Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — China

Share of women in the population in China in 2025 — 49.09%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.21 pp.

2025 49.09% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 190of 217
Period maximum 49.11%1984
Period minimum 48.83%2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — China, 1960–202548.848.94949.149.219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.88%1962: 48.95%1964: 48.99%1966: 49.03%1968: 49.05%1970: 49.06%1972: 49.06%1974: 49.06%1976: 49.07%1978: 49.09%1980: 49.1%1982: 49.1%1984: 49.11%1986: 49.1%1988: 49.08%1990: 49.05%1992: 49.02%1994: 48.99%1996: 48.97%1998: 48.95%2000: 48.92%2002: 48.9%2004: 48.88%2006: 48.86%2008: 48.85%2010: 48.84%2012: 48.83%2014: 48.83%2016: 48.85%2018: 48.88%2020: 48.92%2022: 48.98%2024: 49.06%2025: 49.09%
Change over the period: +0.21 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 49.09%
World 49.73%
Eastern Asia computed 49.34%
Share of women in the population — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.09 +0.03 pp
2024 49.06 +0.04 pp
2023 49.02 +0.04 pp
2022 48.98 +0.03 pp
2021 48.95 +0.03 pp
2020 48.92 +0.02 pp
2019 48.9 +0.02 pp
2018 48.88 +0.02 pp
2017 48.86 +0.01 pp
2016 48.85 +0.01 pp
2015 48.84 +0.01 pp
2014 48.83 +0 pp
2013 48.83 −0 pp
2012 48.83 −0 pp
2011 48.83 −0 pp
2010 48.84 −0.01 pp
2009 48.84 −0.01 pp
2008 48.85 −0.01 pp
2007 48.86 −0.01 pp
2006 48.86 −0.01 pp
2005 48.87 −0.01 pp
2004 48.88 −0.01 pp
2003 48.89 −0.01 pp
2002 48.9 −0.01 pp
2001 48.91 −0.01 pp
2000 48.92 −0.01 pp
1999 48.93 −0.01 pp
1998 48.95 −0.01 pp
1997 48.96 −0.01 pp
1996 48.97 −0.01 pp
1995 48.98 −0.01 pp
1994 48.99 −0.01 pp
1993 49 −0.01 pp
1992 49.02 −0.02 pp
1991 49.03 −0.02 pp
1990 49.05 −0.02 pp
1989 49.07 −0.01 pp
1988 49.08 −0.01 pp
1987 49.09 −0.01 pp
1986 49.1 −0 pp
1985 49.11 −0 pp
1984 49.11 +0 pp
1983 49.11 +0 pp
1982 49.1 +0 pp
1981 49.1 +0 pp
1980 49.1 +0.01 pp
1979 49.09 +0.01 pp
1978 49.09 +0.01 pp
1977 49.08 +0.01 pp
1976 49.07 +0.01 pp
1975 49.07 +0.01 pp
1974 49.06 +0 pp
1973 49.06 +0 pp
1972 49.06 −0 pp
1971 49.06 −0 pp
1970 49.06 +0 pp
1969 49.06 +0.01 pp
1968 49.05 +0.01 pp
1967 49.04 +0.01 pp
1966 49.03 +0.02 pp
1965 49.01 +0.02 pp
1964 48.99 +0.02 pp
1963 48.97 +0.02 pp
1962 48.95 +0.03 pp
1961 48.92 +0.04 pp
1960 48.88

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.