China vs India: Population ages 20-24, female
China
36.06 million
in 2025
India
61.77 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 61.77 million against 36.06 million in China, a difference of 25.71 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 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 | 25.52 million | 18.82 million | 6.71 million | China |
| 1970s | 41.61 million | 25.74 million | 15.87 million | China |
| 1980s | 50.20 million | 33.57 million | 16.63 million | China |
| 1990s | 57.63 million | 41.25 million | 16.38 million | China |
| 2000s | 50.81 million | 50.82 million | 9,540 | India |
| 2010s | 48.74 million | 58.07 million | 9.33 million | India |
| 2020s | 36.99 million | 61.26 million | 24.28 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, China or India?
- India, at 61.77 million against 36.06 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between China and India?
- 25.71 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 20-24, 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.