China vs India: Population ages 05-09, female
China
37.33 million
in 2025
India
56.48 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 56.48 million against 37.33 million in China, a difference of 19.15 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times 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 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.51 million | 31.73 million | 13.78 million | China |
| 1970s | 62.43 million | 38.81 million | 23.62 million | China |
| 1980s | 51.36 million | 47.42 million | 3.93 million | China |
| 1990s | 55.07 million | 56.90 million | 1.83 million | India |
| 2000s | 40.39 million | 61.29 million | 20.90 million | India |
| 2010s | 38.51 million | 61.20 million | 22.69 million | India |
| 2020s | 40.43 million | 57.66 million | 17.23 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, China or India?
- India, at 56.48 million against 37.33 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between China and India?
- 19.15 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 05-09, 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 05-09, 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 5 to 9.