Population ages 20-24, male in China
China: Population ages 20-24, male was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, male in China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, male in China is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in China peaked at 11.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
China ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 164 Belgium 6.0% compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 166 North Macedonia 5.9% compare
- 168 Sweden 5.9% compare
- 169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.8% compare
- 170 Finland 5.8% compare
More health data for China
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 7.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 6.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 7.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in China?
- Population ages 20-24, male in China was 5.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does China rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- China ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.