Age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan

Japan: Age population, age 21, female, interpolated was 591,946 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
591,946
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 1969
All-time low
573,728
in 2014
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.

Analysis

In 2025, age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan stood at 591,946.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan peaked at 1.24 million in 1969 and was at its lowest, 573,728, in 2014.

Japan ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 994,396 795,633 1.24 million 10
1970s 919,132 766,581 1.19 million 10
1980s 780,758 741,456 880,345 10
1990s 934,800 829,205 1.01 million 10
2000s 703,481 625,821 799,753 10
2010s 585,892 573,728 606,425 10
2020s 591,582 587,139 594,130 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 16 Vietnam 673,915 compare
  2. 17 Kenya 595,955 compare
  3. 18 Turkey 593,826 compare
  4. 20 Iran 574,743 compare
  5. 21 Uganda 528,779 compare
  6. 22 South Africa 501,547 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan?
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated in Japan was 591,946 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
What is the highest age population, age 21, female, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1969.
What is the lowest age population, age 21, female, interpolated recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 573,728 in 2014.
How does Japan rank for age population, age 21, female, interpolated?
Japan ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 21, female, interpolated rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 21, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
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Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.