China vs World: Urban population
China
933.17 million
in 2025
World
4.75 billion
in 2025
China rank
1st
World rank
1st
Urban population over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 4.75 billion against 933.17 million in China, a difference of 3.82 billion.
That makes World's figure about 5.1 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.