China vs Korea: Population projections
Population projections over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
China currently reports 998.78 million Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 961.60 million Persons.
That makes China's figure about 26.9 times Korea's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 43 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.41 billion Persons | 51.57 million Persons | 1.36 billion Persons | China |
| 2030s | 1.38 billion Persons | 50.84 million Persons | 1.32 billion Persons | China |
| 2040s | 1.31 billion Persons | 48.90 million Persons | 1.26 billion Persons | China |
| 2050s | 1.21 billion Persons | 45.05 million Persons | 1.16 billion Persons | China |
| 2060s | 1.07 billion Persons | 39.96 million Persons | 1.03 billion Persons | China |
| 2070s | 998.78 million Persons | 37.18 million Persons | 961.60 million Persons | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, China or Korea?
- China, at 998.78 million Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea as of 2070.
- What is the difference in population projections between China and Korea?
- 961.60 million Persons, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for population projections?
- China ranks 3rd and Korea 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.