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

World, at 69.39 million against 3.97 million in Japan as of 2025.

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

65.42 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.

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.

Japan vs World: Population ages 75-79, male

Japan

3.97 million

in 2025

World

69.39 million

in 2025

Japan rank

4th

World rank

1st

Population ages 75-79, male over time

Japan
World

How they compare

World currently reports 69.39 million against 3.97 million in Japan, a difference of 65.42 million.

That makes World's figure about 17.5 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	434,928	11.73 million	11.30 million	World
1970s	670,997	15.25 million	14.58 million	World
1980s	994,283	21.16 million	20.17 million	World
1990s	1.28 million	26.52 million	25.24 million	World
2000s	2.18 million	38.20 million	36.02 million	World
2010s	2.92 million	49.41 million	46.50 million	World
2020s	3.51 million	61.06 million	57.55 million	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Japan or World?: World, at 69.39 million against 3.97 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Japan and World?: 65.42 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, male?: 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, 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.