What is population, ages 14-18, male in China?

Population, ages 14-18, male in China was 49.62 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

What is the highest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 61.13 million in 1990.

What is the lowest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 49.17 million in 1996.

How does China rank for population, ages 14-18, male?

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

Is population, ages 14-18, male rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 14-18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, ages 14-18, male in China

Name: Population, ages 14-18, male in China
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Population, ages 14-18, male was 49.62 million in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

49.62 million

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

2nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

61.13 million

in 1990

All-time low

49.17 million

in 1996

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, ages 14-18, male in China, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 14-18, male in China stood at 49.62 million.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 14-18, male in China peaked at 61.13 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.17 million, in 1996.

China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	53.16 million	49.17 million	61.13 million	10
2000s	58.21 million	54.69 million	61.06 million	10
2010s	51.15 million	49.62 million	53.05 million	6

Countries ranked near China

1 India 64.43 million compare
3 United States 11.09 million compare
4 Indonesia 10.72 million compare
5 Nigeria 10.12 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for China

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

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 14-18, male in China?: Population, ages 14-18, male in China was 49.62 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 61.13 million in 1990.
What is the lowest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 49.17 million in 1996.
How does China rank for population, ages 14-18, male?: China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 14-18, male rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 14-18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population, ages 14-18, 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 14-18, male is the total number of males age 14-18.