China vs Euro area: Population ages 70-74, female
China
35.13 million
in 2025
Euro area
10.34 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
2nd
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 35.13 million against 10.34 million in Euro area, a difference of 24.79 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.4 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 1st and Euro area ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Euro area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.59 million | 5.27 million | 679,702 | Euro area |
| 1970s | 6.22 million | 6.59 million | 365,294 | Euro area |
| 1980s | 8.29 million | 6.94 million | 1.35 million | China |
| 1990s | 11.15 million | 7.54 million | 3.61 million | China |
| 2000s | 15.01 million | 8.42 million | 6.60 million | China |
| 2010s | 18.42 million | 8.76 million | 9.66 million | China |
| 2020s | 30.08 million | 10.05 million | 20.03 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, China or Euro area?
- China, at 35.13 million against 10.34 million in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between China and Euro area?
- 24.79 million, 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 70-74, female?
- China ranks 1st and Euro area 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 70-74, 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 70 to 74.