China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated

China (People’s Republic of)
6.94 million
in 2025
India
11.94 million
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Age population, age 05, male, interpolated over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 11.94 million against 6.94 million in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 5.00 million.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) India Difference Ahead
1960s 10.17 million 7.19 million 2.98 million China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 13.45 million 8.71 million 4.74 million China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 10.65 million 10.78 million 132,565 India
1990s 12.15 million 12.72 million 570,240 India
2000s 8.98 million 13.71 million 4.73 million India
2010s 9.38 million 13.30 million 3.92 million India
2020s 8.73 million 12.33 million 3.60 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 05, male, interpolated, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
India, at 11.94 million against 6.94 million in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 05, male, interpolated between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
5.00 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for age population, age 05, male, interpolated?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 05, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.