China vs World excluding BRICS: Population

China
1.23 million
in 2030
World excluding BRICS
3.84 million
in 2030
China rank
1st
World excluding BRICS rank
4th

Population over time

  • China
  • World excluding BRICS
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020102030

How they compare

World excluding BRICS currently reports 3.84 million against 1.23 million in China, a difference of 2.62 million.

That makes World excluding BRICS's figure about 3.1 times China's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, World excluding BRICS has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World excluding BRICS ranks 4th of 188 countries.

World excluding BRICS has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World excluding BRICS Difference Ahead
1990s 880,832 2.15 million 1.27 million World excluding BRICS
2000s 1.03 million 2.58 million 1.55 million World excluding BRICS
2010s 1.14 million 3.05 million 1.92 million World excluding BRICS
2020s 1.20 million 3.55 million 2.35 million World excluding BRICS
2030s 1.23 million 3.84 million 2.62 million World excluding BRICS

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, China or World excluding BRICS?
World excluding BRICS, at 3.84 million against 1.23 million in China as of 2030.
What is the difference in population between China and World excluding BRICS?
2.62 million, with World excluding BRICS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World excluding BRICS?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do China and World excluding BRICS rank globally for population?
China ranks 1st and World excluding BRICS ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Population (UN estimates and projections). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs World excluding BRICS: Population. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-un-estimates-and-projections/china/world-excluding-brics/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-un-estimates-and-projections/china/world-excluding-brics/">China vs World excluding BRICS: Population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
280 places, 11,480 data points, 1990–2030
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. The total population comprises persons of all ages who were living in the country during the reference period, regardless of residency status or citizenship. The source for the population figures used is the United Nations' World Population Prospects. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.