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China vs United States: Urban population

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Urban population was 928.44M, compared to United States's 272.51M. That makes China's value 240.7% higher than United States's.

China

Rank #1 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
928.44M
Year-over-year
+0.4%
10-year change
+21.4%
Peak
928.44M (2024)
Trough
560.47M (2005)

United States

Rank #3 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
272.51M
Year-over-year
+1.0%
10-year change
+5.9%
Peak
272.51M (2024)
Trough
236.99M (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.