China vs United States: Urban population
China
933.17 million
in 2025
United States
274.08 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
Urban population over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 933.17 million against 274.08 million in United States, a difference of 659.09 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
Globally, China ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd 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.