China vs Low & middle income: Population ages 55-59, female
China
58.17 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
168.60 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 168.60 million against 58.17 million in China, a difference of 110.43 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 2.9 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.87 million | 35.24 million | 23.37 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 13.96 million | 42.52 million | 28.55 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 17.12 million | 54.79 million | 37.67 million | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 20.38 million | 67.31 million | 46.93 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 28.98 million | 88.30 million | 59.32 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 40.18 million | 126.27 million | 86.09 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 55.13 million | 160.18 million | 105.05 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 168.60 million against 58.17 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between China and Low & middle income?
- 110.43 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.