Afghanistan vs Japan: Population, age 8, total

Afghanistan
1.02 million
in 2015
Japan
1.08 million
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
24th
Japan rank
22nd

Population, age 8, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.08 million against 1.02 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 62,530.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Japan ranks 22nd 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 493,029 1.37 million 875,307 Japan
2000s 729,454 1.20 million 470,885 Japan
2010s 939,903 1.13 million 185,723 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 8, total, Afghanistan or Japan?
Japan, at 1.08 million against 1.02 million in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 8, total between Afghanistan and Japan?
62,530, with Japan 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 8, total?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Japan ranks 22nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 8, 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 8, 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.