China vs Indonesia: Has the population peaked?

China
1.42 billion people
in 2023
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.42 billion people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 1.14 billion people.

That makes China's figure about 5.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.