Population, female, per capita in China
China: Population, female, per capita was 0.4909 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4909 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
190th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4911 units per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.4883 units per person
in 2013
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in China is 0.4909 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in China peaked at 0.4911 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4883 units per person, in 2013.
That places China 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4888 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4892 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4897 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4899 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4903 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4904 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4905 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4906 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4909 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4909 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.491 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.491 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.491 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4911 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4911 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4911 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.491 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4909 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4908 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4907 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4905 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4903 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4902 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.49 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4899 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4898 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4897 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4896 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4895 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4892 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4891 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.489 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4889 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4888 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4886 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4886 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4885 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4884 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4884 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4883 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4883 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4883 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4883 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.489 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4892 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4909 units per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4909 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4909 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4977 units per person, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4899 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 0.4906 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4907 units per person | 0.4906 units per person | 0.4909 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.491 units per person | 0.4907 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4899 units per person | 0.4893 units per person | 0.4905 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4888 units per person | 0.4884 units per person | 0.4892 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4885 units per person | 0.4883 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.49 units per person | 0.4892 units per person | 0.4909 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 187 Cape Verde 0.4915 units per person compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4914 units per person compare
- 189 Nauru 0.4912 units per person compare
- 191 Algeria 0.4901 units per person compare
- 192 Andorra 0.489 units per person compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 0.4887 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in China?
- Population, female, per capita in China was 0.4909 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4911 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4883 units per person in 2013.
- How does China rank for population, female, per capita?
- China ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.