Japan vs South Africa: Population ages 05-09, male
Japan
2.39 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.76 million
in 2025
Japan rank
29th
South Africa rank
26th
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.76 million against 2.39 million in Japan, a difference of 363,540.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million | 1.32 million | 2.72 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.44 million | 1.78 million | 2.66 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.54 million | 2.27 million | 2.27 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.36 million | 2.88 million | 482,163 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.58 million | 452,970 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.81 million | 2.69 million | 123,052 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.67 million | 109,942 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.76 million against 2.39 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Japan and South Africa?
- 363,540, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?
- Japan ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 218 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 5 to 9.