Population ages 15-64, male in China
China: Population ages 15-64, male was 506.48 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
China recorded 506.48 million for population ages 15-64, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in China peaked at 506.48 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 191.03 million, in 1961.
China ranks 2nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203.83 million | 191.03 million | 226.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 260.41 million | 233.19 million | 290.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 338.78 million | 299.33 million | 376.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 407.53 million | 382.36 million | 434.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 471.35 million | 440.81 million | 495.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.89 million | 497.91 million | 506.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 503.99 million | 502.92 million | 506.48 million | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1491 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4909 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in China?
- Population ages 15-64, male in China was 506.48 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 506.48 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.03 million in 1961.
- How does China rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.