China vs India: Population ages 05-09, male
China
42.45 million
in 2025
India
61.37 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 61.37 million against 42.45 million in China, a difference of 18.92 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.87 million | 34.06 million | 13.81 million | China |
| 1970s | 65.89 million | 41.51 million | 24.38 million | China |
| 1980s | 54.57 million | 51.22 million | 3.35 million | China |
| 1990s | 60.30 million | 61.82 million | 1.52 million | India |
| 2000s | 46.55 million | 67.46 million | 20.92 million | India |
| 2010s | 45.10 million | 67.30 million | 22.21 million | India |
| 2020s | 46.44 million | 62.92 million | 16.48 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, China or India?
- India, at 61.37 million against 42.45 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between China and India?
- 18.92 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 5 to 9.