Population ages 70-74, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 70-74, female was 4.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, 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 4.08 million for population ages 70-74, female in 2025.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Japan peaked at 5.05 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 882,378, in 1960.
Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 981,128 | 882,378 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 1.19 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.00 million | 1.73 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 million | 2.26 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 million | 3.24 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 million | 3.79 million | 4.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 million | 4.08 million | 5.05 million | 6 |
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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 70-74, female in Japan?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Japan was 4.08 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 70-74, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 882,378 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.