Japan vs Viet Nam: Population ages 15-64, total
Japan
72.50 million
in 2025
Viet Nam
68.73 million
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
15th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 72.50 million against 68.73 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 3.77 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.07 million | 19.02 million | 47.04 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 75.59 million | 24.55 million | 51.04 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 81.94 million | 31.96 million | 49.98 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 87.07 million | 41.63 million | 45.44 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.36 million | 53.48 million | 30.89 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 77.50 million | 63.95 million | 13.55 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 73.37 million | 67.78 million | 5.59 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 72.50 million against 68.73 million in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 3.77 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Japan ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 15th 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.