Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan
Japan: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1124 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1124 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.2983 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1124 units per person, in 2025.
That places Japan 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2983 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2914 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.28 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2682 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2583 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2509 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2435 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2379 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2354 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2337 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2326 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2326 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2341 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.236 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2375 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2385 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2388 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.238 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2366 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2343 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2328 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2306 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2264 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.222 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2167 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2103 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2032 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1954 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1875 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1802 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.174 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1687 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.164 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1599 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1564 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1533 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1506 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1481 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1458 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1438 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1422 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1408 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1395 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1384 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1375 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1367 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1359 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1353 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1346 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1337 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1329 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.132 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1309 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1297 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1284 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1272 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1261 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1249 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1237 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1222 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1205 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1186 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1165 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1144 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1124 units per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2598 units per person | 0.2337 units per person | 0.2983 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2363 units per person | 0.2326 units per person | 0.2388 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2159 units per person | 0.1875 units per person | 0.2343 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1601 units per person | 0.1458 units per person | 0.1802 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1385 units per person | 0.1346 units per person | 0.1438 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 units per person | 0.1237 units per person | 0.1337 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1174 units per person | 0.1124 units per person | 0.1222 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 212 Italy 0.1166 units per person compare
- 213 Andorra 0.1162 units per person compare
- 214 Puerto Rico 0.1124 units per person compare
- 216 Hong Kong, China 0.1031 units per person compare
- 217 Republic of Korea 0.102 units per person compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.4862 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5478 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Japan was 0.1124 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2983 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1124 units per person in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.