Afghanistan vs Japan: Age population, age 15, female, interpolated

Afghanistan
500,105
in 2025
Japan
533,538
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd

Age population, age 15, female, interpolated over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 533,538 against 500,105 in Afghanistan, a difference of 33,433.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 217 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 106,109 1.03 million 920,271 Japan
1970s 133,171 780,890 647,719 Japan
1980s 129,306 903,349 774,043 Japan
1990s 176,463 805,784 629,321 Japan
2000s 269,672 614,994 345,322 Japan
2010s 405,620 580,604 174,984 Japan
2020s 477,088 542,372 65,283 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 15, female, interpolated, Afghanistan or Japan?
Japan, at 533,538 against 500,105 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 15, female, interpolated between Afghanistan and Japan?
33,433, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for age population, age 15, female, interpolated?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 15, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.