China Population Pyramid 1973

China
1973
Population: 882,576,946

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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China in 1973

As of 1973, China counted 882,576,946 inhabitants. That is 28.9% more than in 1963, when the population stood at 684,552,646. The median age was 19.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 71.7 children under 15 and 6.8 people aged 65 or over. 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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