Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China

China: Age population, age 04, female, interpolated was 5.24 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.24 million
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
2nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
13.58 million
in 1974
All-time low
5.24 million
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China, 1960–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M196019922025

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

Analysis

China recorded 5.24 million for age population, age 04, female, interpolated in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China peaked at 13.58 million in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 2025.

China ranks 2nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China, year by year

Annual values for Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 9.99 million
1961 10.04 million +0.5%
1962 9.76 million -2.9%
1963 8.21 million -15.9%
1964 7.27 million -11.4%
1965 6.98 million -4.0%
1966 9.01 million +29.1%
1967 12.68 million +40.7%
1968 13.42 million +5.9%
1969 12.77 million -4.8%
1970 12.65 million -0.9%
1971 12.16 million -3.9%
1972 12.75 million +4.8%
1973 13.55 million +6.3%
1974 13.58 million +0.2%
1975 13.38 million -1.5%
1976 12.82 million -4.2%
1977 12.43 million -3.0%
1978 11.83 million -4.9%
1979 10.87 million -8.1%
1980 10.12 million -6.9%
1981 9.53 million -5.8%
1982 9.17 million -3.8%
1983 9.38 million +2.3%
1984 9.73 million +3.7%
1985 10.05 million +3.3%
1986 10.67 million +6.2%
1987 10.49 million -1.7%
1988 10.15 million -3.2%
1989 10.70 million +5.4%
1990 11.39 million +6.5%
1991 12.14 million +6.6%
1992 12.20 million +0.5%
1993 12.09 million -0.9%
1994 12.43 million +2.8%
1995 11.37 million -8.5%
1996 9.77 million -14.0%
1997 9.21 million -5.8%
1998 8.85 million -3.9%
1999 8.57 million -3.1%
2000 8.30 million -3.2%
2001 8.00 million -3.6%
2002 7.76 million -3.1%
2003 7.58 million -2.3%
2004 7.66 million +1.1%
2005 7.61 million -0.7%
2006 7.35 million -3.3%
2007 7.28 million -1.0%
2008 7.31 million +0.4%
2009 7.41 million +1.4%
2010 7.51 million +1.4%
2011 7.66 million +2.0%
2012 7.87 million +2.8%
2013 8.08 million +2.7%
2014 8.15 million +0.8%
2015 8.12 million -0.4%
2016 8.44 million +4.0%
2017 8.57 million +1.5%
2018 8.49 million -1.0%
2019 8.33 million -1.8%
2020 8.26 million -0.9%
2021 8.47 million +2.6%
2022 7.80 million -8.0%
2023 6.94 million -11.0%
2024 6.16 million -11.2%
2025 5.24 million -15.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 5.24 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38,996, 134.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 5.24 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,209, 344.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1967 +40.7% 9.01 million 12.68 million
1966 +29.1% 6.98 million 9.01 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.01 million 6.98 million 13.42 million 10
1970s 12.60 million 10.87 million 13.58 million 10
1980s 10.00 million 9.17 million 10.70 million 10
1990s 10.80 million 8.57 million 12.43 million 10
2000s 7.62 million 7.28 million 8.30 million 10
2010s 8.12 million 7.51 million 8.57 million 10
2020s 7.15 million 5.24 million 8.47 million 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 10.89 million compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.22 million compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 3.07 million compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 2.17 million compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

More gender data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China?
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China was 5.24 million in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
What is the highest age population, age 04, female, interpolated recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 13.58 million in 1974.
What is the lowest age population, age 04, female, interpolated recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 2025.
How does China rank for age population, age 04, female, interpolated?
China ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 04, female, interpolated rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 04, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/age-population-age-04-female-interpolated/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/age-population-age-04-female-interpolated/china/">Age population, age 04, female, interpolated in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 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.