China vs United States: Has the population peaked?
China
1.42 billion people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
Has the population peaked? over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 1.42 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States, a difference of 1.08 billion people.
That makes China's figure about 4.1 times United States's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 597.80 million people | 165.22 million people | 432.58 million people | China |
| 1960s | 717.50 million people | 193.61 million people | 523.89 million people | China |
| 1970s | 902.94 million people | 217.97 million people | 684.98 million people | China |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion people | 240.39 million people | 814.60 million people | China |
| 1990s | 1.21 billion people | 266.50 million people | 945.35 million people | China |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion people | 294.48 million people | 1.01 billion people | China |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion people | 324.59 million people | 1.07 billion people | China |
| 2020s | 1.43 billion people | 341.15 million people | 1.08 billion people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, China or United States?
- China, at 1.42 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between China and United States?
- 1.08 billion people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for has the population peaked??
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.