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

Afghanistan
525,529
in 2025
Japan
564,701
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Japan rank
22nd

Age population, age 15, male, interpolated over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 564,701 against 525,529 in Afghanistan, a difference of 39,172.

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 22nd 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 107,483 1.04 million 929,219 Japan
1970s 137,263 818,699 681,436 Japan
1980s 133,387 956,663 823,276 Japan
1990s 183,704 847,820 664,116 Japan
2000s 281,448 648,613 367,166 Japan
2010s 426,368 615,438 189,070 Japan
2020s 501,756 574,511 72,756 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 15, male, interpolated, Afghanistan or Japan?
Japan, at 564,701 against 525,529 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 15, male, interpolated between Afghanistan and Japan?
39,172, 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, male, interpolated?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 15, male, 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, male, 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, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.