What is population, age 12, male in Japan?

Population, age 12, male in Japan was 584,167 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 874,109 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 584,167 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 12, male?

Japan ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 12, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 12, male was 584,167 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

584,167

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

19th

of 191 countries

All-time high

874,109

in 1990

All-time low

584,167

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, male in Japan stood at 584,167. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, male in Japan peaked at 874,109 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 584,167, in 2015.

That places Japan 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	775,336	686,567	874,109	10
2000s	626,911	607,699	668,705	10
2010s	608,965	584,167	628,416	6

Countries ranked near Japan

16 Turkey 667,424 compare
17 Tanzania 653,282 compare
18 Iran 608,756 compare
20 Kenya 570,971 compare
21 Sudan 533,340 compare
22 Uganda 532,015 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Japan

Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, male in Japan?: Population, age 12, male in Japan was 584,167 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 874,109 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 584,167 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 12, male?: Japan ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 12, male refers to the male population at the specified age.