China vs India: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

China

203.62 million people

in 2023

India

99.51 million people

in 2023

China rank

1st

India rank

2nd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

China currently reports 203.62 million people against 99.51 million people in India, a difference of 104.11 million people.

That makes China's figure about 2.0 times India's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.