Gender in China 206 indicators covering gender for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 2030 down 33.7% 2nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year 2030 down 364.4% 188th Population 1.23 million 2030 up 5.0% 1st Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million 2030 up 5.0% 1st Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year 2030 down 6.3% 138th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million 2025 down 50.4% 2nd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million 2025 down 52.6% 2nd Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million 2025 down 50.9% 2nd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million 2025 down 53.1% 2nd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million 2025 down 49.7% 2nd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million 2025 down 52.0% 2nd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million 2025 down 44.5% 2nd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million 2025 down 47.3% 2nd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million 2025 down 35.4% 2nd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million 2025 down 38.7% 2nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 6.16 million 2025 down 24.3% 2nd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 6.94 million 2025 down 27.2% 2nd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.23 2027 up 14.5% 112th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.587 2025 down 6.2% 133rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.366 2025 up 1.4% 148th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.579 2025 down 12.8% 126th Women's Political Participation Index 0.81 2025 down 4.9% 128th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.587 2025 down 6.2% 133rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.587 2025 down 6.2% 133rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.587 2025 down 6.2% 133rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 8.4% 2024 up 63.8% 186th Prevalence of obesity, male 10.0% 2024 up 103.3% 141st Life expectancy at age 60, female 23.78 years 2024 up 3.7% 71st Life expectancy at age 60, male 14.82 years 2024 down 22.7% 204th Share of women who are obese 8.4% 2024 up 63.9% 189th Share of women who are overweight or obese 32.8% 2024 up 21.1% 182nd Share of overweight men vs. women 44.9% 2024 up 38.2% 132nd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.4% 2024 up 1.6% 61st Share of women who are married or in a union 2.5% 2021 up 17.8% 162nd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.5% 120th Population, annual growth rate -0.1233 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.5% 164th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.7% 171st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 216.16 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 22.2% 72nd Women, Business and the Law Index 78.12 index (0–100) 2023 up 3.3% 111th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 16.3% 151st Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 150.26 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 52nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 3.0% 24th Labor force, female 348.52 million 2025 down 0.1% 1st Labor force, female, per capita 0.2478 units per person 2025 down 2.0% 37th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 up 0.3% 66th Page 1 of 4 Next →