13.3 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion12.8 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion12.2 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion11.7 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion11.2 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion10.6 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion10.1 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion9.63 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion9.13 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion8.63 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion8.15 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion7.7 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion7.25 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion6.82 million4.61 billion
1981998 million6.42 million4.53 billion
1980983 million6.05 million4.45 billion
1979969 million5.7 million4.37 billion
1978956 million5.38 million4.29 billion
1977944 million5.08 million4.22 billion
1976930 million4.81 million4.14 billion
1975916 million4.56 million4.07 billion
1974900 million4.32 million4 billion
1973883 million4.11 million3.92 billion
1972864 million3.91 million3.85 billion
1971844 million3.72 million3.77 billion
1970823 million3.56 million3.7 billion
1969802 million3.42 million3.62 billion
1968781 million3.28 million3.55 billion
1967761 million3.16 million3.47 billion
1966742 million3.04 million3.4 billion
1965723 million2.93 million3.34 billion
1964705 million2.82 million3.26 billion
1963685 million2.72 million3.19 billion
1962665 million2.62 million3.12 billion
1961656 million2.53 million3.07 billion
1960655 million2.44 million3.02 billion
1959653 million2.35 million2.97 billion
1958644 million2.26 million2.91 billion
1957630 million2.18 million2.85 billion
1956617 million2.11 million2.8 billion
1955604 million2.03 million2.74 billion
1954590 million1.96 million2.69 billion
1953578 million1.89 million2.63 billion
1952565 million1.83 million2.58 billion
1951554 million1.76 million2.54 billion
1950544 million1.7 million2.49 billion
1949538 million3.05 million–
1948534 million3.01 million–
1947531 million2.99 million–
1946528 million2.96 million–
1945525 million2.93 million–
1944522 million2.91 million–
1943520 million2.88 million–
1942517 million2.85 million–
1941514 million2.83 million–
1940511 million2.8 million–
1939508 million2.78 million–
1938506 million2.75 million–
1937503 million2.73 million–
1936500 million2.7 million–
1935497 million2.68 million–
1934494 million2.65 million–
1933491 million2.63 million–
1932488 million2.6 million–
1931485 million2.58 million–
1930483 million2.56 million–
1929481 million2.53 million–
1928479 million2.51 million–
1927477 million2.49 million–
1926475 million2.46 million–
1925474 million2.44 million–
1924472 million2.42 million–
1923470 million2.4 million–
1922469 million2.38 million–
1921466 million2.35 million–
1920463 million2.33 million–
1919460 million2.31 million–
1918455 million2.29 million–
1917450 million2.27 million–
1916446 million2.26 million–
1915441 million2.25 million–
1914436 million2.23 million–
1913431 million2.22 million–
1912427 million2.21 million–
1911423 million2.2 million–
1910419 million2.19 million–
1909416 million2.18 million–
1908413 million2.17 million–
1907411 million2.17 million–
1906409 million2.16 million–
1905407 million2.15 million–
1904404 million2.15 million–
1903402 million2.14 million–
1902400 million2.13 million–
1901398 million2.13 million–
1900396 million2.12 million–
1899394 million2.12 million–
1898392 million2.12 million–
1897390 million2.13 million–
1896388 million2.13 million–
1895386 million2.13 million–
1894384 million2.14 million–
1893382 million2.14 million–
1892381 million2.14 million–
1891379 million2.14 million–
1890377 million2.15 million–
1889376 million2.15 million–
1888375 million2.15 million–
1887373 million2.15 million–
1886372 million2.16 million–
1885371 million2.16 million–
1884370 million2.16 million–
1883369 million2.16 million–
1882368 million2.17 million–
1881367 million2.17 million–
1880366 million2.17 million–
1879365 million2.17 million–
1878364 million2.18 million–
1877363 million2.18 million–
1876362 million2.18 million–
1875361 million2.18 million–
1874360 million2.19 million–
1873359 million2.19 million–
1872358 million2.19 million–
1871358 million2.19 million–
1870358 million2.2 million–
1869359 million2.2 million–
1868360 million2.2 million–
1867362 million2.2 million–
1866364 million2.2 million–
1865366 million2.21 million–
1864368 million2.21 million–
1863370 million2.21 million–
1862372 million2.21 million–
1861375 million2.21 million–
1860377 million2.22 million–
1859380 million2.22 million–
1858383 million2.22 million–
1857387 million2.22 million–
1856390 million2.22 million–
1855394 million2.23 million–
1854397 million2.23 million–
1853401 million2.23 million–
1852405 million2.23 million–
1851408 million2.23 million–
1850410 million2.24 million–
1849411 million2.23 million–
1848412 million2.23 million–
1847412 million2.22 million–
1846412 million2.22 million–
1845412 million2.21 million–
1844412 million2.21 million–
1843412 million2.2 million–
1842412 million2.2 million–
1841412 million2.19 million–
1840412 million2.19 million–
1839412 million2.18 million–
1838411 million2.18 million–
1837411 million2.17 million–
1836411 million2.17 million–
1835411 million2.16 million–
1834410 million2.16 million–
1833410 million2.15 million–
1832410 million2.15 million–
1831409 million2.14 million–
1830407 million2.14 million–
1829406 million2.13 million–
1828403 million2.13 million–
1827400 million2.12 million–
1826398 million2.12 million–
1825395 million2.11 million–
1824392 million2.11 million–
1823389 million2.11 million–
1822387 million2.1 million–
1821384 million2.1 million–
1820380 million2.09 million–
1819377 million2.09 million–
1818374 million2.08 million–
1817370 million2.08 million–
1816367 million2.07 million–
1815363 million2.07 million–
1814360 million2.06 million–
1813356 million2.06 million–
1812353 million2.05 million–
1811350 million2.05 million–
1810347 million2.05 million–
1809344 million2.04 million–
1808343 million2.04 million–
1807341 million2.03 million–
1806339 million2.03 million–
1805338 million2.02 million–
1804336 million2.02 million–
1803335 million2.01 million–
1802333 million2.01 million–
1801332 million2 million–
1800330 million2 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaSaudi ArabiaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion34 million33.6 million–34.2 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion34.6 million33.7 million–35.2 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion35.2 million33.7 million–36.3 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion35.8 million33.7 million–37.4 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion36.3 million33.8 million–38.5 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion36.9 million34 million–39.6 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion37.4 million34.1 million–40.6 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion38 million34.3 million–41.5 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion38.5 million34.3 million–42.4 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion39 million34.5 million–43.3 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion39.5 million34.6 million–44.2 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion40 million34.7 million–45.2 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion40.5 million34.9 million–46.2 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion41.1 million35.1 million–47.2 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion41.6 million35.2 million–48.1 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion42.1 million35.2 million–48.9 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion42.6 million35.3 million–49.7 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion43.1 million35.4 million–50.6 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion43.6 million35.5 million–51.5 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion44.1 million35.6 million–52.5 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion44.6 million35.8 million–53.6 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion45.2 million36 million–54.5 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion45.7 million36.2 million–55.4 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion46.2 million36.4 million–56.3 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion46.7 million36.7 million–57.2 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion47.2 million37 million–58.2 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion47.7 million37.2 million–59.1 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion48.2 million37.2 million–59.9 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion48.7 million37.3 million–60.9 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion49.2 million37.6 million–62 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion49.7 million37.9 million–63 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion50.2 million38.2 million–63.9 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion50.7 million38.4 million–64.8 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion51.2 million38.6 million–65.7 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion51.7 million38.8 million–66.7 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion52.2 million38.9 million–67.6 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion52.7 million39 million–68.5 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion53.2 million39 million–69.6 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion53.7 million39.2 million–70.8 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion54.1 million39.3 million–71.7 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion54.6 million39.4 million–72.5 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion55.1 million39.5 million–73.5 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion55.6 million39.6 million–74.7 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion56.1 million39.7 million–75.7 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion56.5 million39.8 million–76.7 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion57 million39.9 million–77.8 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion57.5 million40 million–78.8 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion57.9 million40.1 million–79.7 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion58.4 million40.3 million–80.8 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion58.8 million40.1 million–82 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion59.3 million40.1 million–83.3 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion59.7 million40.1 million–84.6 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion60.2 million39.9 million–85.9 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion60.6 million39.7 million–87 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion61.1 million39.5 million–87.9 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion61.5 million39.5 million–89 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion62 million39.4 million–90.2 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion62.4 million39.3 million–91.1 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion62.9 million39.2 million–92 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion63.3 million39 million–93 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion63.8 million38.9 million–94 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion64.2 million38.8 million–95 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion64.7 million38.7 million–96.2 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million65.1 million38.7 million–97.3 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million65.6 million38.6 million–98.2 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million66 million38.5 million–99.4 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million66.5 million38.4 million–101 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million66.9 million38.3 million–102 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million67.4 million38.1 million–103 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million67.8 million38 million–104 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million68.3 million38.1 million–105 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million68.8 million38.1 million–106 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million69.2 million38.2 million–107 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million69.7 million38.2 million–108 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million70.1 million38.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million70.6 million38.1 million–110 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million71 million38.1 million–112 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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