France vs Japan: Population ages 75-79, male
France
1.48 million
in 2025
Japan
3.97 million
in 2025
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 75-79, male over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.97 million against 1.48 million in France, a difference of 2.49 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.7 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 403,500 | 434,928 | 31,428 | Japan |
| 1970s | 505,068 | 670,997 | 165,929 | Japan |
| 1980s | 652,457 | 994,283 | 341,826 | Japan |
| 1990s | 621,732 | 1.28 million | 659,557 | Japan |
| 2000s | 907,227 | 2.18 million | 1.28 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 961,243 | 2.92 million | 1.95 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 3.51 million | 2.28 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.97 million against 1.48 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between France and Japan?
- 2.49 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
- France ranks 7th and Japan 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 75-79, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 75 to 79.