Japan vs Turkey: Population ages 15-64, total

Japan
72.50 million
in 2025
Turkey
58.75 million
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
Turkey rank
17th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 72.50 million against 58.75 million in Turkey, a difference of 13.75 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 17th of 217 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 66.07 million 16.94 million 49.13 million Japan
1970s 75.59 million 21.85 million 53.75 million Japan
1980s 81.94 million 28.69 million 53.25 million Japan
1990s 87.07 million 37.19 million 49.88 million Japan
2000s 84.36 million 44.93 million 39.43 million Japan
2010s 77.50 million 52.97 million 24.52 million Japan
2020s 73.37 million 57.90 million 15.47 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Japan or Turkey?
Japan, at 72.50 million against 58.75 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Japan and Turkey?
13.75 million, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.