China vs India: Population ages 15-64, female

China

473.65 million

in 2025

India

482.71 million

in 2025

China rank

2nd

India rank

1st

Population ages 15-64, female over time

China
India

How they compare

India currently reports 482.71 million against 473.65 million in China, a difference of 9.06 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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Population ages 15-64, female in China
Population ages 15-64, female in India
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, female
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.