Age population, age 01, female, interpolated in Japan

Japan: Age population, age 01, female, interpolated was 368,886 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
368,886
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
38th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 million
in 1974
All-time low
368,886
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 01, female, interpolated in Japan, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Japan recorded 368,886 for age population, age 01, female, interpolated in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 01, female, interpolated in Japan peaked at 1.04 million in 1974 and was at its lowest, 368,886, in 2025.

That places Japan 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 810,263 774,208 914,304 10
1970s 950,092 845,546 1.04 million 10
1980s 710,790 620,025 818,324 10
1990s 575,496 565,818 596,383 10
2000s 552,761 528,224 576,617 10
2010s 493,229 450,968 527,014 10
2020s 397,816 368,886 433,040 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 35 Ghana 424,540 compare
  2. 36 Myanmar 422,232 compare
  3. 37 Chad 393,366 compare
  4. 39 Somalia 364,586 compare
  5. 40 Germany 348,332 compare
  6. 41 Colombia 343,649 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 01, female, interpolated in Japan?
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated in Japan was 368,886 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
What is the highest age population, age 01, female, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1974.
What is the lowest age population, age 01, female, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 368,886 in 2025.
How does Japan rank for age population, age 01, female, interpolated?
Japan ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 01, female, interpolated rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 01, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.