Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What is the approximate population of China?"
...China's 2019 population is 1.43 billion, based on United Nations projections. China, officially the People's Republic of China, is the largest country in the world today. China population is equivalent to 18.59% of the total world population. India, the next largest country, has 120 million fewer people, for a population of 1.28 billion. The United States, the third largest country in the world, has a much smaller population of 323 million. Estimates show that India will pass China as the most populous nation in the world in the next couple of decades.
