[PDF] china population 2019 vs us

How big is China compared to the United States?

The United States occupies a total area of about 3.8 million square miles while China has an area of approximately 3.7million square miles. However, China has a bigger land area than the United States. The Chinese land area is about 2.2% bigger than the United States (3.5 million square miles). China has a land area of approximately 3.6 million ...

Is China bigger than the United States?

To a certain extent this is not surprising: China’s population of 1.4 billion is around four times higher than that of the US at 320 million. Despite the recent slowdown, China’s economy is still growing at almost three times the rate of the US – around 7% over the last couple of years, compared to less than 2.5%.

How did China become so overpopulated?

How did China become so over populated? The rise of industry and large-scale agriculture meant that families could be much larger than in the past. The social impact of the urban-rural divide led to more complex societies, cities, and more people. To this day, the advantage that Asia has enjoyed over the last 10,000 years has not disappeared.

What is the average population of China?

Demographics of China. Population. 1,412,600,000 ( 1st) Growth rate. 0.03% (2021 est.) ( 159th) Birth rate. 7.52 births per 1,000 (2021 est.) Death rate. 7.18 deaths per 1,000 (2021 est.)