What is the difference in population, ages 3-5, male between China (People’s Republic of) and India?

11.15 million, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 3-5, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Population, ages 3-5, male

China (People’s Republic of)

27.88 million

in 2015

India

39.04 million

in 2015

China (People’s Republic of) rank

2nd

India rank

1st

Population, ages 3-5, male over time

China (People’s Republic of)
India

How they compare

India currently reports 39.04 million against 27.88 million in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 11.15 million.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 191 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.52 million	37.90 million	2.37 million	India
2000s	28.80 million	39.44 million	10.64 million	India
2010s	27.10 million	39.18 million	12.08 million	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 3-5, male, China (People’s Republic of) or India?: India, at 39.04 million against 27.88 million in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 3-5, male between China (People’s Republic of) and India?: 11.15 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for population, ages 3-5, male?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 3-5, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, ages 3-5, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, ages 3-5, male is the total number of males age 3-5.