Japan vs North Korea: Population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre

Japan
6.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
7.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
70th
North Korea rank
67th

Population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • North Korea
051015196119922023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 7.17 units per square kilometre against 6.97 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 70th and North Korea ranks 67th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 10.86 units per square kilometre 6.95 units per square kilometre 3.91 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 12.12 units per square kilometre 9.62 units per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 12.44 units per square kilometre 8.03 units per square kilometre 4.4 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 9.22 units per square kilometre 8.37 units per square kilometre 0.8493 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 8.31 units per square kilometre 8.41 units per square kilometre 0.0976 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 7.72 units per square kilometre 7.12 units per square kilometre 0.6046 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 7.2 units per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre 0.1146 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre, Japan or North Korea?
North Korea, at 7.17 units per square kilometre against 6.97 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre between Japan and North Korea?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 70th and North Korea ranks 67th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 15,090 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 05-09, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.