China (People’s Republic of) vs ESCAP_All countries: Total population by age

China (People’s Republic of)
13,997
in 2023
ESCAP_All countries
31,538
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
ESCAP_All countries rank
3rd

Total population by age over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • ESCAP_All countries
010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

How they compare

ESCAP_All countries currently reports 31,538 against 13,997 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 17,541.

That makes ESCAP_All countries's figure about 2.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

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

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and ESCAP_All countries ranks 3rd of 234 countries.

ESCAP_All countries has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) ESCAP_All countries Difference Ahead
1950s 1,898 4,481 2,583 ESCAP_All countries
1960s 1,906 5,363 3,457 ESCAP_All countries
1970s 2,572 7,390 4,817 ESCAP_All countries
1980s 3,471 9,542 6,071 ESCAP_All countries
1990s 4,809 12,848 8,039 ESCAP_All countries
2000s 6,441 16,990 10,549 ESCAP_All countries
2010s 8,119 20,946 12,827 ESCAP_All countries
2020s 12,796 29,593 16,798 ESCAP_All countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population by age, China (People’s Republic of) or ESCAP_All countries?
ESCAP_All countries, at 31,538 against 13,997 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population by age between China (People’s Republic of) and ESCAP_All countries?
17,541, with ESCAP_All countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and ESCAP_All countries?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and ESCAP_All countries rank globally for total population by age?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and ESCAP_All countries ranks 3rd of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Total population by age (70 years old). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China (People’s Republic of) vs ESCAP_All countries: Total population by age. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-by-age-70-years-old/china/escap-all-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-by-age-70-years-old/china/escap-all-countries/">China (People’s Republic of) vs ESCAP_All countries: Total population by age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total population by age (70 years old)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
389 places, 28,786 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed