Age population, age 12, male, interpolated in Japan

Japan: Age population, age 12, male, interpolated was 541,842 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
541,842
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 1960
All-time low
541,842
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated in Japan, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.

Analysis

Japan recorded 541,842 for age population, age 12, male, interpolated in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 12, male, interpolated in Japan peaked at 1.24 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 541,842, in 2025.

Japan ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 984,347 796,688 1.24 million 10
1970s 812,922 783,045 855,501 10
1980s 1.00 million 911,859 1.09 million 10
1990s 766,316 678,916 874,163 10
2000s 618,283 602,288 662,257 10
2010s 596,713 569,565 616,214 10
2020s 559,300 541,842 576,016 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 12, male, interpolated in Japan?
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated in Japan was 541,842 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
What is the highest age population, age 12, male, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1960.
What is the lowest age population, age 12, male, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 541,842 in 2025.
How does Japan rank for age population, age 12, male, interpolated?
Japan ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 12, male, interpolated rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 12, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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