Population, age 16, total in Japan
Japan: Population, age 16, total was 1.22 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, total in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Japan stood at 1.22 million.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Japan peaked at 2.02 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 1.49 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 1.20 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 1.19 million | 1.22 million | 5 |
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More education data for Japan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Japan?
- Population, age 16, total in Japan was 1.22 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for population, age 16, total?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.