China vs Euro area: Population ages 80 and above, male
China
14.21 million
in 2025
Euro area
9.23 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
17th
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 14.21 million against 9.23 million in Euro area, a difference of 4.98 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 717,966 | 1.73 million | 1.01 million | Euro area |
| 1970s | 975,728 | 2.00 million | 1.03 million | Euro area |
| 1980s | 1.77 million | 2.73 million | 965,043 | Euro area |
| 1990s | 3.33 million | 3.56 million | 237,516 | Euro area |
| 2000s | 6.28 million | 4.55 million | 1.72 million | China |
| 2010s | 10.31 million | 6.99 million | 3.32 million | China |
| 2020s | 13.36 million | 8.79 million | 4.57 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, China or Euro area?
- China, at 14.21 million against 9.23 million in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between China and Euro area?
- 4.98 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 80 and above, male?
- China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 17th 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 80 and above, 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 80 and above.