Population ages 15-64, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 15-64, female was 56.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64, female in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Japan recorded 56.5% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Japan peaked at 69.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2025.
That places Japan 198th out of 218 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 15-64, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.8% | — |
| 1961 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 68.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.0% | 64.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 66.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 66.7% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 61.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 56.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.5% | 56.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- 200 Burkina Faso 56.4% compare
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Japan?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Japan was 56.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Japan ranks 198th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.