China Population Pyramid 1970

China
1970
Population: 823,308,967

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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China in 1970

The population of China in 1970 was 823,308,967. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.7%, up from 654,802,068 in 1960. With a median age of 19.1 years, China had a youth dependency ratio of 73.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

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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