China vs Mexico
China has 10.7× the population of Mexico: 1,406,585,000 vs 131,946,900, a gap of 1.27 billion. Mexico is growing faster (+0.83% vs −0.17% a year), adding about 1,090,386 people a year against −2,387,972. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is narrowing, but too slowly to close within two centuries. China is the older society: 14.9% aged 65+ against 8.5% in Mexico, while Mexico has more children (24.1% under 15 vs 15.4%). China is 2.3× as densely populated (150.3 vs 66.7 people per km²). People in China live 2.8 years longer on average (78.0 vs 75.3).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (China) and 2025 (Mexico); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
China vs Mexico — side by side
 China |  Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,585,0002025 | 131,946,9002025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.17%2025 | +0.83%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 6.82024 | 15.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.82024 | 6.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.012024 | 1.892024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.0 yrs2024 | 75.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.4%2025 | 24.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 14.9%2025 | 8.5%2025 |
| Density | 150.3 /km²2023 | 66.7 /km²2023 |
| Area | 9,562,910 km²2023 | 1,957,194 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 66.3%2025 | 80.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -268,1262025 | -108,0372025 |
| GDP per capita | $13,8622025 | $13,8892025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #2 | #11 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 17.12% | 1.61% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). China: 2.1× from 1960 to 2025; Mexico: 3.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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