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United States

346,702,855

Population now
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China

1,414,854,021

Population now

As of 2026, United States has a population of about 346,702,855 while China has about 1,414,854,021 — a difference of 1,068,151,166 people. United States is growing faster (0.18% per year).

United StatesMetricChina
0.18% Growth rate / yr -0.15%
11.0 Birth rate / 1,000 6.4
9.2 Death rate / 1,000 7.9
37.0 Density / km² 147.8
49.4% Male % 51.2%
99.0% Literacy % 97.2%
23.0% Smoking % 25.6%
77.1 Life expectancy 71.4