Germany vs Japan: Population ages 55-59, female
Germany
3.30 million
in 2025
Japan
4.22 million
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Japan rank
7th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.22 million against 3.30 million in Germany, a difference of 925,070.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 million | 2.08 million | 800,307 | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.28 million | 2.62 million | 342,319 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.42 million | 3.54 million | 1.12 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.73 million | 4.15 million | 1.42 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.46 million | 4.85 million | 2.39 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.98 million | 3.90 million | 924,897 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.38 million | 4.01 million | 625,457 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.22 million against 3.30 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Germany and Japan?
- 925,070, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th 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 55-59, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 55 to 59.