Germany vs Japan: Population ages 70-74, female
Germany
2.45 million
in 2025
Japan
4.08 million
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Japan rank
5th
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.08 million against 2.45 million in Germany, a difference of 1.63 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 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 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 million | 981,128 | 682,784 | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.07 million | 1.41 million | 660,554 | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.05 million | 2.00 million | 48,625 | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.99 million | 2.74 million | 743,104 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 3.53 million | 1.40 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.28 million | 4.17 million | 1.89 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 4.64 million | 2.36 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.08 million against 2.45 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Germany and Japan?
- 1.63 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 70-74, female?
- Germany ranks 8th 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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About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74.