China vs India: Female population by age group
China
27.40 million
in 2023
India
55.16 million
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Female population by age group over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 55.16 million against 27.40 million in China, a difference of 27.76 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.68 million | 30.27 million | 17.41 million | China |
| 1960s | 54.59 million | 38.24 million | 16.35 million | China |
| 1970s | 60.97 million | 45.76 million | 15.22 million | China |
| 1980s | 52.62 million | 55.02 million | 2.41 million | India |
| 1990s | 50.51 million | 61.32 million | 10.82 million | India |
| 2000s | 37.91 million | 63.29 million | 25.38 million | India |
| 2010s | 41.09 million | 59.62 million | 18.53 million | India |
| 2020s | 32.66 million | 55.96 million | 23.30 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, China or India?
- India, at 55.16 million against 27.40 million in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between China and India?
- 27.76 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for female population by age group?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.