China vs India: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
China
236.00 million people
in 2023
India
360.34 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 360.34 million people against 236.00 million people in China, a difference of 124.34 million people.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.