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
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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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.