Germany vs Japan: Population ages 65-69, male
Germany
2.67 million
in 2025
Japan
3.60 million
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
Population ages 65-69, male over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.60 million against 2.67 million in Germany, a difference of 928,750.
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 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.50 million | 1.19 million | 306,600 | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 1.52 million | 181,373 | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.23 million | 1.81 million | 585,197 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 2.89 million | 1.19 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.34 million | 3.68 million | 1.34 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.09 million | 4.45 million | 2.37 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 3.76 million | 1.30 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65-69, male, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.60 million against 2.67 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65-69, male between Germany and Japan?
- 928,750, 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 65-69, male?
- Germany ranks 8th 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 65-69, 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 65 to 69.