China vs India: Age population, age 02, female, interpolated

China
4.32 million
in 2025
India
10.89 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Age population, age 02, female, interpolated over time

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How they compare

India currently reports 10.89 million against 4.32 million in China, a difference of 6.57 million.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 10.74 million 7.47 million 3.28 million China
1970s 12.22 million 9.00 million 3.23 million China
1980s 10.45 million 10.88 million 424,726 India
1990s 10.13 million 12.17 million 2.04 million India
2000s 7.53 million 12.60 million 5.07 million India
2010s 8.29 million 11.90 million 3.61 million India
2020s 5.87 million 11.07 million 5.21 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 02, female, interpolated, China or India?
India, at 10.89 million against 4.32 million in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 02, female, interpolated between China and India?
6.57 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China and India rank globally for age population, age 02, female, interpolated?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 02, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.