Population, ages 15-24, total in China
China: Population, ages 15-24, total was 197.03 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 15-24, total in China, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 15-24, total in China stood at 197.03 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in China peaked at 251.92 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 197.03 million, in 2015.
China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 224.44 million | 198.68 million | 251.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.36 million | 197.75 million | 221.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 208.72 million | 197.03 million | 218.97 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in China?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in China was 197.03 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 251.92 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.03 million in 2015.
- How does China rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.