Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Germany or Japan?

Japan, at 3.97 million against 1.56 million in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Germany and Japan?

2.42 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.

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.

Germany vs Japan: Population ages 75-79, male

Germany

1.56 million

in 2025

Japan

3.97 million

in 2025

Germany rank

6th

Japan rank

4th

Population ages 75-79, male over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.97 million against 1.56 million in Germany, a difference of 2.42 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	660,140	434,928	225,212	Germany
1970s	758,277	670,997	87,281	Germany
1980s	921,566	994,283	72,717	Japan
1990s	747,748	1.28 million	533,541	Japan
2000s	1.15 million	2.18 million	1.03 million	Japan
2010s	1.70 million	2.92 million	1.21 million	Japan
2020s	1.51 million	3.51 million	2.00 million	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Germany or Japan?: Japan, at 3.97 million against 1.56 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Germany and Japan?: 2.42 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 75-79, male?: Germany ranks 6th 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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Indicator: Population ages 75-79, male
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: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 75 to 79.