Japan vs Mexico: Population, female
Japan
63.22 million
in 2025
Mexico
67.96 million
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Mexico rank
10th
Population, female over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 67.96 million against 63.22 million in Japan, a difference of 4.75 million.
That makes Mexico'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.
Japan ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.93 million | 21.34 million | 28.59 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 56.00 million | 29.11 million | 26.90 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 60.87 million | 37.48 million | 23.39 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 63.51 million | 45.92 million | 17.59 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 65.03 million | 53.83 million | 11.20 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 65.07 million | 61.51 million | 3.55 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.90 million | 66.54 million | 2.64 million | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 67.96 million against 63.22 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Japan and Mexico?
- 4.75 million, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for population, female?
- Japan ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 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.