Population ages 55-59, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 55-59, female was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female in Japan stood at 6.7%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Japan peaked at 8.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1961.
Japan ranks 45th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 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 55-59, female in Japan?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Japan was 6.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.