India vs China: population pyramids in 2096
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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.
India and China compared
In 2096, India has a population of 1.54 billion and China 678 million; India is about 2.3 times the size of China.
The share aged 65 and over is 29.1% in India and 46.1% in China, 17.0 points higher in China. The median age is 48.3 years in India and 61.6 years in China.
The total fertility rate is 1.70 in India and 1.33 in China, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 84.8 years in India and 89.3 years in China.
GDP per person is $2,702 in India (2025) and $14K in China (2025).
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
Key figures (2096)
| India | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.54 billion | 678 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 13.9% | 8.0% |
| Aged 15–64 | 57.0% | 45.9% |
| Aged 65+ | 29.1% | 46.1% |
| Median age | 48.3 yrs | 61.6 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 51.0 | 100.4 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.70 | 1.33 |
| Life expectancy | 84.8 yrs | 89.3 yrs |
| Population growth | -0.49% | -1.63% |
| Net migration (per year) | -305,966 | -98,386 |
| GDP | $3.96T (2025) | $19.5T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $2,702 (2025) | $14K (2025) |
| Unemployment | 4.2% (2025) | 4.6% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.