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China vs United States of America: population pyramids in 1999

1999Swap

ChinaUnited States of America

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

China and United States of America compared

In 1999, China has a population of 1.26 billion and the United States of America 277.4 million; China is about 4.5 times the size of the United States of America.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.7% in China and 12.3% in the United States of America, 5.5 points higher in the United States of America. The median age is 29.1 years in China and 35.0 years in the United States of America.

The total fertility rate is 1.53 in China and 1.99 in the United States of America, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.0 years in China and 76.7 years in the United States of America.

By 2050, the population of China is projected to grow by 0.8% and that of the United States of America to grow by 37.0% compared with 1999.

GDP per person is $14K in China (2025) and $90K in the United States of America (2025).

Key figures (1999)

ChinaUnited States of America
Population1.26 billion277.4 million
Aged 0–1425.5%21.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%66.4%
Aged 65+6.7%12.3%
Median age29.1 yrs35.0 yrs
Old-age dependency9.918.5
Total fertility rate1.531.99
Life expectancy72.0 yrs76.7 yrs
Population growth+0.72%+0.94%
Net migration (per year)-96,102+1.2 million
GDP$19.5T (2025)$30.8T (2025)
GDP per person$14K (2025)$90K (2025)
Unemployment4.6% (2025)4.2% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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