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.

Entity Population
(2025) 		Area
(Km²) 		Density
(P/Km²) 		World
Share 		2023 GDP
(trillion $)
China 1,416,096,094 9,388,211 151 17.2% $19.37
E.U. 448,992,585 3,997,838 112 5.5% $17.82
U.S. 347,275,807 9,147,420 38 4.2% $26.85
Japan 123,103,479 364,555 338 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.