Japan vs Philippines: Population, female

Japan
63.22 million
in 2025
Philippines
58.54 million
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Philippines rank
14th

Population, female over time

  • Japan
  • Philippines
20.0M40.0M60.0M196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 63.22 million against 58.54 million in Philippines, a difference of 4.68 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 49.93 million 15.93 million 34.00 million Japan
1970s 56.00 million 20.81 million 35.19 million Japan
1980s 60.87 million 27.15 million 33.72 million Japan
1990s 63.51 million 34.87 million 28.64 million Japan
2000s 65.03 million 43.37 million 21.65 million Japan
2010s 65.07 million 51.94 million 13.13 million Japan
2020s 63.90 million 57.36 million 6.54 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Japan or Philippines?
Japan, at 63.22 million against 58.54 million in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Japan and Philippines?
4.68 million, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for population, female?
Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th 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

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.