Afghanistan vs Japan: Population, age 5, total

Afghanistan
1.13 million
in 2015
Japan
1.03 million
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
21st
Japan rank
23rd

Population, age 5, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.13 million against 1.03 million in Japan, a difference of 104,080.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 191 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 560,941 1.28 million 722,948 Japan
2000s 812,527 1.19 million 372,889 Japan
2010s 1.04 million 1.07 million 30,259 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 5, total, Afghanistan or Japan?
Afghanistan, at 1.13 million against 1.03 million in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 5, total between Afghanistan and Japan?
104,080, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for population, age 5, total?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 5, 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 5, 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.