India vs Japan: Population ages 70-74, female
India
15.98 million
in 2025
Japan
4.08 million
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 15.98 million against 4.08 million in Japan, a difference of 11.90 million.
That makes India's figure about 3.9 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 million | 981,128 | 1.51 million | India |
| 1970s | 3.37 million | 1.41 million | 1.96 million | India |
| 1980s | 4.52 million | 2.00 million | 2.52 million | India |
| 1990s | 5.86 million | 2.74 million | 3.13 million | India |
| 2000s | 7.98 million | 3.53 million | 4.45 million | India |
| 2010s | 10.33 million | 4.17 million | 6.16 million | India |
| 2020s | 14.15 million | 4.64 million | 9.51 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, India or Japan?
- India, at 15.98 million against 4.08 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between India and Japan?
- 11.90 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- India ranks 2nd 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.