Japan vs Russian Federation: Population ages 70-74, female

Japan
4.08 million
in 2025
Russian Federation
4.58 million
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
4th

Population ages 70-74, female over time

  • Japan
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 4.58 million against 4.08 million in Japan, a difference of 499,670.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1960s 981,128 1.65 million 667,709 Russian Federation
1970s 1.41 million 2.48 million 1.07 million Russian Federation
1980s 2.00 million 3.02 million 1.01 million Russian Federation
1990s 2.74 million 3.08 million 344,700 Russian Federation
2000s 3.53 million 3.60 million 71,797 Russian Federation
2010s 4.17 million 3.13 million 1.03 million Japan
2020s 4.64 million 4.22 million 424,250 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Japan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 4.58 million against 4.08 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Japan and Russian Federation?
499,670, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
Japan ranks 5th and Russian Federation 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 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

Female population between the ages 70 to 74.