China vs Euro area: Population ages 75-79, female

China
21.56 million
in 2025
Euro area
9.02 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
2nd

Population ages 75-79, female over time

  • China
  • Euro area
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How they compare

China currently reports 21.56 million against 9.02 million in Euro area, a difference of 12.54 million.

That makes China's figure about 2.4 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 4 and Euro area in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Euro area Difference Ahead
1960s 2.60 million 3.62 million 1.02 million Euro area
1970s 3.57 million 4.65 million 1.08 million Euro area
1980s 5.35 million 5.87 million 520,327 Euro area
1990s 7.60 million 5.76 million 1.84 million China
2000s 10.78 million 7.35 million 3.43 million China
2010s 13.98 million 7.84 million 6.15 million China
2020s 18.17 million 8.22 million 9.95 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, China or Euro area?
China, at 21.56 million against 9.02 million in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between China and Euro area?
12.54 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 75-79, 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 75-79, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 75-79, female
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 75 to 79.