China vs India: Population ages 60-64, male
China
45.69 million
in 2025
India
27.15 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Population ages 60-64, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 45.69 million against 27.15 million in India, a difference of 18.53 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times India's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
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 | 8.34 million | 5.71 million | 2.63 million | China |
| 1970s | 10.48 million | 7.13 million | 3.35 million | China |
| 1980s | 13.72 million | 8.86 million | 4.86 million | China |
| 1990s | 18.35 million | 10.96 million | 7.39 million | China |
| 2000s | 22.02 million | 13.37 million | 8.65 million | China |
| 2010s | 35.05 million | 20.38 million | 14.67 million | China |
| 2020s | 37.81 million | 25.67 million | 12.13 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 60-64, male, China or India?
- China, at 45.69 million against 27.15 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 60-64, male between China and India?
- 18.53 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 60-64, 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 60-64, 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 60 to 64.