China vs Lower middle income: Population ages 15-64
China
69.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
64.5%
in 2025
China rank
27th
Lower middle income rank
25th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 69.7% against 64.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 218 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.4% | 54.5% | 0.9% | China |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 54.3% | 1.9% | China |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 55.0% | 8.1% | China |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 56.6% | 10.1% | China |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 59.5% | 11.6% | China |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 62.2% | 9.4% | China |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 63.9% | 5.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 69.7% against 64.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between China and Lower middle income?
- 5.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- China ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.