China vs Pakistan: Population

China

1.42 billion people

in 2023

Pakistan

247.50 million people

in 2023

China rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

5th

Population over time

China currently reports 1.42 billion people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 1.18 billion people.

That makes China's figure about 5.7 times Pakistan's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.