Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-19, male
Japan
2.91 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
39.84 million
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Japan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 39.84 million against 2.91 million in Japan, a difference of 36.93 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.7 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.03 million | 8.78 million | 3.75 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 4.13 million | 12.55 million | 8.42 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 4.51 million | 17.14 million | 12.63 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 4.55 million | 23.45 million | 18.90 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3.38 million | 31.72 million | 28.33 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.08 million | 33.89 million | 30.81 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.95 million | 37.45 million | 34.50 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 39.84 million against 2.91 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 36.93 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Japan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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, 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 15 to 19.