Population ages 20-24, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 20-24, female was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Japan stood at 4.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Japan peaked at 10.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2015.
Japan ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Japan
- Age dependency ratio 70.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 533,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 557,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 526,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 549,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 519,138 (2025)
- Population, male 60.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 513,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 541,842 (2025)
- Population, female 63.22 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Japan?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Japan was 4.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Japan ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.