Population, male, per capita in Japan

Japan: Population, male, per capita was 0.4876 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.4876 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.494 units per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.486 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Japan is 0.4876 units per person, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.494 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.486 units per person, in 1960.

Japan ranks 166th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Population, male, per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Population, male, per capita in Japan, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.486 units per person
1961 0.4863 units per person +0.1%
1962 0.4866 units per person +0.1%
1963 0.487 units per person +0.1%
1964 0.4875 units per person +0.1%
1965 0.4879 units per person +0.1%
1966 0.4884 units per person +0.1%
1967 0.489 units per person +0.1%
1968 0.4895 units per person +0.1%
1969 0.4901 units per person +0.1%
1970 0.4906 units per person +0.1%
1971 0.4913 units per person +0.1%
1972 0.4922 units per person +0.2%
1973 0.4928 units per person +0.1%
1974 0.4931 units per person +0.1%
1975 0.4933 units per person +0.0%
1976 0.4934 units per person +0.0%
1977 0.4936 units per person +0.0%
1978 0.4937 units per person +0.0%
1979 0.4938 units per person +0.0%
1980 0.4939 units per person +0.0%
1981 0.494 units per person +0.0%
1982 0.4939 units per person -0.0%
1983 0.4939 units per person -0.0%
1984 0.4938 units per person -0.0%
1985 0.4938 units per person -0.0%
1986 0.4937 units per person -0.0%
1987 0.4937 units per person -0.0%
1988 0.4936 units per person -0.0%
1989 0.4936 units per person -0.0%
1990 0.4935 units per person -0.0%
1991 0.4934 units per person -0.0%
1992 0.4932 units per person -0.0%
1993 0.4931 units per person -0.0%
1994 0.4929 units per person -0.0%
1995 0.4928 units per person -0.0%
1996 0.4926 units per person -0.0%
1997 0.4924 units per person -0.0%
1998 0.4922 units per person -0.0%
1999 0.492 units per person -0.0%
2000 0.4918 units per person -0.0%
2001 0.4916 units per person -0.0%
2002 0.4914 units per person -0.1%
2003 0.4911 units per person -0.1%
2004 0.4908 units per person -0.1%
2005 0.4905 units per person -0.1%
2006 0.4902 units per person -0.1%
2007 0.49 units per person -0.1%
2008 0.4897 units per person -0.1%
2009 0.4894 units per person -0.1%
2010 0.4892 units per person -0.1%
2011 0.489 units per person -0.0%
2012 0.4889 units per person -0.0%
2013 0.4889 units per person -0.0%
2014 0.4888 units per person -0.0%
2015 0.4887 units per person -0.0%
2016 0.4887 units per person -0.0%
2017 0.4887 units per person -0.0%
2018 0.4887 units per person -0.0%
2019 0.4886 units per person -0.0%
2020 0.4885 units per person -0.0%
2021 0.4884 units per person -0.0%
2022 0.4882 units per person -0.0%
2023 0.4881 units per person -0.0%
2024 0.4878 units per person -0.0%
2025 0.4876 units per person -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4878 units per person 0.486 units per person 0.4901 units per person 10
1970s 0.4928 units per person 0.4906 units per person 0.4938 units per person 10
1980s 0.4938 units per person 0.4936 units per person 0.494 units per person 10
1990s 0.4928 units per person 0.492 units per person 0.4935 units per person 10
2000s 0.4907 units per person 0.4894 units per person 0.4918 units per person 10
2010s 0.4888 units per person 0.4886 units per person 0.4892 units per person 10
2020s 0.4881 units per person 0.4876 units per person 0.4885 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 163 Rwanda 0.4882 units per person compare
  2. 164 Slovakia 0.4881 units per person compare
  3. 165 Malawi 0.4881 units per person compare
  4. 167 Lesotho 0.4875 units per person compare
  5. 168 Kazakhstan 0.4873 units per person compare
  6. 169 Guyana 0.4866 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male, per capita in Japan?
Population, male, per capita in Japan was 0.4876 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.494 units per person in 1981.
What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.486 units per person in 1960.
How does Japan rank for population, male, per capita?
Japan ranks 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.