Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of vs Japan: Population, female

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
67.60 million
in 2025
Japan
63.22 million
in 2025
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank
11th
Japan rank
12th

Population, female over time

  • Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
  • Japan
20.0M40.0M60.0M196019922025

How they compare

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of currently reports 67.60 million against 63.22 million in Japan, a difference of 4.38 million.

That makes Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 217 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 12.28 million 49.93 million 37.65 million Japan
1970s 15.95 million 56.00 million 40.05 million Japan
1980s 20.21 million 60.87 million 40.66 million Japan
1990s 28.48 million 63.51 million 35.02 million Japan
2000s 38.66 million 65.03 million 26.37 million Japan
2010s 51.21 million 65.07 million 13.86 million Japan
2020s 63.41 million 63.90 million 488,867 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of or Japan?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, at 67.60 million against 63.22 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Japan?
4.38 million, with Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Japan rank globally for population, female?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 217 countries.
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
264 places, 17,394 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.