East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Japan: Population, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.06 billion
in 2025
Japan
63.22 million
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Japan rank
12th

Population, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Japan
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.06 billion against 63.22 million in Japan, a difference of 996.90 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.8 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 480.38 million 49.93 million 430.45 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1970s 609.53 million 56.00 million 553.52 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 722.58 million 60.87 million 661.72 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 840.57 million 63.51 million 777.06 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 931.42 million 65.03 million 866.39 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 1.01 billion 65.07 million 942.70 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 1.05 billion 63.90 million 990.06 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.06 billion against 63.22 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
996.90 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for population, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.