In 2020, about 18.03 percent of the population in China was in child age between 0 and 14 years. The share of the children in the population has been decreasing since the 1970s and is expected to shrink further in the coming two decades until it reaches a level of around ten percent of the total population.
Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2022). Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/
UN DESA. "Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/
UN DESA. (2022). Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/
UN DESA. "Share of Population Aged 0 to 14 Years in China from 1950 to 2020 with Forecasts until 2100." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/
UN DESA, Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of population aged 0 to 14 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph], UN DESA, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370901/share-of-children-in-chinese-population/