China vs Indonesia: Population, age 21, total

China
19.76 million
in 2015
Indonesia
4.17 million
in 2015
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th

Population, age 21, total over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199020022015

How they compare

China currently reports 19.76 million against 4.17 million in Indonesia, a difference of 15.59 million.

That makes China's figure about 4.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 191 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 23.63 million 3.94 million 19.68 million China
2000s 20.55 million 4.27 million 16.28 million China
2010s 22.15 million 4.19 million 17.96 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 21, total, China or Indonesia?
China, at 19.76 million against 4.17 million in Indonesia as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 21, total between China and Indonesia?
15.59 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for population, age 21, total?
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 21, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 21, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.