China vs India: Population ages 00-04, female
China
22.43 million
in 2025
India
54.53 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 00-04, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 54.53 million against 22.43 million in China, a difference of 32.10 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.37 million | 38.24 million | 16.13 million | China |
| 1970s | 60.89 million | 45.76 million | 15.14 million | China |
| 1980s | 52.19 million | 55.02 million | 2.83 million | India |
| 1990s | 49.85 million | 61.32 million | 11.47 million | India |
| 2000s | 37.69 million | 63.29 million | 25.60 million | India |
| 2010s | 40.63 million | 59.62 million | 18.99 million | India |
| 2020s | 29.37 million | 55.52 million | 26.14 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, female, China or India?
- India, at 54.53 million against 22.43 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, female between China and India?
- 32.10 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for population ages 00-04, female?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 4.