Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan

Japan: Age population, age 17, male, interpolated was 583,534 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
583,534
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 1965
All-time low
576,752
in 2023
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan stood at 583,534.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan peaked at 1.24 million in 1965 and was at its lowest, 576,752, in 2023.

Japan ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 million 796,889 1.24 million 10
1970s 833,799 799,299 923,237 10
1980s 903,380 787,094 1.06 million 10
1990s 914,673 760,067 1.09 million 10
2000s 677,431 613,351 752,275 10
2010s 619,162 607,026 625,923 10
2020s 588,201 576,752 607,949 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 18 Iran 667,754 compare
  2. 19 Turkey 644,621 compare
  3. 20 Uganda 592,265 compare
  4. 22 Sudan 557,882 compare
  5. 23 South Africa 548,879 compare
  6. 24 Iraq 501,433 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan?
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated in Japan was 583,534 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
What is the highest age population, age 17, male, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1965.
What is the lowest age population, age 17, male, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 576,752 in 2023.
How does Japan rank for age population, age 17, male, interpolated?
Japan ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 17, male, interpolated rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 17, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 17, 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
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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.