China vs IDA total: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
China
32.7%
in 2025
IDA total
15.5%
in 2025
China rank
31st
IDA total rank
32nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- China
- IDA total
How they compare
China currently reports 32.7% against 15.5% in IDA total, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes China's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and IDA total in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 2.2% | China |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 8.1% | 0.3% | IDA total |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 9.9% | 0.8% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 1.5% | China |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 12.5% | 7.3% | China |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 13.7% | 12.1% | China |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 15.0% | 15.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, China or IDA total?
- China, at 32.7% against 15.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between China and IDA total?
- 17.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and IDA total rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- China ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.