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China vs India: Population by world region

China
633.37 million people
in 2100
India
1.51 billion people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Population by world region over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.51 billion people against 633.37 million people in China, a difference of 871.88 million people.

That makes India's figure about 2.4 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, China averaged higher in 26 and India in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1000s 36.59 million people 112.49 million people 75.90 million people India
1100s 90.18 million people 116.24 million people 26.07 million people India
1200s 103.06 million people 119.99 million people 16.93 million people India
1300s 79.97 million people 123.74 million people 43.77 million people India
1400s 71.25 million people 127.49 million people 56.24 million people India
1500s 91.26 million people 131.24 million people 39.98 million people India
1600s 98.05 million people 134.99 million people 36.94 million people India
1700s 99.43 million people 164.99 million people 65.56 million people India
1710s 104.05 million people 168.66 million people 64.61 million people India
1720s 119.50 million people 172.32 million people 52.83 million people India
1730s 127.05 million people 175.99 million people 48.94 million people India
1740s 142.98 million people 179.66 million people 36.68 million people India
1750s 178.33 million people 183.32 million people 5.00 million people India
1760s 197.05 million people 186.99 million people 10.06 million people China
1770s 220.13 million people 190.66 million people 29.48 million people China
1780s 275.68 million people 194.32 million people 81.36 million people China
1790s 298.73 million people 197.99 million people 100.74 million people China
1800s 337.01 million people 202.52 million people 134.49 million people China
1810s 361.46 million people 206.87 million people 154.59 million people China
1820s 393.32 million people 212.96 million people 180.36 million people China
1830s 410.14 million people 221.57 million people 188.57 million people China
1840s 411.90 million people 230.66 million people 181.24 million people China
1850s 395.39 million people 239.23 million people 156.16 million people China
1860s 367.43 million people 247.01 million people 120.42 million people China
1870s 360.85 million people 252.90 million people 107.95 million people China
1880s 370.70 million people 264.33 million people 106.37 million people China
1890s 385.36 million people 277.72 million people 107.64 million people China
1900s 405.63 million people 287.35 million people 118.27 million people China
1910s 438.78 million people 297.43 million people 141.35 million people China
1920s 472.62 million people 312.69 million people 159.93 million people China
1930s 495.30 million people 350.90 million people 144.40 million people China
1940s 523.96 million people 365.73 million people 158.22 million people China
1950s 597.80 million people 384.33 million people 213.47 million people China
1960s 717.50 million people 484.63 million people 232.87 million people China
1970s 902.94 million people 605.98 million people 296.96 million people China
1980s 1.05 billion people 764.93 million people 290.06 million people China
1990s 1.21 billion people 951.12 million people 260.73 million people China
2000s 1.31 billion people 1.14 billion people 162.41 million people China
2010s 1.39 billion people 1.32 billion people 71.66 million people China
2020s 1.42 billion people 1.46 billion people 40.90 million people India
2030s 1.38 billion people 1.57 billion people 196.97 million people India
2040s 1.31 billion people 1.65 billion people 342.85 million people India
2050s 1.21 billion people 1.69 billion people 484.89 million people India
2060s 1.07 billion people 1.70 billion people 625.53 million people India
2070s 940.90 million people 1.67 billion people 730.95 million people India
2080s 812.90 million people 1.62 billion people 804.55 million people India
2090s 693.77 million people 1.55 billion people 853.15 million people India
2100s 633.37 million people 1.51 billion people 871.88 million people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, China or India?
India, at 1.51 billion people against 633.37 million people in China as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between China and India?
871.88 million people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do China and India rank globally for population by world region?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.