China vs Indonesia: Population projections

China
998.78 million Persons
in 2070
Indonesia
330.36 million Persons
in 2070
China rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
5th

Population projections over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1.5B202420472070

How they compare

China currently reports 998.78 million Persons against 330.36 million Persons in Indonesia, a difference of 668.43 million Persons.

That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Indonesia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 43 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
2020s 1.41 billion Persons 288.43 million Persons 1.12 billion Persons China
2030s 1.38 billion Persons 307.02 million Persons 1.07 billion Persons China
2040s 1.31 billion Persons 323.14 million Persons 985.54 million Persons China
2050s 1.21 billion Persons 330.77 million Persons 876.23 million Persons China
2060s 1.07 billion Persons 331.54 million Persons 741.39 million Persons China
2070s 998.78 million Persons 330.36 million Persons 668.43 million Persons China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, China or Indonesia?
China, at 998.78 million Persons against 330.36 million Persons in Indonesia as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between China and Indonesia?
668.43 million Persons, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for population projections?
China ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

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.