Population ages 40-44, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 40-44, female was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 40-44, female in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 40-44, female in Japan is 5.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in Japan peaked at 8.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2025.
Japan ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 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 40-44, female in Japan?
- Population ages 40-44, female in Japan was 5.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 40-44, female?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 40-44, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.