Japan vs Rwanda: Population, female
Japan
51.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
51.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
51st
Rwanda rank
54th
Population, female over time
- Japan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Japan currently reports 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 50.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 50.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 51.2% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 52.2% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 51.5% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Japan or Rwanda?
- Japan, at 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Japan and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for population, female?
- Japan ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 54th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.