Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China
China: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1541 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China stood at 0.1541 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China peaked at 0.4151 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1541 units per person, in 2025.
China ranks 175th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4033 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3995 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3996 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4059 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.412 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4146 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4151 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4128 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4104 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4096 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4079 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4065 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.404 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4015 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4016 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4025 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4029 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3982 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3857 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3722 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.361 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3507 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3426 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3333 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3224 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3124 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3041 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2982 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2933 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2895 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.288 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2865 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.284 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2815 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2783 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2743 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2695 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2634 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2574 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2517 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2454 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2381 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2293 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2204 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2119 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2029 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1959 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1917 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1887 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1865 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1847 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1834 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.183 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1831 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1833 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1832 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1835 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1833 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.182 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1795 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1758 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1712 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1659 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1601 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1541 units per person | -3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1541 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2286 units per person, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1541 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2425 units per person, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4083 units per person | 0.3995 units per person | 0.4151 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3983 units per person | 0.3722 units per person | 0.4079 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3207 units per person | 0.2895 units per person | 0.361 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2735 units per person | 0.2517 units per person | 0.288 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2111 units per person | 0.1865 units per person | 0.2454 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1832 units per person | 0.182 units per person | 0.1847 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1678 units per person | 0.1541 units per person | 0.1795 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in China was 0.1541 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4151 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1541 units per person in 2025.
- How does China rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- China ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.