Iran vs Japan: Population ages 25-29, male

Iran
3.07 million
in 2025
Japan
3.12 million
in 2025
Iran rank
18th
Japan rank
17th

Population ages 25-29, male over time

  • Iran
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.12 million against 3.07 million in Iran, a difference of 52,050.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th 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 862,043 4.29 million 3.43 million Japan
1970s 1.17 million 5.14 million 3.97 million Japan
1980s 2.02 million 4.12 million 2.10 million Japan
1990s 2.33 million 4.47 million 2.14 million Japan
2000s 3.42 million 4.36 million 931,817 Japan
2010s 4.47 million 3.30 million 1.17 million Iran
2020s 3.35 million 3.10 million 249,852 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Iran or Japan?
Japan, at 3.12 million against 3.07 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Iran and Japan?
52,050, 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 25-29, male?
Iran ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th 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 25-29, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 25-29, male
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 25 to 29.