China vs Euro area: Population ages 15-64, male
China
70.7%
in 2025
Euro area
64.8%
in 2025
China rank
26th
Euro area rank
29th
Population ages 15-64, male over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 70.7% against 64.8% in Euro area, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
China ranks 26th and Euro area ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.9% | 64.4% | 8.5% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 64.5% | 7.8% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 68.2% | 4.7% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 69.5% | 2.8% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 68.7% | 2.2% | China |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 66.9% | 4.8% | China |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 65.3% | 4.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, China or Euro area?
- China, at 70.7% against 64.8% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male between China and Euro area?
- 5.9%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for population ages 15-64, male?
- China ranks 26th and Euro area ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). 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 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.