China vs United States: Population ages 70-74, female
China
5.1%
in 2025
United States
5.0%
in 2025
China rank
45th
United States rank
48th
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 45th and United States ranks 48th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | United States |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | United States |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.5% | 1.9% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, China or United States?
- China, at 5.1% against 5.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between China and United States?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and United States rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- China ranks 45th and United States ranks 48th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 70-74, 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 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.