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China population

China's population was 1.41 billion in 2025.

That is the 2nd highest of the 209 countries with data. Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0). Latest year the source publishes.

HighestIndia1.46 billion
Median of 2097.5 millionhalf of countries are above this

How China compares

The four countries ranked above and below China, highest first.

  1. 1India1.46 billion
  2. 2China1.41 billion
  3. 3United States341.8 million
  4. 4Indonesia285.7 million
  5. 5Pakistan255.2 million
  6. 6Nigeria237.5 million

What it means

Everyone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.

What it does not tell you

It is an estimate compiled from national censuses and surveys, and is revised as new counts arrive.

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