China Population Pyramid 1960

China
1960
Population: 654,802,068

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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China in 1960

In 1960, China had a total population of 654,802,068 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 20.4%, up from 544,044,358 in 1950. The median age was 20.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 72.4 children under 15 and 7.1 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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