Japan vs Philippines: Population ages 15-64, total
Japan
72.50 million
in 2025
Philippines
78.41 million
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
Philippines rank
12th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 78.41 million against 72.50 million in Japan, a difference of 5.91 million.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 12th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.07 million | 15.74 million | 50.33 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 75.59 million | 21.29 million | 54.30 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 81.94 million | 29.69 million | 52.25 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 87.07 million | 39.31 million | 47.75 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.36 million | 51.72 million | 32.64 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 77.50 million | 65.22 million | 12.28 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 73.37 million | 75.40 million | 2.03 million | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 78.41 million against 72.50 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Japan and Philippines?
- 5.91 million, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Japan ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 12th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.