China vs India: Population ages 25-29, male
China
44.08 million
in 2025
India
65.79 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 65.79 million against 44.08 million in China, a difference of 21.72 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 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.58 million | 17.92 million | 8.66 million | China |
| 1970s | 34.01 million | 22.23 million | 11.78 million | China |
| 1980s | 44.94 million | 32.30 million | 12.64 million | China |
| 1990s | 62.49 million | 39.60 million | 22.89 million | China |
| 2000s | 52.97 million | 49.06 million | 3.90 million | China |
| 2010s | 58.82 million | 59.54 million | 711,120 | India |
| 2020s | 47.19 million | 64.51 million | 17.33 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, China or India?
- India, at 65.79 million against 44.08 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between China and India?
- 21.72 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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 25 to 29.