Population ages 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Population ages 20-24, male was 42.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of) is 42.24 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 66.04 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 27.18 million, in 1964.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 28.50 million | 27.18 million | 32.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.49 million | 34.52 million | 48.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.47 million | 40.75 million | 63.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.54 million | 50.33 million | 66.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.32 million | 49.31 million | 61.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.56 million | 45.01 million | 64.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.06 million | 42.24 million | 44.21 million | 6 |
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- 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 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Population ages 20-24, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 42.24 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.04 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.18 million in 1964.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24.