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China vs Pakistan: Population by world region

China
633.37 million people
in 2100
Pakistan
511.00 million people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd

Population by world region over time

  • China
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

China currently reports 633.37 million people against 511.00 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 122.37 million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

Across all 318 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 238 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Pakistan Difference Ahead
1000s 36.59 million people 6.54 million people 30.04 million people China
1100s 90.18 million people 6.80 million people 83.38 million people China
1200s 103.06 million people 7.05 million people 96.01 million people China
1300s 79.97 million people 7.05 million people 72.91 million people China
1400s 71.25 million people 7.99 million people 63.26 million people China
1500s 91.26 million people 8.50 million people 82.76 million people China
1600s 98.05 million people 11.05 million people 87.00 million people China
1700s 99.43 million people 13.60 million people 85.83 million people China
1710s 104.05 million people 13.74 million people 90.31 million people China
1720s 119.50 million people 14.02 million people 105.48 million people China
1730s 127.05 million people 14.31 million people 112.75 million people China
1740s 142.98 million people 14.60 million people 128.38 million people China
1750s 178.33 million people 14.90 million people 163.43 million people China
1760s 197.05 million people 15.20 million people 181.85 million people China
1770s 220.13 million people 15.51 million people 204.62 million people China
1780s 275.68 million people 15.83 million people 259.86 million people China
1790s 298.73 million people 16.15 million people 282.58 million people China
1800s 337.01 million people 13.24 million people 323.78 million people China
1810s 361.46 million people 13.52 million people 347.95 million people China
1820s 393.32 million people 13.86 million people 379.46 million people China
1830s 410.14 million people 14.32 million people 395.82 million people China
1840s 411.90 million people 14.80 million people 397.11 million people China
1850s 395.39 million people 15.24 million people 380.15 million people China
1860s 367.43 million people 15.64 million people 351.79 million people China
1870s 360.85 million people 16.20 million people 344.64 million people China
1880s 370.70 million people 16.98 million people 353.72 million people China
1890s 385.36 million people 17.80 million people 367.56 million people China
1900s 405.63 million people 18.66 million people 386.97 million people China
1910s 438.78 million people 20.27 million people 418.51 million people China
1920s 472.62 million people 23.62 million people 449.01 million people China
1930s 495.30 million people 28.34 million people 466.97 million people China
1940s 523.96 million people 34.02 million people 489.94 million people China
1950s 597.80 million people 39.84 million people 557.96 million people China
1960s 717.50 million people 51.74 million people 665.76 million people China
1970s 902.94 million people 68.88 million people 834.07 million people China
1980s 1.05 billion people 97.06 million people 957.93 million people China
1990s 1.21 billion people 133.03 million people 1.08 billion people China
2000s 1.31 billion people 173.93 million people 1.13 billion people China
2010s 1.39 billion people 215.44 million people 1.17 billion people China
2020s 1.42 billion people 253.52 million people 1.16 billion people China
2030s 1.38 billion people 298.33 million people 1.08 billion people China
2040s 1.31 billion people 346.34 million people 962.33 million people China
2050s 1.21 billion people 391.43 million people 815.58 million people China
2060s 1.07 billion people 431.56 million people 641.37 million people China
2070s 940.90 million people 464.87 million people 476.03 million people China
2080s 812.90 million people 489.20 million people 323.69 million people China
2090s 693.77 million people 505.15 million people 188.63 million people China
2100s 633.37 million people 511.00 million people 122.37 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, China or Pakistan?
China, at 633.37 million people against 511.00 million people in Pakistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between China and Pakistan?
122.37 million people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do China and Pakistan rank globally for population by world region?
China ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.