China vs Low & middle income: Population, female
China
690.54 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
3.37 billion
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population, female over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 3.37 billion against 690.54 million in China, a difference of 2.68 billion.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.9 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350.29 million | 1.15 billion | 804.11 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 442.60 million | 1.47 billion | 1.02 billion | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 513.85 million | 1.82 billion | 1.30 billion | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 586.30 million | 2.21 billion | 1.63 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 634.82 million | 2.59 billion | 1.96 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 671.49 million | 2.98 billion | 2.31 billion | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 691.11 million | 3.28 billion | 2.59 billion | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 3.37 billion against 690.54 million in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between China and Low & middle income?
- 2.68 billion, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for population, female?
- China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.