What is population, age 18, male in Japan?

Population, age 18, male in Japan was 629,212 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 615,835 in 2011.

How does Japan rank for population, age 18, male?

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

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 18, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 18, male was 629,212 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

629,212

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

17th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.04 million

in 1990

All-time low

615,835

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 18, male in Japan stood at 629,212.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Japan peaked at 1.04 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 615,835, in 2011.

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	925,552	810,325	1.04 million	10
2000s	701,039	624,926	789,240	10
2010s	622,114	615,835	629,212	6

Countries ranked near Japan

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20 South Africa 504,328 compare

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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 18, male in Japan?: Population, age 18, male in Japan was 629,212 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 615,835 in 2011.
How does Japan rank for population, age 18, male?: Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, 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 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.