China vs India: Population, male
China
716.05 million
in 2025
India
754.77 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 754.77 million against 716.05 million in China, a difference of 38.73 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.