Population, male, per capita in China
China: Population, male, per capita was 0.5091 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5091 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5117 units per person
in 2013
All-time low
0.5089 units per person
in 1984
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, per capita in China stood at 0.5091 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in China peaked at 0.5117 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5089 units per person, in 1984.
China ranks 28th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, male, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5112 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5108 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5105 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5103 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5101 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5097 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5096 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5095 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5093 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5093 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5091 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5091 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5089 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5089 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5089 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.509 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5091 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5092 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5095 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5097 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5098 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.51 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5101 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5102 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5103 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5104 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5105 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5108 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5109 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.511 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5111 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5112 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5114 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5114 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5115 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5116 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5115 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5112 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.511 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5108 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5105 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5091 units per person | -0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5091 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 0.5091 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5023 units per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5101 units per person | 0.5094 units per person | 0.5112 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5093 units per person | 0.5091 units per person | 0.5094 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.509 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.5093 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5101 units per person | 0.5095 units per person | 0.5107 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5112 units per person | 0.5108 units per person | 0.5116 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5115 units per person | 0.511 units per person | 0.5117 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 units per person | 0.5091 units per person | 0.5108 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Solomon Islands 0.5113 units per person compare
- 26 Andorra 0.511 units per person compare
- 27 Algeria 0.5099 units per person compare
- 29 Nauru 0.5088 units per person compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5086 units per person compare
- 31 Cape Verde 0.5085 units per person compare
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, male, per capita in China?
- Population, male, per capita in China was 0.5091 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5117 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5089 units per person in 1984.
- How does China rank for population, male, per capita?
- China ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.