China has rapidly urbanised its large population in a few decades, despite starting off worse than its neighbour, India.
| Year | China | India |
| 1960-01-01 | 16.203 | 17.924 |
| 1961-01-01 | 16.708 | 18.032 |
| 1962-01-01 | 17.226 | 18.218 |
| 1963-01-01 | 17.757 | 18.405 |
| 1964-01-01 | 18.299 | 18.595 |
| 1965-01-01 | 18.086 | 18.785 |
| 1966-01-01 | 17.915 | 18.977 |
| 1967-01-01 | 17.785 | 19.171 |
| 1968-01-01 | 17.656 | 19.366 |
| 1969-01-01 | 17.528 | 19.562 |
| 1970-01-01 | 17.4 | 19.76 |
| 1971-01-01 | 17.292 | 19.991 |
| 1972-01-01 | 17.184 | 20.321 |
| 1973-01-01 | 17.184 | 20.653 |
| 1974-01-01 | 17.292 | 20.991 |
| 1975-01-01 | 17.4 | 21.332 |
| 1976-01-01 | 17.46 | 21.677 |
| 1977-01-01 | 17.52 | 22.026 |
| 1978-01-01 | 17.9 | 22.379 |
| 1979-01-01 | 18.617 | 22.736 |
| 1980-01-01 | 19.358 | 23.098 |
| 1981-01-01 | 20.118 | 23.417 |
| 1982-01-01 | 20.902 | 23.647 |
| 1983-01-01 | 21.545 | 23.879 |
| 1984-01-01 | 22.203 | 24.113 |
| 1985-01-01 | 22.874 | 24.348 |
| 1986-01-01 | 23.559 | 24.585 |
| 1987-01-01 | 24.259 | 24.823 |
| 1988-01-01 | 24.974 | 25.063 |
| 1989-01-01 | 25.701 | 25.305 |
| 1990-01-01 | 26.442 | 25.547 |
| 1991-01-01 | 27.312 | 25.778 |
| 1992-01-01 | 28.2 | 25.984 |
| 1993-01-01 | 29.103 | 26.191 |
| 1994-01-01 | 30.024 | 26.399 |
| 1995-01-01 | 30.961 | 26.607 |
| 1996-01-01 | 31.916 | 26.817 |
| 1997-01-01 | 32.883 | 27.028 |
| 1998-01-01 | 33.867 | 27.24 |
| 1999-01-01 | 34.865 | 27.453 |
| 2000-01-01 | 35.877 | 27.667 |
| 2001-01-01 | 37.093 | 27.918 |
| 2002-01-01 | 38.425 | 28.244 |
| 2003-01-01 | 39.776 | 28.572 |
| 2004-01-01 | 41.144 | 28.903 |
| 2005-01-01 | 42.522 | 29.235 |
| 2006-01-01 | 43.868 | 29.569 |
| 2007-01-01 | 45.199 | 29.906 |
| 2008-01-01 | 46.539 | 30.246 |
| 2009-01-01 | 47.88 | 30.587 |
| 2010-01-01 | 49.226 | 30.93 |
| 2011-01-01 | 50.511 | 31.276 |
| 2012-01-01 | 51.765 | 31.634 |
| 2013-01-01 | 53.013 | 32.003 |
| 2014-01-01 | 54.259 | 32.384 |
| 2015-01-01 | 55.5 | 32.777 |
| 2016-01-01 | 56.736 | 33.182 |
| 2017-01-01 | 57.96 | 33.6 |
| 2018-01-01 | 59.152 | 34.03 |
| 2019-01-01 | 60.308 | 34.472 |
| 2020-01-01 | 61.428 | 34.926 |
| 2021-01-01 | 62.512 | 35.393 |
