China vs Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 55-59, male
China
8.1%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
6.8%
in 2025
China rank
8th
Post-demographic dividend rank
7th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
China currently reports 8.1% against 6.8% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
China ranks 8th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Post-demographic dividend in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 5.2% | 1.7% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.0% | 1.6% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.6% | 1.0% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 0.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- China, at 8.1% against 6.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 1.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- China ranks 8th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 55-59, 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 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.