Male population — all countries

Male population — China

Male population in China in 2025 — 716,046,014 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 110%.

2025 716M people −0.24% vs 2024
World rank 2of 217
Period maximum 721M people2021
Period minimum 337M people1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — China, 1960–2025300M400M500M600M700M800M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 341,011,330 people1962: 339,877,862 people1964: 356,198,706 people1966: 374,829,786 people1968: 394,580,628 people1970: 416,835,310 people1972: 439,112,280 people1974: 458,604,540 people1976: 473,959,602 people1978: 486,817,376 people1980: 499,472,148 people1982: 513,347,110 people1984: 527,661,546 people1986: 542,972,673 people1988: 560,909,187 people1990: 578,352,840 people1992: 593,915,998 people1994: 607,940,432 people1996: 621,344,315 people1998: 634,060,140 people2000: 644,931,057 people2002: 654,286,852 people2004: 662,546,994 people2006: 670,397,796 people2008: 677,590,179 people2010: 684,433,912 people2012: 692,938,430 people2014: 701,947,368 people2016: 709,903,858 people2018: 717,099,161 people2020: 720,786,535 people2022: 720,456,300 people2024: 717,753,173 people2025: 716,046,014 people
Change over the period: +375M (+109.98%) Average annual rate: 1.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 716M people
World 4.13B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.21B people
Eastern Asia computed 821M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.36B people
Male population — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 716M −1.71M −0.24%
2024 718M −1.42M −0.2%
2023 719M −1.29M −0.18%
2022 720M −550,689 −0.08%
2021 721M +220,454 +0.03%
2020 721M +1.37M +0.19%
2019 719M +2.31M +0.32%
2018 717M +3.09M +0.43%
2017 714M +4.11M +0.58%
2016 710M +3.94M +0.56%
2015 706M +4.02M +0.57%
2014 702M +4.38M +0.63%
2013 698M +4.63M +0.67%
2012 693M +4.71M +0.68%
2011 688M +3.8M +0.56%
2010 684M +3.37M +0.5%
2009 681M +3.47M +0.51%
2008 678M +3.57M +0.53%
2007 674M +3.62M +0.54%
2006 670M +3.83M +0.57%
2005 667M +4.02M +0.61%
2004 663M +4.04M +0.61%
2003 659M +4.22M +0.64%
2002 654M +4.5M +0.69%
2001 650M +4.85M +0.75%
2000 645M +5.22M +0.82%
1999 640M +5.65M +0.89%
1998 634M +6.19M +0.99%
1997 628M +6.53M +1.05%
1996 621M +6.62M +1.08%
1995 615M +6.79M +1.12%
1994 608M +6.99M +1.16%
1993 601M +7.04M +1.18%
1992 594M +7.41M +1.26%
1991 587M +8.15M +1.41%
1990 578M +8.63M +1.51%
1989 570M +8.81M +1.57%
1988 561M +9.07M +1.64%
1987 552M +8.86M +1.63%
1986 543M +8.06M +1.51%
1985 535M +7.25M +1.37%
1984 528M +6.86M +1.32%
1983 521M +7.45M +1.45%
1982 513M +7.48M +1.48%
1981 506M +6.4M +1.28%
1980 499M +6.18M +1.25%
1979 493M +6.48M +1.33%
1978 487M +6.41M +1.33%
1977 480M +6.45M +1.36%
1976 474M +7.23M +1.55%
1975 467M +8.12M +1.77%
1974 459M +9.35M +2.08%
1973 449M +10.14M +2.31%
1972 439M +10.67M +2.49%
1971 428M +11.61M +2.79%
1970 417M +11.33M +2.8%
1969 406M +10.92M +2.77%
1968 395M +10.1M +2.63%
1967 384M +9.66M +2.58%
1966 375M +10.18M +2.79%
1965 365M +8.45M +2.37%
1964 356M +8.03M +2.31%
1963 348M +8.29M +2.44%
1962 340M +2.57M +0.76%
1961 337M −3.7M −1.09%
1960 341M

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.