China vs Euro area: Population ages 70-74, male
China
29.56 million
in 2025
Euro area
8.86 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
2nd
Population ages 70-74, male over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 29.56 million against 8.86 million in Euro area, a difference of 20.70 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Euro area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 million | 3.46 million | 217,508 | Euro area |
| 1970s | 4.36 million | 4.53 million | 170,545 | Euro area |
| 1980s | 6.39 million | 4.64 million | 1.75 million | China |
| 1990s | 9.41 million | 5.22 million | 4.19 million | China |
| 2000s | 13.58 million | 6.68 million | 6.91 million | China |
| 2010s | 16.83 million | 7.42 million | 9.40 million | China |
| 2020s | 25.69 million | 8.62 million | 17.07 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, China or Euro area?
- China, at 29.56 million against 8.86 million in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, male between China and Euro area?
- 20.70 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for population ages 70-74, male?
- China ranks 1st and Euro area 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 70-74, 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 70 to 74.