Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Iraq or Japan?

Iraq, at 2.68 million against 2.27 million in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data 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 Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Japan: Population ages 05-09, female

Iraq

2.68 million

in 2025

Japan

2.27 million

in 2025

Iraq rank

26th

Japan rank

29th

Population ages 05-09, female over time

Iraq
Japan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.68 million against 2.27 million in Japan, a difference of 407,380.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	520,440	3.91 million	3.39 million	Japan
1970s	867,550	4.23 million	3.37 million	Japan
1980s	1.16 million	4.31 million	3.15 million	Japan
1990s	1.46 million	3.20 million	1.74 million	Japan
2000s	1.91 million	2.88 million	969,157	Japan
2010s	2.39 million	2.67 million	274,260	Japan
2020s	2.76 million	2.42 million	340,322	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Iraq or Japan?: Iraq, at 2.68 million against 2.27 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Iraq and Japan?: 407,380, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?: Iraq ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 217 countries.
Where does this data 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 Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 5 to 9.