Which has higher population, age 21, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Japan?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 732,832 against 586,715 in Japan as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 21, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?

146,117, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 21, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Population, age 21, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

732,832

in 2015

Japan

586,715

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Japan rank

18th

Population, age 21, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Japan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 732,832 against 586,715 in Japan, a difference of 146,117.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo'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.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	401,632	926,415	524,783	Japan
2000s	541,639	722,873	181,234	Japan
2010s	677,490	606,296	71,194	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 21, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Japan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 732,832 against 586,715 in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 21, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?: 146,117, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan rank globally for population, age 21, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 21, female. 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 21, female
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: 07 August 2026

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