China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Population projections
Population projections over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.69 billion Persons against 998.78 million Persons in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 690.42 million Persons.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 43 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.41 billion Persons | 1.48 billion Persons | 71.50 million Persons | India |
| 2030s | 1.38 billion Persons | 1.57 billion Persons | 196.97 million Persons | India |
| 2040s | 1.31 billion Persons | 1.65 billion Persons | 342.85 million Persons | India |
| 2050s | 1.21 billion Persons | 1.69 billion Persons | 484.89 million Persons | India |
| 2060s | 1.07 billion Persons | 1.70 billion Persons | 625.53 million Persons | India |
| 2070s | 998.78 million Persons | 1.69 billion Persons | 690.42 million Persons | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
- India, at 1.69 billion Persons against 998.78 million Persons in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2070.
- What is the difference in population projections between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 690.42 million Persons, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for population projections?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st 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.