China vs United States

China vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.08 billion people, or 4.14 times that in United States.

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China vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.08 billion people, or 4.14 times that in United States.
ChinaUnited StatesEstimates, 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 United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaUnited StatesWorld
20231.42 billion344 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion342 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion340 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion339 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion338 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion335 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion332 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion329 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion326 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion323 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion320 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion317 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion314 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion311 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion308 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion305 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion302 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion299 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion296 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion293 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion290 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion287 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion284 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion282 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion279 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion276 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion274 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion271 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion268 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion266 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion263 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion260 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion257 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion253 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion251 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion248 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion246 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion244 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion242 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion239 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion237 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion235 million4.61 billion
1981998 million232 million4.53 billion
1980983 million230 million4.45 billion
1979969 million228 million4.37 billion
1978956 million225 million4.29 billion
1977944 million223 million4.22 billion
1976930 million221 million4.14 billion
1975916 million219 million4.07 billion
1974900 million217 million4 billion
1973883 million215 million3.92 billion
1972864 million213 million3.85 billion
1971844 million210 million3.77 billion
1970823 million208 million3.7 billion
1969802 million205 million3.62 billion
1968781 million203 million3.55 billion
1967761 million201 million3.47 billion
1966742 million198 million3.4 billion
1965723 million196 million3.34 billion
1964705 million193 million3.26 billion
1963685 million190 million3.19 billion
1962665 million187 million3.12 billion
1961656 million184 million3.07 billion
1960655 million180 million3.02 billion
1959653 million177 million2.97 billion
1958644 million174 million2.91 billion
1957630 million172 million2.85 billion
1956617 million169 million2.8 billion
1955604 million166 million2.74 billion
1954590 million164 million2.69 billion
1953578 million161 million2.63 billion
1952565 million159 million2.58 billion
1951554 million157 million2.54 billion
1950544 million154 million2.49 billion
1949538 million146 million–
1948534 million144 million–
1947531 million142 million–
1946528 million140 million–
1945525 million138 million–
1944522 million136 million–
1943520 million134 million–
1942517 million133 million–
1941514 million131 million–
1940511 million129 million–
1939508 million128 million–
1938506 million127 million–
1937503 million126 million–
1936500 million125 million–
1935497 million124 million–
1934494 million124 million–
1933491 million123 million–
1932488 million122 million–
1931485 million121 million–
1930483 million120 million–
1929481 million118 million–
1928479 million117 million–
1927477 million115 million–
1926475 million113 million–
1925474 million112 million–
1924472 million110 million–
1923470 million109 million–
1922469 million107 million–
1921466 million105 million–
1920463 million104 million–
1919460 million102 million–
1918455 million101 million–
1917450 million99.6 million–
1916446 million98.2 million–
1915441 million96.9 million–
1914436 million95.5 million–
1913431 million94.2 million–
1912427 million93 million–
1911423 million91.6 million–
1910419 million90.2 million–
1909416 million88.7 million–
1908413 million87.1 million–
1907411 million85.4 million–
1906409 million83.8 million–
1905407 million82.3 million–
1904404 million80.7 million–
1903402 million79.2 million–
1902400 million77.7 million–
1901398 million76.3 million–
1900396 million74.8 million–
1899394 million73.5 million–
1898392 million72.1 million–
1897390 million70.8 million–
1896388 million69.5 million–
1895386 million68.2 million–
1894384 million67 million–
1893382 million65.8 million–
1892381 million64.6 million–
1891379 million63.4 million–
1890377 million62.1 million–
1889376 million60.8 million–
1888375 million59.6 million–
1887373 million58.2 million–
1886372 million57 million–
1885371 million55.7 million–
1884370 million54.5 million–
1883369 million53.3 million–
1882368 million52.1 million–
1881367 million51 million–
1880366 million49.8 million–
1879365 million48.8 million–
1878364 million47.7 million–
1877363 million46.6 million–
1876362 million45.6 million–
1875361 million44.6 million–
1874360 million43.6 million–
1873359 million42.7 million–
1872358 million41.7 million–
1871358 million40.8 million–
1870358 million39.9 million–
1869359 million39 million–
1868360 million38.1 million–
1867362 million37.3 million–
1866364 million36.4 million–
1865366 million35.6 million–
1864368 million34.8 million–
1863370 million34 million–
1862372 million33.2 million–
1861375 million32.4 million–
1860377 million31.6 million–
1859380 million30.8 million–
1858383 million29.9 million–
1857387 million29 million–
1856390 million28.2 million–
1855394 million27.4 million–
1854397 million26.6 million–
1853401 million25.8 million–
1852405 million25 million–
1851408 million24.3 million–
1850410 million23.6 million–
1849411 million22.9 million–
1848412 million22.2 million–
1847412 million21.6 million–
1846412 million20.9 million–
1845412 million20.3 million–
1844412 million19.7 million–
1843412 million19.1 million–
1842412 million18.5 million–
1841412 million18 million–
1840412 million17.5 million–
1839412 million17 million–
1838411 million16.5 million–
1837411 million16.1 million–
1836411 million15.6 million–
1835411 million15.2 million–
1834410 million14.8 million–
1833410 million14.4 million–
1832410 million14 million–
1831409 million13.6 million–
1830407 million13.3 million–
1829406 million12.9 million–
1828403 million12.5 million–
1827400 million12.2 million–
1826398 million11.8 million–
1825395 million11.5 million–
1824392 million11.2 million–
1823389 million10.9 million–
1822387 million10.6 million–
1821384 million10.3 million–
1820380 million9.97 million–
1819377 million9.67 million–
1818374 million9.37 million–
1817370 million9.07 million–
1816367 million8.79 million–
1815363 million8.51 million–
1814360 million8.24 million–
1813356 million7.98 million–
1812353 million7.73 million–
1811350 million7.5 million–
1810347 million7.3 million–
1809344 million7.11 million–
1808343 million6.97 million–
1807341 million6.84 million–
1806339 million6.72 million–
1805338 million6.59 million–
1804336 million6.47 million–
1803335 million6.35 million–
1802333 million6.23 million–
1801332 million6.11 million–
1800330 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaUnited StatesWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million421 million256 million–625 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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