Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Brazil or Japan?

Japan, at 4.08 million against 3.70 million in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Japan: Population ages 70-74, female

Brazil

3.70 million

in 2025

Japan

4.08 million

in 2025

Brazil rank

6th

Japan rank

5th

Population ages 70-74, female over time

Brazil
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.08 million against 3.70 million in Brazil, a difference of 379,120.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	341,983	981,128	639,145	Japan
1970s	528,219	1.41 million	880,733	Japan
1980s	783,646	2.00 million	1.22 million	Japan
1990s	1.17 million	2.74 million	1.56 million	Japan
2000s	1.71 million	3.53 million	1.82 million	Japan
2010s	2.31 million	4.17 million	1.86 million	Japan
2020s	3.33 million	4.64 million	1.31 million	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Brazil or Japan?: Japan, at 4.08 million against 3.70 million in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Brazil and Japan?: 379,120, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?: Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th 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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 70-74, 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: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 70 to 74.