China vs Low & middle income: Population ages 0-14, total
China
216.72 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
1.79 billion
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 1.79 billion against 216.72 million in China, a difference of 1.57 billion.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 8.2 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292.08 million | 973.49 million | 681.42 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 358.86 million | 1.22 billion | 861.23 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 334.66 million | 1.39 billion | 1.06 billion | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 326.86 million | 1.58 billion | 1.25 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 273.71 million | 1.65 billion | 1.37 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 251.89 million | 1.74 billion | 1.49 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 236.63 million | 1.80 billion | 1.56 billion | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 1.79 billion against 216.72 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between China and Low & middle income?
- 1.57 billion, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.