China vs Japan: Population ages 70-74, male
China
29.56 million
in 2025
Japan
3.77 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 70-74, male over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 29.56 million against 3.77 million in Japan, a difference of 25.79 million.
That makes China's figure about 7.8 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 million | 783,315 | 2.46 million | China |
| 1970s | 4.36 million | 1.11 million | 3.25 million | China |
| 1980s | 6.39 million | 1.45 million | 4.94 million | China |
| 1990s | 9.41 million | 2.00 million | 7.41 million | China |
| 2000s | 13.58 million | 3.00 million | 10.58 million | China |
| 2010s | 16.83 million | 3.73 million | 13.10 million | China |
| 2020s | 25.69 million | 4.23 million | 21.46 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, China or Japan?
- China, at 29.56 million against 3.77 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, male between China and Japan?
- 25.79 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for population ages 70-74, male?
- China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th 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.