China vs Indonesia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

China

236.00 million people

in 2023

Indonesia

70.11 million people

in 2023

China rank

2nd

Indonesia rank

5th

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

China currently reports 236.00 million people against 70.11 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 165.89 million people.

That makes China's figure about 3.4 times Indonesia's.

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

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share 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 0-14.