Population ages 20-24, female in Japan
Japan: Population ages 20-24, female was 2.99 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.99 million for population ages 20-24, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Japan peaked at 5.64 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million, in 2015.
Japan ranks 18th of 217 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.65 million | 4.29 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.71 million | 3.89 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 million | 3.79 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 million | 4.22 million | 4.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.61 million | 3.20 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 2.89 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 million | 2.96 million | 2.99 million | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.2218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2999 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.4411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Japan?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Japan was 2.99 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.