China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, female
China
8.4%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
7.4%
in 2025
China rank
5th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- China
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 8.4% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | China |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.1% | China |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | China |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 0.4% | China |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | China |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 0.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- China, at 8.4% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 1.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- China ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.