Which has higher population, female, Algeria or China, People's Republic of?

China, People's Republic of, at 49.1% against 49.0% in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between Algeria and China, People's Republic of?

0.1%, with China, People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and China, People's Republic of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs China, People's Republic of: Population, female (% of total population)

Algeria

49.0%

in 2025

China, People's Republic of

49.1%

in 2025

Algeria rank

192nd

China, People's Republic of rank

191st

Population, female (% of total population) over time

Algeria
China, People's Republic of

How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 49.1% against 49.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 192nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 191st of 218 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	China, People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.8%	49.0%	0.2%	China, People's Republic of
1970s	48.4%	49.1%	0.7%	China, People's Republic of
1980s	48.4%	49.1%	0.7%	China, People's Republic of
1990s	48.5%	49.0%	0.5%	China, People's Republic of
2000s	48.6%	48.9%	0.3%	China, People's Republic of
2010s	48.8%	48.8%	0.0%	China, People's Republic of
2020s	49.0%	49.0%	0.0%	China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Algeria or China, People's Republic of?: China, People's Republic of, at 49.1% against 49.0% in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Algeria and China, People's Republic of?: 0.1%, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and China, People's Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and China, People's Republic of rank globally for population, female?: Algeria ranks 192nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 191st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.