Germany vs Japan: Population ages 55-59, male
Germany
3.30 million
in 2025
Japan
4.32 million
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.32 million against 3.30 million in Germany, a difference of 1.02 million.
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 9th and Japan ranks 6th 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 | 2.22 million | 1.87 million | 347,684 | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 2.08 million | 538,174 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.05 million | 3.29 million | 1.24 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.74 million | 4.05 million | 1.31 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.43 million | 4.82 million | 2.39 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.94 million | 3.97 million | 1.03 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.39 million | 4.12 million | 722,160 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.32 million against 3.30 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Germany and Japan?
- 1.02 million, 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, male?
- Germany ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th 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, 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 55 to 59.