What is population, age 16, male in Japan?

Population, age 16, male in Japan was 624,770 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 610,103 in 2010.

How does Japan rank for population, age 16, male?

Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 16, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 16, male was 624,770 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

624,770

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

17th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.04 million

in 1990

All-time low

610,103

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in Japan is 624,770, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Japan peaked at 1.04 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 610,103, in 2010.

That places Japan 17th 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	883,608	762,843	1.04 million	10
2000s	670,004	613,106	746,302	10
2010s	617,808	610,103	624,770	6

Countries ranked near Japan

14 Vietnam 768,043 compare
15 Turkey 709,697 compare
16 Russia 651,497 compare
18 Tanzania 553,096 compare
19 Iran 540,770 compare
20 Sudan 514,045 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 16, male in Japan?: Population, age 16, male in Japan was 624,770 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 610,103 in 2010.
How does Japan rank for population, age 16, male?: Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, 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 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.