What is life expectancy at age 15 in Japan?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan was 94.45 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 94.45 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 61.85 years in 1947.

How does Japan rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Japan ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 94.45 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

94.45 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

3rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

94.45 years

in 2100

All-time low

61.85 years

in 1947

Years of data

154

1947–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan, 1947–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Japan is 94.45 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 154 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Japan peaked at 94.45 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 61.85 years, in 1947.

That places Japan 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 154 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	63.67 years	61.85 years	65.07 years	3
1950s	69.12 years	65.91 years	71.01 years	10
1960s	72.37 years	70.95 years	73.53 years	10
1970s	75.4 years	73.55 years	77.12 years	10
1980s	78.4 years	77.05 years	79.59 years	10
1990s	80.43 years	79.61 years	81.16 years	10
2000s	82.49 years	81.63 years	83.3 years	10
2010s	83.97 years	83.05 years	84.69 years	10
2020s	85.17 years	84.3 years	85.81 years	10
2030s	86.55 years	85.95 years	87.14 years	10
2040s	87.84 years	87.28 years	88.42 years	10
2050s	89.09 years	88.53 years	89.65 years	10
2060s	90.3 years	89.78 years	90.84 years	10
2070s	91.5 years	90.96 years	92.02 years	10
2080s	92.65 years	92.14 years	93.17 years	10
2090s	93.8 years	93.28 years	94.33 years	10
2100s	94.45 years	94.45 years	94.45 years	1

Countries ranked near Japan

1 Monaco 94.78 years compare
2 Hong Kong 94.48 years compare
4 San Marino 94.07 years compare
5 South Korea 93.22 years compare
6 Andorra 93.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Japan

Age dependency ratio, old 51.0% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 542,965 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 564,701 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 458,050 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 454,963 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 478,438 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 557,669 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 549,118 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 526,359 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 573,409 (2025)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Japan?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan was 94.45 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 94.45 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 61.85 years in 1947.
How does Japan rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Japan ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.