China vs India: Population ages 35-39, female
China
57.86 million
in 2025
India
54.42 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Population ages 35-39, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 57.86 million against 54.42 million in India, a difference of 3.44 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.87 million | 13.25 million | 6.62 million | China |
| 1970s | 22.77 million | 15.85 million | 6.92 million | China |
| 1980s | 30.89 million | 19.83 million | 11.06 million | China |
| 1990s | 42.31 million | 28.47 million | 13.84 million | China |
| 2000s | 59.42 million | 35.52 million | 23.90 million | China |
| 2010s | 49.28 million | 43.94 million | 5.34 million | China |
| 2020s | 53.48 million | 52.23 million | 1.25 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 35-39, female, China or India?
- China, at 57.86 million against 54.42 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 35-39, female between China and India?
- 3.44 million, with China 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 35-39, female?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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 35-39, 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 35 to 39.