Japan vs Russia: Population ages 65-69, female

Japan
3.68 million
in 2025
Russia
5.50 million
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Russia rank
4th

Population ages 65-69, female over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 5.50 million against 3.68 million in Japan, a difference of 1.82 million.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 4th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.36 million 2.34 million 980,479 Russia
1970s 1.87 million 3.41 million 1.54 million Russia
1980s 2.45 million 3.15 million 697,596 Russia
1990s 3.35 million 4.34 million 995,820 Russia
2000s 3.99 million 4.06 million 68,609 Russia
2010s 4.70 million 3.74 million 959,336 Japan
2020s 3.87 million 5.26 million 1.39 million Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65-69, female, Japan or Russia?
Russia, at 5.50 million against 3.68 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65-69, female between Japan and Russia?
1.82 million, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for population ages 65-69, female?
Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 4th 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 65-69, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65-69, 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

Female population between the ages 65 to 69.