Iran vs Japan: Population ages 20-24, female
Iran
2.87 million
in 2025
Japan
2.99 million
in 2025
Iran rank
20th
Japan rank
18th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.99 million against 2.87 million in Iran, a difference of 128,140.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 880,186 | 4.65 million | 3.77 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 4.71 million | 3.30 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.07 million | 3.86 million | 1.79 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 4.64 million | 2.11 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.18 million | 3.61 million | 564,277 | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.74 million | 2.95 million | 787,032 | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.97 million | 134,502 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Iran or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.99 million against 2.87 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Iran and Japan?
- 128,140, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Iran ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th of 217 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 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24.