What is population, age 16, male in China?

Population, age 16, male in China was 9.98 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 12.47 million in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 9.58 million in 1996.

How does China rank for population, age 16, male?

China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in China

Name: Population, age 16, male in China
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Population, age 16, male was 9.98 million in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

9.98 million

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

2nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

12.47 million

in 2005

All-time low

9.58 million

in 1996

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in China, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in China is 9.98 million, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in China peaked at 12.47 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.58 million, in 1996.

That places China 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	10.51 million	9.58 million	12.36 million	10
2000s	11.75 million	10.87 million	12.47 million	10
2010s	10.19 million	9.98 million	10.49 million	6

Countries ranked near China

1 India 12.88 million compare
3 United States 2.21 million compare
4 Indonesia 2.14 million compare
5 Nigeria 2.02 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for China

Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.01 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in China?: Population, age 16, male in China was 9.98 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 12.47 million in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 9.58 million in 1996.
How does China rank for population, age 16, male?: China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.