China vs India: Age population, age 05, female, interpolated
China
6.16 million
in 2025
India
11.04 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11.04 million against 6.16 million in China, a difference of 4.88 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 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 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.66 million | 6.71 million | 2.95 million | China |
| 1970s | 12.73 million | 8.16 million | 4.57 million | China |
| 1980s | 9.99 million | 9.97 million | 18,830 | China |
| 1990s | 10.99 million | 11.72 million | 722,618 | India |
| 2000s | 7.73 million | 12.44 million | 4.71 million | India |
| 2010s | 8.03 million | 12.10 million | 4.08 million | India |
| 2020s | 7.66 million | 11.34 million | 3.68 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 05, female, interpolated, China or India?
- India, at 11.04 million against 6.16 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 05, female, interpolated between China and India?
- 4.88 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 05, 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 05, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.