Japan vs Philippines: Population, male

Japan
60.15 million
in 2025
Philippines
58.25 million
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Philippines rank
14th

Population, male over time

  • Japan
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 60.15 million against 58.25 million in Philippines, a difference of 1.90 million.

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

Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 215 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 47.56 million 16.26 million 31.30 million Japan
1970s 54.42 million 21.10 million 33.32 million Japan
1980s 59.37 million 27.35 million 32.02 million Japan
1990s 61.71 million 35.12 million 26.59 million Japan
2000s 62.64 million 43.72 million 18.92 million Japan
2010s 62.22 million 52.16 million 10.06 million Japan
2020s 60.93 million 57.09 million 3.84 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Japan or Philippines?
Japan, at 60.15 million against 58.25 million in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Japan and Philippines?
1.90 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, male?
Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
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

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.