Population Comparison: China, EU, USA, and Japan

Below we compare the population and GDP figures of the top 4 economies (or economic regions) in the world according to 2023 nominal GDP figures: China, the European Union, the United States of America, and Japan.

EntityPopulation
(2023)		Area
(Km²)		Density
(P/Km²)		World Population
Share		GDP
(trillion $ 2023)
China 1,425,671,352 9,388,211 152 17.7 % $ 19.37
E.U. 448,922,216 3,997,838 112 5.6 % $ 17.82
U.S.A. 339,996,563 9,147,420 37 4.2 % $ 26.85
Japan 123,294,513 364,555 338 1.5 % $ 4.41

Notes

  • G.D.P. figures show nominal GDP in trillions of US dollars according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO).
  • Population figures show the medium-fertility variant estimates according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision.