China vs India: Population ages 15-19, male
China
45.38 million
in 2025
India
66.37 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 66.37 million against 45.38 million in China, a difference of 20.99 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 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 4 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.08 million | 23.50 million | 11.58 million | China |
| 1970s | 46.34 million | 33.12 million | 13.22 million | China |
| 1980s | 64.05 million | 40.61 million | 23.43 million | China |
| 1990s | 53.51 million | 50.34 million | 3.17 million | China |
| 2000s | 60.05 million | 60.93 million | 884,550 | India |
| 2010s | 45.86 million | 66.76 million | 20.89 million | India |
| 2020s | 43.55 million | 67.54 million | 23.99 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, China or India?
- India, at 66.37 million against 45.38 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between China and India?
- 20.99 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 15-19, 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 15-19, 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 15 to 19.