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Economy & public finances

China — Public debt (amount)

Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
134.7TCNY
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Demography

China — Population by age band

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Demography

China — Population by age band (share)

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Demography

Economy & public finances

China — GDP Growth

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
4%
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Labour market

China — Unemployment Rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
4.6%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
1.7% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

China — GHG emissions

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total greenhouse-gas emissions, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent; cutting it is the climate goal.
15,536MtCO2e
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Purchasing power & prices

China — Inflation (CPI)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average annual rise in consumer prices (CPI); 2% is the common target, above it purchasing power erodes.
0.2%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

China — Education expenditure

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total spending on education as % of GDP; measures the national effort for schools and universities.
3.9% GDP
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026
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Health

China — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
78.02years
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Security & crime

China — Homicide Rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; the most reliable violence indicator as it is best recorded.
0.5per 100k
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Housing

China — Property price index

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.House price index (Notaires-INSEE); tracks property prices, base 100 at a reference year.
95.56index
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Transport & mobility

China — Road Mortality

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Number of people killed on the roads; the main road-safety indicator.
17.4​
2019
Source: World Bank· Data 2019
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

China — Poverty rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.
0%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

China — Armed forces at a glance

2,000,000​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈510,000
    Reserves
  • ≈500,000
    Gendarmerie (paramilitary)
  • ≈5,000
    Main battle tanks
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · US DoD (China Military Power) · SIPRI· Data 2024
approximate values
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Education & training

China — Education Spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Public spending on education
3.9% GDP
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

China — Overseas deployments

~2,523​
Deployed abroad · June 2026
Open fullscreen
Presence forcesOperation · UN
Source: Ministère de la Défense nationale de la RPC (eng.mod.gov.cn / China Military) — communiqués sur les contingents de maintien de la paix et la base de soutien de Djibouti ; livre blanc du Conseil des affaires d'État « China's Armed Forces: 30 Years of UN Peacekeeping Operations » (2020). Effectifs onusiens recoupés (ONU / Casques bleus). Effectifs approximatifs.· Data June 2026
 
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Economy & public finances

China — GDP Growth

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
4%
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Economy & public finances

China — GDP

Gross domestic product at current prices, expressed in billions of US dollars (market exchange rate). The standard cross-country measure of "size of the economy" in a common currency.
19,232USD bn
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — Public debt

Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
96.3% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — Budget balance

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-8.6% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — GDP per capita

National output (GDP) divided by population; a rough proxy for average living standards. Shown in the source's unit: euros (Eurostat, Destatis), international dollars at purchasing-power parity (IMF) or US dollars (BEA, World Bank).
13.3KUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — Mandatory levies

Taxes and social contributions collected, as % of GDP; measures the overall tax burden.
7% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — Current account balance

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
1.9% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Economy & public finances

China — International reserves

Total reserve assets held by the central bank (gold, FX, SDRs, IMF position). Signals the country's ability to meet external obligations.
3,456,141M USD
2024
Frequency
Source: IMF· Data 2024
Upd. 08/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

China — Public debt (amount)

Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
134.7TCNY
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Labour market

China — Unemployment Rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
4.6%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

China — Youth Unemployment

Unemployment rate for ages 15-24; usually higher than average, it reveals young people's entry difficulties.
15.8%
2025
Source: ILO· Data 2025
Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

China — Employment Rate

Share of people aged 15-64 who are employed; measures how well the economy puts working-age people to work.
61.9%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

China — Hours worked

Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person. Measures work intensity.
44.96hrs/week
2024
Source: ILO· Data 2024
Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

China — Labour force participation rate

Share of the working-age population (15+) that is either employed or actively seeking work. Measures labour-market engagement.
65.7%
2025
Source: ILO· Data 2025
Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
1.7% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Defense spending — % of government expenditure

Military expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.
5.1%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Armed forces at a glance

2,000,000​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈510,000
    Reserves
  • ≈500,000
    Gendarmerie (paramilitary)
  • ≈5,000
    Main battle tanks
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · US DoD (China Military Power) · SIPRI· Data 2024
approximate values
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Defense

China — Overseas deployments

~2,523​
Deployed abroad · June 2026
Open fullscreen
Presence forcesOperation · UN
Source: Ministère de la Défense nationale de la RPC (eng.mod.gov.cn / China Military) — communiqués sur les contingents de maintien de la paix et la base de soutien de Djibouti ; livre blanc du Conseil des affaires d'État « China's Armed Forces: 30 Years of UN Peacekeeping Operations » (2020). Effectifs onusiens recoupés (ONU / Casques bleus). Effectifs approximatifs.· Data June 2026
 
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Defense

China — Military spending (USD)

Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.
311.9BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Active military personnel

Number of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.
2.5M​
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Arms exports

Value of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.
1.3BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

China — Arms imports

Value of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.
71MUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

China — Military personnel (% labour force)

Share of military personnel in the labour force.
0.3%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

China — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)

Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.
2.2TEUR
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

China — GHG emissions

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total greenhouse-gas emissions, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent; cutting it is the climate goal.
15,536MtCO2e
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

China — Electricity production by source

10,087TWh
Total production · 2024
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data· Data 2024
 
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Environment, energy & climate

China — Renewable energy share

Share of renewables in energy consumption; the higher, the more decarbonised the mix.
15.2%
2021
Source: World Bank· Data 2021
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

China — Air quality (PM2.5)

Average concentration of fine PM2.5 particles in the air; above WHO thresholds, health is at risk.
31.99µg/m3
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

China — Forest cover

Share of land covered by forest; a carbon sink and a biodiversity marker.
24%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Purchasing power & prices

China — Inflation (CPI)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average annual rise in consumer prices (CPI); 2% is the common target, above it purchasing power erodes.
0.2%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Immigration & integration

China — Net migration

Difference between people entering and leaving the territory; positive means more arrivals than departures.
-319K​
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

China — Education expenditure

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total spending on education as % of GDP; measures the national effort for schools and universities.
3.9% GDP
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

China — Education Spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Public spending on education
3.9% GDP
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

China — Student/Teacher Ratio

Primary school student–teacher ratio
16.43ratio
2018
Source: World Bank· Data 2018
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Education & training

China — Tertiary Attainment

Share of 25-34 year-olds with a tertiary degree; measures the qualification level of the young generation.
7.7%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

China — Student-teacher ratio

Average number of pupils per teacher; a lower ratio means better supervision.
16.43ratio
2018
Source: World Bank· Data 2018
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Education & training

China — Tertiary enrolment

Number of students enrolled in higher education; tracks the expansion of universities.
76.88​
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Health expenditure

Current health spending as % of GDP; measures resources devoted to the healthcare system.
5.2% GDP
2022
Source: OECD· Data 2022
Upd. 11/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Health spending per capita

Current health spending per capita, in US dollars. Measures what a country devotes on average per person to the healthcare system.
763USD
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
78.02years
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Infant mortality

Deaths of children before age 1 per 1,000 live births; a key indicator of a country's health.
4.1per 1,000
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Physician density

Number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants; a low level signals medical deserts.
3.11per 1,000
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Vaccination coverage

Share of the population properly vaccinated; a high rate protects the community.
97%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

China — Hospital beds

Number of hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants; measures hospital capacity.
5.63per 1,000
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Security & crime

China — Homicide Rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; the most reliable violence indicator as it is best recorded.
0.5per 100k
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Housing

China — Property price index

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.House price index (Notaires-INSEE); tracks property prices, base 100 at a reference year.
95.56index
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Housing

China — Household credit

Outstanding credit to households as % of GDP. Measures structural household leverage.
60% GDP
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Transport & mobility

China — Road Mortality

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Number of people killed on the roads; the main road-safety indicator.
17.4​
2019
Source: World Bank· Data 2019
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

China — Poverty rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.
0%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026
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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

China — Gini index

Measure of income inequality from 0 (perfect equality) to 1; the lower the index, the more equal the society.
36index
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Artificial intelligence

China — Notable AI models released

Number of notable AI models published during the calendar year (Epoch AI database; notable = state-of-the-art advance, over 1,000 citations, historical significance or wide use). By country: a model counts once for each country of its developing organisations, so co-developed models count in several countries; the world total counts each model once. Hong Kong is counted separately from China, as in Epoch AI's data. Complete years only.· A co-developed model counts once for each country
35​
2025
Source: Epoch AI — Notable AI models· Data 2025Source type : Research
By country of the developing organisations · A co-developed model counts once for each country · Upd. 10/2026
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Demography

China — Population by age band

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Demography

China — Population by age band (share)

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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