China vs India: Population ages 35-39, male
China
62.86 million
in 2025
India
58.75 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Population ages 35-39, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 62.86 million against 58.75 million in India, a difference of 4.11 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.50 million | 14.59 million | 6.91 million | China |
| 1970s | 25.41 million | 16.69 million | 8.72 million | China |
| 1980s | 32.73 million | 21.48 million | 11.24 million | China |
| 1990s | 43.56 million | 31.20 million | 12.36 million | China |
| 2000s | 61.58 million | 38.18 million | 23.40 million | China |
| 2010s | 51.70 million | 47.39 million | 4.31 million | China |
| 2020s | 57.41 million | 56.48 million | 923,867 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 35-39, male, China or India?
- China, at 62.86 million against 58.75 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 35-39, male between China and India?
- 4.11 million, with China 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 35-39, male?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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 35-39, 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 35 to 39.