Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China
China: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0414 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China stood at 0.0414 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China peaked at 0.0414 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 units per person, in 1975.
That places China 9th out of 218 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.
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0174 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0176 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0175 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0172 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0169 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0166 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0159 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0158 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.016 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.016 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.017 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.017 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0207 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0222 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0239 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0258 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0292 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0303 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.031 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0313 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0312 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0257 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0308 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0379 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.04 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0403 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0406 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0414 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0292 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 6 Aruba 0.0417 units per person compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 0.0417 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0417 units per person compare
- 10 Italy 0.0413 units per person compare
- 11 Channel Islands 0.0404 units per person compare
- 12 Romania 0.0403 units per person compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in China was 0.0414 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 units per person in 1975.
- How does China rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- China ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, female 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.