China vs India: Population, female

China

690.54 million

in 2025

India

709.09 million

in 2025

China rank

2nd

India rank

1st

Population, female over time

India currently reports 709.09 million against 690.54 million in China, a difference of 18.55 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.

Indicator: Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.