China vs India: Population ages 55-59, female
China
58.17 million
in 2025
India
32.26 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 58.17 million against 32.26 million in India, a difference of 25.90 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times India's.
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 | 11.87 million | 7.00 million | 4.88 million | China |
| 1970s | 13.96 million | 8.55 million | 5.42 million | China |
| 1980s | 17.12 million | 10.68 million | 6.44 million | China |
| 1990s | 20.38 million | 13.52 million | 6.86 million | China |
| 2000s | 28.98 million | 17.50 million | 11.48 million | China |
| 2010s | 40.18 million | 25.55 million | 14.62 million | China |
| 2020s | 55.13 million | 30.59 million | 24.54 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, China or India?
- China, at 58.17 million against 32.26 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between China and India?
- 25.90 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 55-59, 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 55-59, 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 55 to 59.