Mapped: The Population of China and India in Perspective

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2 weeks ago

June 16, 2024

Marcus Lu

Graphics/Design:

Sam Parker

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The Population of China and India in Perspective

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China and India, the world’s two most populous countries, each boast populations exceeding 1.4 billion people.

To put this into perspective, we visualized populations of China and India beside other leading countries and regions. All figures are for 2023, and were accessed via Worldometer.

Data and Key Takeaways

All of the data we used to create this graphic is listed in the table below.

Country / Region	Population (2023)
🌍 Africa	1,460,481,772
🇮🇳 India	1,428,627,663
🇨🇳 China	1,425,671,352
🌎 Latin America & the Caribbean	664,997,121
🇪🇺🇬🇧 EU plus UK	516,659,018
🇺🇸 U.S.	339,996,563
🇮🇩 Indonesia	277,534,122

From these figures, we can see that the entire population of Africa (currently the fastest growing region in the world) barely surpasses that of China and India.

The populations of China and India are each more than double the size of Latin America and the Caribbean, and nearly triple that of the European Union (including the UK).

Fast Facts on Global Population

Here are some important figures to know regarding the world’s population:

China accounts for 17.7% of the world’s population, while India represents a slightly larger 17.8% share.
Africa is the fastest growing region in the world, with annual growth of about 2.4%.
Europe is the only region in the world that is shrinking, at about -0.17% annually.

Learn More About Demographics from Visual Capitalist

If you enjoy graphics like these, be sure to check out Population Projections: The World’s 6 Largest Countries in 2075.

It reveals a startling contrast between the trajectories of China and India, with the latter peaking at 1.7 billion in the mid-2060s.

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Charted: U.S. Wealth by Generation

This graphic illustrates the distribution of wealth in the United States from 1990 to 2023 by generation, from Millennials to Boomers.

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1 day ago

June 27, 2024

Bruno Venditti

Charted: U.S. Wealth by Generation

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In 2023, American Baby Boomers owned 52% of the country’s net wealth despite comprising only 20% of the population.

Based on Federal Reserve data, this graphic illustrates the distribution of wealth in the United States from 1990 to 2023 by generation.

Generations are defined by birth year:

Silent Generation (born before 1946)
Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964)
Gen Xers (born 1965-1980)
Millennials (born 1981-1996)

Baby Boomers Own Over Half of the Wealth

Baby Boomers are often considered one of the luckier generations in terms of timing.

Most did not experience wars and benefited from strong economic growth driven by falling interest rates, a roaring stock market, global monetary expansion, and high earnings. Consequently, this group’s wealth grew from $4.5 trillion in 1990 to $76.2 trillion in 2023.

Wealth by Generation (USD, Trillions)

Year	Silent	Baby Boom	Gen X	Millennial
1990	17.3T	4.5T	0.2T	0
1995	19.9T	8.6T	0.6T	0
2000	22.8T	17.0T	2.2T	0
2005	27.1T	29.2T	5.2T	0.3T
2010	21.6T	34.4T	6.0T	0.5T
2015	21.4T	48.4T	13.0T	1.9T
2020	19.3T	66.2T	31.3T	7.2T
2023	19.7T	76.2T	37.8T	13.5T

Meanwhile, Gen X’s share of American wealth rose from 15% in 2013 to 26% in 2023. In contrast, with most of the cohort over 80 years old, the Silent Generation saw its share of the national wealth total drop from 79% in 1990 to 13% in 2024.

Contrary to their ‘broke generation’ label, millennials have defied expectations. They saw their wealth reach historic highs after the COVID-19 pandemic, amassing more wealth by their 40s than previous generations. In a significant leap, millennials’ share of wealth in America increased from a modest 1.4% to a promising 9.2% between 1990 and 2023.

If you enjoyed this post, be sure to check out this graphic, which shows the retirement savings that Americans currently hold.