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China

1,414,836,867

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Russia

143,077,318

Population now

As of 2026, China has a population of about 1,414,836,867 while Russia has about 143,077,318 — a difference of 1,271,759,549 people. China is growing faster (-0.15% per year).

ChinaMetricRussia
-0.15% Growth rate / yr -0.57%
6.4 Birth rate / 1,000 8.8
7.9 Death rate / 1,000 14.5
147.8 Density / km² 8.4
51.2% Male % 46.3%
97.2% Literacy % 99.7%
25.6% Smoking % 26.8%
71.4 Life expectancy 67.2