China vs Low & middle income: Population ages 80 and above, male
China
14.21 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
36.09 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 36.09 million against 14.21 million in China, a difference of 21.88 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 2.5 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 717,966 | 3.20 million | 2.48 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 975,728 | 4.58 million | 3.61 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1.77 million | 7.11 million | 5.34 million | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 3.33 million | 10.60 million | 7.28 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 6.28 million | 16.72 million | 10.44 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 10.31 million | 26.10 million | 15.79 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 13.36 million | 33.63 million | 20.27 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 36.09 million against 14.21 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between China and Low & middle income?
- 21.88 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.