What is population, age 17, male in Japan?

Population, age 17, male in Japan was 630,742 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 609,949 in 2010.

How does Japan rank for population, age 17, male?

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

Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 17, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 17, male was 630,742 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

630,742

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

17th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.05 million

in 1990

All-time low

609,949

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 17, male in Japan is 630,742, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Japan peaked at 1.05 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 609,949, in 2010.

Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, 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	906,800	785,207	1.05 million	10
2000s	684,462	614,826	768,021	10
2010s	619,953	609,949	630,742	6

Countries ranked near Japan

14 Vietnam 768,908 compare
15 Turkey 717,282 compare
16 Russia 648,281 compare
18 Iran 547,896 compare
19 Tanzania 529,658 compare
20 Sudan 507,001 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 17, male in Japan?: Population, age 17, male in Japan was 630,742 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 609,949 in 2010.
How does Japan rank for population, age 17, male?: Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, 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 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.