China vs India: Female population by age group
China
27.40 million people
in 2023
India
55.16 million people
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 people against 27.40 million people in China, a difference of 27.76 million people.
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 people | 30.27 million people | 17.41 million people | China |
| 1960s | 54.59 million people | 38.24 million people | 16.35 million people | China |
| 1970s | 60.97 million people | 45.76 million people | 15.22 million people | China |
| 1980s | 52.62 million people | 55.02 million people | 2.41 million people | India |
| 1990s | 50.51 million people | 61.32 million people | 10.82 million people | India |
| 2000s | 37.91 million people | 63.29 million people | 25.38 million people | India |
| 2010s | 41.09 million people | 59.62 million people | 18.53 million people | India |
| 2020s | 32.66 million people | 55.96 million people | 23.30 million people | 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 people against 27.40 million people in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between China and India?
- 27.76 million people, 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.