Asia vs China: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Asia
3.48 million 1000 No
in 2050
China
1.12 million 1000 No
in 2050
Asia rank
1st
China rank
1st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Asia
  • China
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 3.48 million 1000 No against 1.12 million 1000 No in China, a difference of 2.36 million 1000 No.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.1 times China's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 46 regions.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
1950s 283,558 1000 No 87,939 1000 No 195,619 1000 No Asia
1960s 408,425 1000 No 133,894 1000 No 274,531 1000 No Asia
1970s 568,269 1000 No 169,856 1000 No 398,412 1000 No Asia
1980s 826,975 1000 No 257,782 1000 No 569,193 1000 No Asia
1990s 1.19 million 1000 No 397,729 1000 No 794,776 1000 No Asia
2000s 1.61 million 1000 No 575,584 1000 No 1.03 million 1000 No Asia
2010s 2.10 million 1000 No 789,935 1000 No 1.31 million 1000 No Asia
2020s 2.56 million 1000 No 973,769 1000 No 1.59 million 1000 No Asia
2030s 2.98 million 1000 No 1.08 million 1000 No 1.89 million 1000 No Asia
2040s 3.32 million 1000 No 1.12 million 1000 No 2.20 million 1000 No Asia
2050s 3.48 million 1000 No 1.12 million 1000 No 2.36 million 1000 No Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Asia or China?
Asia, at 3.48 million 1000 No against 1.12 million 1000 No in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Asia and China?
2.36 million 1000 No, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Asia and China rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Asia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.