China vs IBRD only: Population, total

China
1.41 billion
in 2025
IBRD only
5.01 billion
in 2025
China rank
2nd
IBRD only rank
5th

Population, total over time

  • China
  • IBRD only
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How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 5.01 billion against 1.41 billion in China, a difference of 3.60 billion.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 3.6 times China's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and IBRD only ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.