China vs India: Has the population peaked?
China
1.42 billion people
in 2023
India
1.44 billion people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Has the population peaked? over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.44 billion people against 1.42 billion people in China, a difference of 15.49 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 597.80 million people | 384.33 million people | 213.47 million people | China |
| 1960s | 717.50 million people | 484.63 million people | 232.87 million people | China |
| 1970s | 902.94 million people | 605.98 million people | 296.96 million people | China |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion people | 764.93 million people | 290.06 million people | China |
| 1990s | 1.21 billion people | 951.12 million people | 260.73 million people | China |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion people | 1.14 billion people | 162.41 million people | China |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion people | 1.32 billion people | 71.66 million people | China |
| 2020s | 1.43 billion people | 1.42 billion people | 5.00 million people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, China or India?
- India, at 1.44 billion people against 1.42 billion people in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between China and India?
- 15.49 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for has the population peaked??
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.