China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Population, ages 15-24, female

China (People’s Republic of)
92.71 million
in 2015
India
116.37 million
in 2015
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Population, ages 15-24, female over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • India
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M199020022015

How they compare

India currently reports 116.37 million against 92.71 million in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 23.66 million.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) India Difference Ahead
1990s 108.65 million 86.56 million 22.09 million China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 101.33 million 103.78 million 2.44 million India
2010s 98.70 million 114.53 million 15.84 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 15-24, female, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
India, at 116.37 million against 92.71 million in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 15-24, female between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
23.66 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for population, ages 15-24, female?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 15-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, ages 15-24, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 15-24, female is the total number of females age 15-24.