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
- India
How they compare
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.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.75 million people | 12.43 million people | 14.33 million people | China |
| 1960s | 26.77 million people | 16.98 million people | 9.79 million people | China |
| 1970s | 35.70 million people | 23.16 million people | 12.54 million people | China |
| 1980s | 50.82 million people | 30.50 million people | 20.32 million people | China |
| 1990s | 72.97 million people | 39.79 million people | 33.17 million people | China |
| 2000s | 101.93 million people | 53.20 million people | 48.73 million people | China |
| 2010s | 140.29 million people | 72.32 million people | 67.97 million people | China |
| 2020s | 192.16 million people | 94.37 million people | 97.78 million people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, China or India?
- China, at 203.62 million people against 99.51 million people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between China and India?
- 104.11 million people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.