Which has higher population, ages 15-24, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Japan?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 6.94 million against 6.23 million in Japan as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, ages 15-24, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?

716,280, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 15-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Japan: Population, ages 15-24, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of

6.94 million

in 2015

Japan

6.23 million

in 2015

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

17th

Japan rank

18th

Population, ages 15-24, male over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Japan

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 6.94 million against 6.23 million in Japan, a difference of 716,280.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.30 million	9.31 million	3.01 million	Japan
2000s	8.73 million	7.34 million	1.38 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	7.79 million	6.32 million	1.47 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 15-24, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Japan?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 6.94 million against 6.23 million in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 15-24, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?: 716,280, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan rank globally for population, ages 15-24, male?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 15-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, ages 15-24, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population, ages 15-24, male is the total number of males age 15-24.