China vs India: Number of one year olds
China
4.70 million
in 2023
India
10.92 million
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Number of one year olds over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.92 million against 4.70 million in China, a difference of 6.22 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.08 million | 6.42 million | 3.67 million | China |
| 1960s | 11.22 million | 7.93 million | 3.29 million | China |
| 1970s | 11.95 million | 9.43 million | 2.52 million | China |
| 1980s | 10.81 million | 11.29 million | 483,165 | India |
| 1990s | 9.72 million | 12.38 million | 2.66 million | India |
| 2000s | 7.56 million | 12.67 million | 5.12 million | India |
| 2010s | 8.29 million | 11.86 million | 3.57 million | India |
| 2020s | 5.77 million | 11.08 million | 5.31 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one year olds, China or India?
- India, at 10.92 million against 4.70 million in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one year olds between China and India?
- 6.22 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of one year olds?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of one year olds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.