Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, China or India?

China, at 44.99 million against 42.92 million in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between China and India?

2.07 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.

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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs India: Population ages 45-49, female

China

44.99 million

in 2025

India

42.92 million

in 2025

China rank

1st

India rank

2nd

Population ages 45-49, female over time

China
India

How they compare

China currently reports 44.99 million against 42.92 million in India, a difference of 2.07 million.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

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	15.69 million	9.98 million	5.71 million	China
1970s	18.70 million	12.06 million	6.64 million	China
1980s	21.70 million	14.90 million	6.80 million	China
1990s	29.97 million	18.95 million	11.01 million	China
2000s	41.73 million	27.40 million	14.33 million	China
2010s	58.09 million	34.37 million	23.71 million	China
2020s	50.23 million	40.77 million	9.46 million	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, China or India?: China, at 44.99 million against 42.92 million in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between China and India?: 2.07 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 45-49, 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 45-49, female
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 45 to 49.