Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China
China: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.041 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China stood at 0.041 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China peaked at 0.041 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 units per person, in 1975.
That places China 7th out of 218 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.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0163 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0155 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0151 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.015 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0156 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.017 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0183 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.018 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.018 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.018 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0192 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0226 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.024 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0256 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0296 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0306 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.026 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0253 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0272 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.034 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0402 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.041 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 units per person | 0.034 units per person | 0.041 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0414 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in China was 0.041 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 units per person in 1975.
- How does China rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- China ranks 7th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 55-59, male 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, male 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.