Japan vs South Africa: Population ages 25-29, male
Japan
3.12 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.75 million
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
South Africa rank
20th
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.12 million against 2.75 million in South Africa, a difference of 375,960.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.29 million | 692,109 | 3.60 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.14 million | 990,574 | 4.15 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 1.47 million | 2.65 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.47 million | 1.79 million | 2.68 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.36 million | 2.07 million | 2.29 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.30 million | 2.83 million | 466,501 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 2.79 million | 309,770 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 3.12 million against 2.75 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Japan and South Africa?
- 375,960, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for population ages 25-29, male?
- Japan ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 20th of 218 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 25 to 29.