Iran vs Japan: Population ages 20-24, male
Iran
3.00 million
in 2025
Japan
3.15 million
in 2025
Iran rank
19th
Japan rank
18th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.15 million against 3.00 million in Iran, a difference of 145,780.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 19th 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 | 913,391 | 4.57 million | 3.65 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.52 million | 4.80 million | 3.28 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.26 million | 4.07 million | 1.81 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.68 million | 4.85 million | 2.18 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.31 million | 3.77 million | 545,643 | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.88 million | 3.08 million | 801,984 | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.97 million | 3.12 million | 149,302 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Iran or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.15 million against 3.00 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Iran and Japan?
- 145,780, 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, male?
- Iran ranks 19th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 20 to 24.