Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Iran or Japan?

Japan, at 4.21 million against 3.30 million in Iran as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Japan: Population ages 45-49, female

Iran

3.30 million

in 2025

Japan

4.21 million

in 2025

Iran rank

13th

Japan rank

11th

Population ages 45-49, female over time

Iran
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.21 million against 3.30 million in Iran, a difference of 912,750.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 217 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	446,857	2.75 million	2.31 million	Japan
1970s	662,332	3.64 million	2.98 million	Japan
1980s	830,485	4.24 million	3.41 million	Japan
1990s	1.11 million	4.93 million	3.82 million	Japan
2000s	1.69 million	3.94 million	2.25 million	Japan
2010s	2.30 million	4.30 million	2.00 million	Japan
2020s	2.95 million	4.64 million	1.69 million	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Iran or Japan?: Japan, at 4.21 million against 3.30 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between Iran and Japan?: 912,750, 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 45-49, female?: Iran ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 45-49, female
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: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 45 to 49.