China vs India: Population ages 15-19, female
China
38.71 million
in 2025
India
60.34 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 60.34 million against 38.71 million in China, a difference of 21.63 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 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 4 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.60 million | 22.05 million | 10.55 million | China |
| 1970s | 44.34 million | 30.59 million | 13.74 million | China |
| 1980s | 61.00 million | 37.77 million | 23.23 million | China |
| 1990s | 50.55 million | 46.43 million | 4.12 million | China |
| 2000s | 54.99 million | 55.95 million | 962,060 | India |
| 2010s | 39.87 million | 60.61 million | 20.75 million | India |
| 2020s | 37.15 million | 61.35 million | 24.20 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, China or India?
- India, at 60.34 million against 38.71 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between China and India?
- 21.63 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 15-19, 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 15-19, 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 15 to 19.