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  • Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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STAT China India HISTORY
Men 34.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 		109.94 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Men > Per capita 26.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		103.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than China
Men per 1000 26.62
Ranked 71st. 		100.52
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China
Per capita 101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 		272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China
Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 		179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 87% more than China
Women > Per capita 74.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		168.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than China
Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 		164.38
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China

SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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