China vs India: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 743,542 1000 No against 319,567 1000 No in China, a difference of 423,975 1000 No.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 247 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and India in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 296,720 1000 No | 186,487 1000 No | 110,233 1000 No | China |
| 1960s | 359,304 1000 No | 234,432 1000 No | 124,872 1000 No | China |
| 1970s | 453,033 1000 No | 292,964 1000 No | 160,069 1000 No | China |
| 1980s | 529,878 1000 No | 369,340 1000 No | 160,538 1000 No | China |
| 1990s | 607,185 1000 No | 459,471 1000 No | 147,714 1000 No | China |
| 2000s | 653,460 1000 No | 552,058 1000 No | 101,403 1000 No | China |
| 2010s | 695,177 1000 No | 637,172 1000 No | 58,005 1000 No | China |
| 2020s | 711,333 1000 No | 706,005 1000 No | 5,328 1000 No | China |
| 2030s | 694,288 1000 No | 764,546 1000 No | 70,258 1000 No | India |
| 2040s | 661,958 1000 No | 806,886 1000 No | 144,927 1000 No | India |
| 2050s | 609,405 1000 No | 830,150 1000 No | 220,746 1000 No | India |
| 2060s | 539,511 1000 No | 836,192 1000 No | 296,682 1000 No | India |
| 2070s | 471,358 1000 No | 824,864 1000 No | 353,506 1000 No | India |
| 2080s | 407,113 1000 No | 798,769 1000 No | 391,656 1000 No | India |
| 2090s | 348,590 1000 No | 764,120 1000 No | 415,530 1000 No | India |
| 2100s | 319,567 1000 No | 743,542 1000 No | 423,975 1000 No | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - female, China or India?
- India, at 743,542 1000 No against 319,567 1000 No in China as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - female between China and India?
- 423,975 1000 No, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do China and India rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - female?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 247 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.