China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Population ages 75-79, female

China (People’s Republic of)
21.56 million
in 2025
India
9.61 million
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Population ages 75-79, female over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • India
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 21.56 million against 9.61 million in India, a difference of 11.96 million.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.2 times India's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 217 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) India Difference Ahead
1960s 2.60 million 1.37 million 1.23 million China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 3.57 million 1.90 million 1.67 million China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 5.35 million 2.73 million 2.63 million China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 7.60 million 3.69 million 3.90 million China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 10.78 million 5.08 million 5.70 million China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 13.98 million 7.02 million 6.97 million China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 18.17 million 8.61 million 9.56 million China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
China (People’s Republic of), at 21.56 million against 9.61 million in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
11.96 million, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
China (People’s Republic of) 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 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
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.