China vs India: Population ages 80 and above, male
China
14.21 million
in 2025
India
6.98 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 14.21 million against 6.98 million in India, a difference of 7.22 million.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 717,966 | 720,369 | 2,403 | India |
| 1970s | 975,728 | 1.14 million | 163,505 | India |
| 1980s | 1.77 million | 1.66 million | 103,445 | China |
| 1990s | 3.33 million | 2.15 million | 1.17 million | China |
| 2000s | 6.28 million | 3.20 million | 3.08 million | China |
| 2010s | 10.31 million | 4.86 million | 5.44 million | China |
| 2020s | 13.36 million | 6.38 million | 6.98 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 India?
- China, at 14.21 million against 6.98 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between China and India?
- 7.22 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 80 and above, 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 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.