China has rapidly urbanised its large population in a few decades, despite starting off worse than its neighbour, India.
Year | China | India |
1960-01-01 | 16.203 | 17.924 |
1961-01-01 | 16.708 | 18.032 |
1962-01-01 | 17.226 | 18.218 |
1963-01-01 | 17.757 | 18.405 |
1964-01-01 | 18.299 | 18.595 |
1965-01-01 | 18.086 | 18.785 |
1966-01-01 | 17.915 | 18.977 |
1967-01-01 | 17.785 | 19.171 |
1968-01-01 | 17.656 | 19.366 |
1969-01-01 | 17.528 | 19.562 |
1970-01-01 | 17.4 | 19.76 |
1971-01-01 | 17.292 | 19.991 |
1972-01-01 | 17.184 | 20.321 |
1973-01-01 | 17.184 | 20.653 |
1974-01-01 | 17.292 | 20.991 |
1975-01-01 | 17.4 | 21.332 |
1976-01-01 | 17.46 | 21.677 |
1977-01-01 | 17.52 | 22.026 |
1978-01-01 | 17.9 | 22.379 |
1979-01-01 | 18.617 | 22.736 |
1980-01-01 | 19.358 | 23.098 |
1981-01-01 | 20.118 | 23.417 |
1982-01-01 | 20.902 | 23.647 |
1983-01-01 | 21.545 | 23.879 |
1984-01-01 | 22.203 | 24.113 |
1985-01-01 | 22.874 | 24.348 |
1986-01-01 | 23.559 | 24.585 |
1987-01-01 | 24.259 | 24.823 |
1988-01-01 | 24.974 | 25.063 |
1989-01-01 | 25.701 | 25.305 |
1990-01-01 | 26.442 | 25.547 |
1991-01-01 | 27.312 | 25.778 |
1992-01-01 | 28.2 | 25.984 |
1993-01-01 | 29.103 | 26.191 |
1994-01-01 | 30.024 | 26.399 |
1995-01-01 | 30.961 | 26.607 |
1996-01-01 | 31.916 | 26.817 |
1997-01-01 | 32.883 | 27.028 |
1998-01-01 | 33.867 | 27.24 |
1999-01-01 | 34.865 | 27.453 |
2000-01-01 | 35.877 | 27.667 |
2001-01-01 | 37.093 | 27.918 |
2002-01-01 | 38.425 | 28.244 |
2003-01-01 | 39.776 | 28.572 |
2004-01-01 | 41.144 | 28.903 |
2005-01-01 | 42.522 | 29.235 |
2006-01-01 | 43.868 | 29.569 |
2007-01-01 | 45.199 | 29.906 |
2008-01-01 | 46.539 | 30.246 |
2009-01-01 | 47.88 | 30.587 |
2010-01-01 | 49.226 | 30.93 |
2011-01-01 | 50.511 | 31.276 |
2012-01-01 | 51.765 | 31.634 |
2013-01-01 | 53.013 | 32.003 |
2014-01-01 | 54.259 | 32.384 |
2015-01-01 | 55.5 | 32.777 |
2016-01-01 | 56.736 | 33.182 |
2017-01-01 | 57.96 | 33.6 |
2018-01-01 | 59.152 | 34.03 |
2019-01-01 | 60.308 | 34.472 |
2020-01-01 | 61.428 | 34.926 |
2021-01-01 | 62.512 | 35.393 |