Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China

China: Age population, age 17, male, interpolated was 9.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.17 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
2nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
13.93 million
in 1987
All-time low
5.58 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.

Analysis

China recorded 9.17 million for age population, age 17, male, interpolated in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China peaked at 13.93 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.58 million, in 1960.

China ranks 2nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China, year by year

Annual values for Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 5.58 million
1961 5.65 million +1.3%
1962 5.85 million +3.5%
1963 6.18 million +5.7%
1964 6.61 million +6.9%
1965 7.03 million +6.3%
1966 7.40 million +5.3%
1967 8.02 million +8.4%
1968 8.50 million +6.0%
1969 9.16 million +7.8%
1970 9.59 million +4.7%
1971 9.63 million +0.4%
1972 9.98 million +3.7%
1973 9.79 million -1.9%
1974 9.99 million +2.0%
1975 9.77 million -2.2%
1976 8.23 million -15.7%
1977 7.29 million -11.4%
1978 7.01 million -3.9%
1979 9.09 million +29.6%
1980 12.82 million +41.1%
1981 13.59 million +6.0%
1982 12.96 million -4.6%
1983 12.87 million -0.7%
1984 12.39 million -3.7%
1985 13.01 million +5.0%
1986 13.86 million +6.5%
1987 13.93 million +0.5%
1988 13.75 million -1.2%
1989 13.21 million -4.0%
1990 12.83 million -2.8%
1991 12.23 million -4.7%
1992 11.26 million -7.9%
1993 10.50 million -6.7%
1994 9.91 million -5.6%
1995 9.55 million -3.7%
1996 9.79 million +2.5%
1997 10.17 million +3.9%
1998 10.53 million +3.5%
1999 11.21 million +6.5%
2000 11.05 million -1.4%
2001 10.74 million -2.8%
2002 11.36 million +5.8%
2003 12.15 million +7.0%
2004 13.02 million +7.1%
2005 13.16 million +1.1%
2006 13.13 million -0.2%
2007 13.58 million +3.4%
2008 12.50 million -8.0%
2009 10.81 million -13.5%
2010 10.26 million -5.1%
2011 9.93 million -3.3%
2012 9.68 million -2.5%
2013 9.42 million -2.7%
2014 9.12 million -3.1%
2015 8.88 million -2.7%
2016 8.70 million -1.9%
2017 8.83 million +1.5%
2018 8.80 million -0.4%
2019 8.52 million -3.1%
2020 8.46 million -0.8%
2021 8.50 million +0.6%
2022 8.63 million +1.5%
2023 8.76 million +1.5%
2024 8.93 million +2.0%
2025 9.17 million +2.7%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 9.17 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53,366, 171.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 9.17 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,739, 582.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +41.1% 9.09 million 12.82 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.00 million 5.58 million 9.16 million 10
1970s 9.04 million 7.01 million 9.99 million 10
1980s 13.24 million 12.39 million 13.93 million 10
1990s 10.80 million 9.55 million 12.83 million 10
2000s 12.15 million 10.74 million 13.58 million 10
2010s 9.21 million 8.52 million 10.26 million 10
2020s 8.74 million 8.46 million 9.17 million 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 13.22 million compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 2.81 million compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 2.74 million compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 2.42 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China?
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in China was 9.17 million in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
What is the highest age population, age 17, male, interpolated recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 13.93 million in 1987.
What is the lowest age population, age 17, male, interpolated recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.58 million in 1960.
How does China rank for age population, age 17, male, interpolated?
China ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 17, male, interpolated rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 17, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Age population, age 17, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
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Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.