Brazil vs China (People’s Republic of): Population projections
Population projections over time
- Brazil
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 998.78 million Persons against 227.52 million Persons in Brazil, a difference of 771.26 million Persons.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 4.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 220.85 million Persons | 1.41 billion Persons | 1.19 billion Persons | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2030s | 228.56 million Persons | 1.38 billion Persons | 1.15 billion Persons | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2040s | 232.85 million Persons | 1.31 billion Persons | 1.08 billion Persons | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2050s | 231.30 million Persons | 1.21 billion Persons | 975.71 million Persons | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2060s | 227.90 million Persons | 1.13 billion Persons | 900.25 million Persons | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, Brazil or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 998.78 million Persons against 227.52 million Persons in Brazil as of 2070.
- What is the difference in population projections between Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 771.26 million Persons, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2061.
- How do Brazil and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for population projections?
- Brazil ranks 6th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.