Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China
China: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita was 0.0001 thousands per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China is 0.0001 thousands per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China peaked at 0.0001 thousands per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands per person, in 1970.
China ranks 66th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | thousands per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 thousands per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 thousands per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0 thousands per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0 thousands per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0 thousands per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0 thousands per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0 thousands per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0 thousands per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0 thousands per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0 thousands per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 thousands per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0 thousands per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0 thousands per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 thousands per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0 thousands per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 thousands per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0 thousands per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 thousands per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 0.0001 thousands per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in China was 0.0001 thousands per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 thousands per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita?
- China ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.