China vs India: Population ages 25-29, female
China
38.17 million
in 2025
India
59.65 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Population ages 25-29, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 59.65 million against 38.17 million in China, a difference of 21.48 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 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 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.64 million | 17.12 million | 6.52 million | China |
| 1970s | 31.85 million | 20.70 million | 11.14 million | China |
| 1980s | 43.30 million | 29.45 million | 13.86 million | China |
| 1990s | 59.87 million | 36.62 million | 23.25 million | China |
| 2000s | 50.23 million | 45.08 million | 5.15 million | China |
| 2010s | 54.00 million | 54.65 million | 651,760 | India |
| 2020s | 41.39 million | 58.73 million | 17.34 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, China or India?
- India, at 59.65 million against 38.17 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, female between China and India?
- 21.48 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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 25 to 29.