Population ages 20-24, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 20-24, female was 2.99 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.99 million for population ages 20-24, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Japan peaked at 5.64 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million, in 2015.
Japan ranks 18th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.65 million | 4.29 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.71 million | 3.89 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 million | 3.79 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 million | 4.22 million | 4.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.61 million | 3.20 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 2.89 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 million | 2.96 million | 2.99 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 470,918 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 573,409 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 542,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 564,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 454,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 478,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 533,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 526,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 557,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 458,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Japan?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Japan was 2.99 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Japan ranks 18th 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 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24.