China vs United States: Age population, age 20, female, interpolated
China
7.30 million
in 2025
United States
2.24 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
United States rank
5th
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 7.30 million against 2.24 million in United States, a difference of 5.06 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.48 million | 1.49 million | 3.99 million | China |
| 1970s | 8.83 million | 2.02 million | 6.81 million | China |
| 1980s | 10.92 million | 2.01 million | 8.91 million | China |
| 1990s | 11.05 million | 1.79 million | 9.26 million | China |
| 2000s | 10.78 million | 2.04 million | 8.74 million | China |
| 2010s | 9.05 million | 2.15 million | 6.90 million | China |
| 2020s | 7.34 million | 2.18 million | 5.17 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 20, female, interpolated, China or United States?
- China, at 7.30 million against 2.24 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 20, female, interpolated between China and United States?
- 5.06 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and United States rank globally for age population, age 20, female, interpolated?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 20, 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.