Population

China is slightly bigger than the United States; even though there are about 4x more people living in china than there are in the U.S. China has roughly 1,338,612,968 inhabitants. 1 out of every 6 people in the world live in china. It is the largest and most populated country. This country represents a full 20% of the worlds popultion.

The one child law in china has somewhat slowed the growth of the countrys population. The one child law was established by Deng Xiaoping in 1979. The polocy limits couples to having no more than one child. If a couple is pregnant with their second baby they will be fined, and the woman will be forced to have an abortion.