Population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Population ages 45-49, female was 44.99 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2025
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of) is 44.99 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 61.05 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.08 million, in 1960.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.69 million | 15.08 million | 16.75 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.70 million | 17.17 million | 20.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.70 million | 21.06 million | 22.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.97 million | 22.70 million | 40.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.73 million | 37.19 million | 44.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.09 million | 49.84 million | 61.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.23 million | 44.99 million | 57.03 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More health data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Population ages 45-49, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 44.99 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.05 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.08 million in 1960.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for population ages 45-49, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population between the ages 45 to 49.