Afghanistan vs Japan: Age population, age 16, female, interpolated
Afghanistan
486,969
in 2025
Japan
542,965
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 542,965 against 486,969 in Afghanistan, a difference of 55,996.
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 | 103,267 | 1.03 million | 929,730 | Japan |
| 1970s | 128,444 | 788,075 | 659,631 | Japan |
| 1980s | 124,564 | 879,910 | 755,346 | Japan |
| 1990s | 170,856 | 837,103 | 666,247 | Japan |
| 2000s | 256,082 | 628,316 | 372,234 | Japan |
| 2010s | 392,842 | 583,966 | 191,124 | Japan |
| 2020s | 466,547 | 548,284 | 81,737 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 16, female, interpolated, Afghanistan or Japan?
- Japan, at 542,965 against 486,969 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 16, female, interpolated between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 55,996, 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 16, 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 16, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.