China vs Low & middle income: Population ages 20-24, male
China
42.24 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
277.80 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 277.80 million against 42.24 million in China, a difference of 235.56 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.6 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 218 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 | 28.50 million | 95.17 million | 66.67 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 43.49 million | 134.14 million | 90.65 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 52.47 million | 174.44 million | 121.97 million | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 60.54 million | 210.97 million | 150.42 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 54.32 million | 241.66 million | 187.34 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 54.56 million | 268.58 million | 214.01 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 43.06 million | 272.86 million | 229.80 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 277.80 million against 42.24 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between China and Low & middle income?
- 235.56 million, 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 20-24, male?
- China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 218 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.