China Population Pyramid 1980

China
1980
Population: 983,163,542

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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China in 1980

In 1980, China had a total population of 983,163,542 people. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 823,308,967; it has grown by 19.4% since. With a median age of 21.6 years, China had a youth dependency ratio of 60.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 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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