China vs Euro area: Population ages 55-59, female
China
8.4%
in 2025
Euro area
7.3%
in 2025
China rank
5th
Euro area rank
5th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 8.4% against 7.3% in Euro area, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
China ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Euro area in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 6.1% | 2.7% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 5.1% | 2.0% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 5.8% | 2.5% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 5.7% | 2.2% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.4% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Euro area |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, China or Euro area?
- China, at 8.4% against 7.3% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between China and Euro area?
- 1.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- China ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 5th 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.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.