China vs Indonesia: The global population hockey stick
China
1.42 billion people
in 2023
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th
The global population hockey stick over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 1.42 billion people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 1.14 billion people.
That makes China's figure about 5.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 239 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 36.59 million people | 3.75 million people | 32.84 million people | China |
| 1100s | 90.18 million people | 4.17 million people | 86.01 million people | China |
| 1200s | 103.06 million people | 4.58 million people | 98.48 million people | China |
| 1300s | 79.97 million people | 5.00 million people | 74.97 million people | China |
| 1400s | 71.25 million people | 6.38 million people | 64.88 million people | China |
| 1500s | 91.26 million people | 7.75 million people | 83.51 million people | China |
| 1600s | 98.05 million people | 8.50 million people | 89.55 million people | China |
| 1700s | 99.43 million people | 9.50 million people | 89.93 million people | China |
| 1710s | 104.05 million people | 9.60 million people | 94.45 million people | China |
| 1720s | 119.50 million people | 9.70 million people | 109.80 million people | China |
| 1730s | 127.05 million people | 9.80 million people | 117.25 million people | China |
| 1740s | 142.98 million people | 9.90 million people | 133.08 million people | China |
| 1750s | 178.33 million people | 10.00 million people | 168.33 million people | China |
| 1760s | 197.05 million people | 10.50 million people | 186.55 million people | China |
| 1770s | 220.13 million people | 11.00 million people | 209.13 million people | China |
| 1780s | 275.68 million people | 11.50 million people | 264.18 million people | China |
| 1790s | 298.73 million people | 12.00 million people | 286.73 million people | China |
| 1800s | 337.01 million people | 16.30 million people | 320.71 million people | China |
| 1810s | 361.46 million people | 16.81 million people | 344.65 million people | China |
| 1820s | 393.32 million people | 17.74 million people | 375.58 million people | China |
| 1830s | 410.14 million people | 19.17 million people | 390.97 million people | China |
| 1840s | 411.90 million people | 20.88 million people | 391.03 million people | China |
| 1850s | 395.39 million people | 22.94 million people | 372.45 million people | China |
| 1860s | 367.43 million people | 25.48 million people | 341.95 million people | China |
| 1870s | 360.85 million people | 28.46 million people | 332.39 million people | China |
| 1880s | 370.70 million people | 31.69 million people | 339.01 million people | China |
| 1890s | 385.36 million people | 35.65 million people | 349.71 million people | China |
| 1900s | 405.63 million people | 40.31 million people | 365.32 million people | China |
| 1910s | 438.78 million people | 44.80 million people | 393.97 million people | China |
| 1920s | 472.62 million people | 49.97 million people | 422.65 million people | China |
| 1930s | 495.30 million people | 57.07 million people | 438.23 million people | China |
| 1940s | 523.96 million people | 64.96 million people | 459.00 million people | China |
| 1950s | 597.80 million people | 76.73 million people | 521.07 million people | China |
| 1960s | 717.50 million people | 100.10 million people | 617.40 million people | China |
| 1970s | 902.94 million people | 130.33 million people | 772.61 million people | China |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion people | 164.79 million people | 890.20 million people | China |
| 1990s | 1.21 billion people | 198.27 million people | 1.01 billion people | China |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion people | 229.55 million people | 1.08 billion people | China |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion people | 259.94 million people | 1.13 billion people | China |
| 2020s | 1.43 billion people | 277.90 million people | 1.15 billion people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 1.42 billion people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between China and Indonesia?
- 1.14 billion people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.