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
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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

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.