Ethiopia vs Japan: Population, female
Ethiopia
67.60 million
in 2025
Japan
63.22 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Japan rank
12th
Population, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Japan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 67.60 million against 63.22 million in Japan, a difference of 4.38 million.
That makes Ethiopia'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 ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | 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 or Japan?
- Ethiopia, at 67.60 million against 63.22 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Ethiopia and Japan?
- 4.38 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for population, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 218 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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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.