China vs United States of America: Age population, age 21, female, interpolated
China
7.19 million
in 2025
United States of America
2.24 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 7.19 million against 2.24 million in United States of America, a difference of 4.94 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States of America 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 of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.25 million | 1.43 million | 3.81 million | China |
| 1970s | 8.72 million | 1.99 million | 6.73 million | China |
| 1980s | 10.37 million | 2.05 million | 8.31 million | China |
| 1990s | 11.43 million | 1.80 million | 9.63 million | China |
| 2000s | 10.49 million | 2.03 million | 8.46 million | China |
| 2010s | 9.48 million | 2.17 million | 7.31 million | China |
| 2020s | 7.36 million | 2.18 million | 5.18 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 21, female, interpolated, China or United States of America?
- China, at 7.19 million against 2.24 million in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 21, female, interpolated between China and United States of America?
- 4.94 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for age population, age 21, female, interpolated?
- China ranks 2nd and United States of America 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 21, 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.