China vs Early-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

China
2.54 million
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
11.03 million
in 2020
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M198520022020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 11.03 million against 2.54 million in China, a difference of 8.49 million.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 4.4 times China's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 173 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 3.90 million 6.58 million 2.68 million Early-demographic dividend
1990s 3.54 million 8.40 million 4.86 million Early-demographic dividend
2000s 3.51 million 10.36 million 6.85 million Early-demographic dividend
2010s 2.83 million 10.69 million 7.86 million Early-demographic dividend
2020s 2.54 million 11.03 million 8.49 million Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 11.03 million against 2.54 million in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between China and Early-demographic dividend?
8.49 million, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.