Population ages 55-59, male in China
China: Population ages 55-59, male was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male in China is 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in China peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1975.
China ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 6 |
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- 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 55-59, male in China?
- Population ages 55-59, male in China was 8.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1975.
- How does China rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- China ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.