Japan vs Turkey: Population, age 20, total

Japan
1.21 million
in 2015
Turkey
1.40 million
in 2015
Japan rank
18th
Turkey rank
16th

Population, age 20, total over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.40 million against 1.21 million in Japan, a difference of 193,510.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 16th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 1.87 million 1.27 million 598,817 Japan
2000s 1.44 million 1.36 million 78,695 Japan
2010s 1.23 million 1.37 million 144,036 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 20, total, Japan or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1.40 million against 1.21 million in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 20, total between Japan and Turkey?
193,510, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for population, age 20, total?
Japan ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 20, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 20, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.