Population ages 05-09, female in China
China: Population ages 05-09, female was 37.33 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, female in China, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female in China is 37.33 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in China peaked at 65.37 million in 1977 and was at its lowest, 36.36 million, in 2011.
China ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.51 million | 40.12 million | 48.41 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.43 million | 53.74 million | 65.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.36 million | 47.12 million | 60.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.07 million | 50.96 million | 59.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.39 million | 36.78 million | 47.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.51 million | 36.36 million | 41.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.43 million | 37.33 million | 41.70 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 7.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 6.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 7.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in China?
- Population ages 05-09, female in China was 37.33 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 65.37 million in 1977.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.36 million in 2011.
- How does China rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.