China vs India: Population ages 20-24, male
China
42.24 million
in 2025
India
68.04 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 68.04 million against 42.24 million in China, a difference of 25.80 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 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 | 28.50 million | 19.75 million | 8.75 million | China |
| 1970s | 43.49 million | 27.97 million | 15.53 million | China |
| 1980s | 52.47 million | 36.44 million | 16.02 million | China |
| 1990s | 60.54 million | 44.57 million | 15.98 million | China |
| 2000s | 54.32 million | 55.48 million | 1.15 million | India |
| 2010s | 54.56 million | 63.54 million | 8.98 million | India |
| 2020s | 43.06 million | 67.57 million | 24.51 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, China or India?
- India, at 68.04 million against 42.24 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between China and India?
- 25.80 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 20-24, 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.