Japan vs World: Population ages 75-79, female

Japan
4.74 million
in 2025
World
88.37 million
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
World rank
1st

Population ages 75-79, female over time

  • Japan
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 88.37 million against 4.74 million in Japan, a difference of 83.64 million.

That makes World's figure about 18.7 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World Difference Ahead
1960s 640,955 17.29 million 16.65 million World
1970s 948,164 23.36 million 22.42 million World
1980s 1.47 million 32.41 million 30.94 million World
1990s 2.06 million 39.13 million 37.07 million World
2000s 2.96 million 52.61 million 49.64 million World
2010s 3.62 million 64.54 million 60.92 million World
2020s 4.20 million 77.53 million 73.33 million World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, Japan or World?
World, at 88.37 million against 4.74 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Japan and World?
83.64 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and World rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
Japan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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 75-79, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 75-79, 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
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.