Iran vs Japan: Population ages 15-19, female
Iran
3.16 million
in 2025
Japan
2.76 million
in 2025
Iran rank
18th
Japan rank
21st
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.16 million against 2.76 million in Japan, a difference of 404,460.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 million | 5.03 million | 3.95 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.72 million | 3.97 million | 2.25 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.30 million | 4.26 million | 1.96 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.30 million | 4.32 million | 1.02 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.48 million | 3.21 million | 1.28 million | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.06 million | 2.92 million | 140,752 | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.97 million | 2.79 million | 186,095 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Iran or Japan?
- Iran, at 3.16 million against 2.76 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Iran and Japan?
- 404,460, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for population ages 15-19, female?
- Iran ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st 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 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 19.