China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 83.2 people in Estonia. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 355,676 sq ft in Estonia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and Estonia are ranked 64th and 152nd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.02% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for Estonia, hence the population density in China is 367% higher than in Estonia.
Population density comparison
China
|
Estonia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 83.2 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 152/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
1355535
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 16,498 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 335,238 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 30% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 70% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 0% |
China vs Estonia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 0.11% decline in Estonia.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. Estonia was 141st in 2004 and ranks 152nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Estonia
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 83.2 |
| 2023 | 389 | 83.1 |
| 2022 | 390 | 81.8 |
| 2021 | 390 | 80.6 |
| 2020 | 389 | 80.5 |
| 2019 | 388 | 80.4 |
| 2018 | 387 | 80.1 |
| 2017 | 385 | 79.8 |
| 2016 | 383 | 78.4 |
| 2015 | 381 | 78.4 |
| 2014 | 378 | 78.3 |
| 2013 | 376 | 78.5 |
| 2012 | 374 | 80.8 |
| 2011 | 371 | 81.1 |
| 2010 | 369 | 81.4 |
| 2009 | 367 | 81.5 |
| 2008 | 365 | 81.7 |
| 2007 | 364 | 81.9 |
| 2006 | 362 | 82.3 |
| 2005 | 360 | 82.8 |
| 2004 | 358 | 83.3 |
| 2003 | 355 | 83.7 |
| 2002 | 353 | 84.3 |
| 2001 | 351 | 84.8 |
| 2000 | 348 | 85.4 |
| 1999 | 346 | 84.9 |
| 1998 | 343 | 84.7 |
| 1997 | 339 | 85.5 |
| 1996 | 336 | 86.5 |
| 1995 | 332 | 87.8 |
| 1994 | 329 | 89.4 |
| 1993 | 325 | 91.3 |
| 1992 | 321 | 93.7 |
| 1991 | 317 | - |
| 1990 | 313 | - |
| 1989 | 309 | - |
| 1988 | 304 | - |
| 1987 | 299.1 | - |
| 1986 | 294.3 | - |
| 1985 | 290 | - |
| 1984 | 286 | - |
| 1983 | 282.3 | - |
| 1982 | 278.3 | - |
| 1981 | 274.2 | - |
| 1980 | 270.7 | - |
| 1979 | 267.3 | - |
| 1978 | 263.8 | - |
| 1977 | 260.3 | - |
| 1976 | 256.8 | - |
| 1975 | 252.8 | - |
| 1974 | 248.4 | - |
| 1973 | 243.3 | - |
| 1972 | 237.8 | - |
| 1971 | 232 | - |
| 1970 | 225.8 | - |
| 1969 | 219.6 | - |
| 1968 | 213.7 | - |
| 1967 | 208.2 | - |
| 1966 | 202.9 | - |
| 1965 | 197.3 | - |
| 1964 | 192.7 | - |
| 1963 | 188.2 | - |
| 1962 | 183.7 | - |
| 1961 | 182.2 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Estonia
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 70% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 69.8% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 69.6% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 69.4% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 69.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 69.1% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 68.9% |
| 2017 | 58% | 68.7% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 68.6% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 68.4% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | 53% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 68% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 68% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 68.1% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 68.2% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 68.4% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 68.6% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 68.7% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 68.9% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 69% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 69.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 69.2% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 69.4% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 69.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 69.7% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 69.9% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 70.1% |
| 1995 | 31% | 70.3% |
| 1994 | 30% | 70.5% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 70.7% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 70.9% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 71% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 71.2% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 71.4% |
| 1988 | 25% | 71.4% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 71.2% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 71% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 70.8% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 70.6% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 70.3% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 70.1% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 69.9% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 69.7% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 69.5% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 69.1% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 68.6% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 68.1% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 67.6% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 67.1% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 66.5% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 66% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 64.9% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 64.3% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 63.6% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 62.8% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 62.1% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 61.3% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 59.8% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 59.1% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 58.3% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 57.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 68.9% to 70% in Estonia.
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