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Africa's Development: Projected youth … less than accelerated in Japan

Japan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling

Latest (2040)
0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
World rank
105th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.0764 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2010
All-time low
0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Years of data
32
2000–2040

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Japan, 2000–2040

00.020.040.060.082000202020402000: 0.064 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 0.064 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 0.065 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 0.065 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 0.065 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 0.065 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 0.068 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 0.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 0.072 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 0.074 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 0.076 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 0.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 0.064 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 0.058 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 0.053 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 0.048 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 0.051 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 0.055 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 0.059 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 0.063 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 0.067 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 0.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 0.054 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 0.049 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 0.044 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 0.039 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 0.033 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 0.028 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 0.024 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2029: 0.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 0.017 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 0.001 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Japan is 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, measured in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 95.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Japan peaked at 0.0764 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

That places Japan 105th out of 160 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Japan, year by year

Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 0.0639 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years —
2001 0.0642 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2002 0.0645 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2003 0.0649 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2004 0.0652 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2005 0.0655 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2006 0.0675 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.1%
2007 0.0697 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.1%
2008 0.0719 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.1%
2009 0.0741 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.1%
2010 0.0764 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.1%
2011 0.0697 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.8%
2012 0.0636 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.8%
2013 0.058 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.8%
2014 0.0529 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.8%
2015 0.0482 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.8%
2016 0.0515 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +6.8%
2017 0.055 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +6.8%
2018 0.0587 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +6.7%
2019 0.0626 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +6.7%
2020 0.0668 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +6.7%
2021 0.0601 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -10.0%
2022 0.0541 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -10.0%
2023 0.0487 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -10.0%
2024 0.0438 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -10.0%
2025 0.0394 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -10.1%
2026 0.0332 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -15.7%
2027 0.028 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -15.7%
2028 0.0236 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -15.7%
2029 0.0199 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -15.7%
2030 0.0167 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -15.7%
2040 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -95.7%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0079 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2040 -95.7% 0.0167 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0671 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0639 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0741 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 0.0597 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0482 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0764 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 0.0417 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0199 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0668 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2030s 0.0167 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0167 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0167 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 102 South Africa 0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 103 Uzbekistan 0.0011 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 104 Iran 0.0011 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 106 Tanzania 0.0004 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 107 Finland 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 107 Iceland 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 107 Luxembourg 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 107 Malta 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 107 North Korea 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  10. 107 Tonga 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  11. 107 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  12. 107 Grenada 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  13. 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  14. 107 Samoa 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  15. 107 Seychelles 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  16. 107 Barbados 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  17. 107 Cuba 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  18. 107 Jamaica 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  19. 107 Saint Lucia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  20. 107 Chile 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  21. 107 Czechia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  22. 107 Mexico 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  23. 107 Albania 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  24. 107 Armenia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  25. 107 Bahamas 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  26. 107 Belarus 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  27. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  28. 107 Botswana 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  29. 107 Cameroon 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  30. 107 Central African Republic 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  31. 107 China 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  32. 107 Cyprus 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  33. 107 Georgia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  34. 107 Guyana 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  35. 107 Indonesia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  36. 107 Kenya 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  37. 107 Kiribati 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  38. 107 Kyrgyzstan 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  39. 107 Maldives 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  40. 107 Montenegro 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  41. 107 North Macedonia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  42. 107 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  43. 107 Serbia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  44. 107 Solomon Islands 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  45. 107 Tajikistan 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  46. 107 Tunisia 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  47. 107 Uruguay 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  48. 107 Vanuatu 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  49. 107 Algeria 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  50. 107 Azerbaijan 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  51. 107 Congo 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  52. 107 Gabon 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  53. 107 Suriname 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  54. 107 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  55. 107 Turkmenistan 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  56. 107 Venezuela 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  57. 107 Brunei Darussalam 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  58. 107 Papua New Guinea 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Japan?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Japan was 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0764 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2010.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does Japan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Japan ranks 105th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.