China vs Low & middle income: Population ages 55-59, male

China
57.71 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
163.79 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd

Population ages 55-59, male over time

  • China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 163.79 million against 57.71 million in China, a difference of 106.08 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 2.8 times China's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st 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 11.08 million 33.82 million 22.74 million Low & middle income
1970s 13.55 million 41.10 million 27.55 million Low & middle income
1980s 17.56 million 53.51 million 35.95 million Low & middle income
1990s 21.65 million 66.06 million 44.42 million Low & middle income
2000s 29.30 million 86.03 million 56.74 million Low & middle income
2010s 39.51 million 121.96 million 82.45 million Low & middle income
2020s 54.64 million 155.51 million 100.87 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, China or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 163.79 million against 57.71 million in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between China and Low & middle income?
106.08 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 55-59, male?
China ranks 1st 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 55-59, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, male
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59.