Japan vs South Asia: Population ages 45-49, male
Japan
4.28 million
in 2025
South Asia
51.61 million
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
South Asia rank
12th
Population ages 45-49, male over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 51.61 million against 4.28 million in Japan, a difference of 47.33 million.
That makes South Asia's figure about 12.1 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th of 218 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.24 million | 12.67 million | 10.43 million | South Asia |
| 1970s | 3.50 million | 15.29 million | 11.79 million | South Asia |
| 1980s | 4.24 million | 18.17 million | 13.94 million | South Asia |
| 1990s | 5.01 million | 23.57 million | 18.56 million | South Asia |
| 2000s | 4.09 million | 33.86 million | 29.77 million | South Asia |
| 2010s | 4.45 million | 41.14 million | 36.68 million | South Asia |
| 2020s | 4.72 million | 48.74 million | 44.02 million | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Japan or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 51.61 million against 4.28 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Japan and South Asia?
- 47.33 million, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for population ages 45-49, male?
- Japan ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th 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 45-49, 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 45 to 49.