China vs Japan: Population ages 70-74, male

China
29.56 million
in 2025
Japan
3.77 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Population ages 70-74, male over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 29.56 million against 3.77 million in Japan, a difference of 25.79 million.

That makes China's figure about 7.8 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 70-74, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.