What is population, age 2, male in Japan?

Population, age 2, male in Japan was 493,727 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 672,847 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 493,727 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 2, male?

Japan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 2, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 2, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 2, male was 493,727 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

493,727

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

24th

of 191 countries

All-time high

672,847

in 1990

All-time low

493,727

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 2, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Japan recorded 493,727 for population, age 2, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, male in Japan peaked at 672,847 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 493,727, in 2015.

That places Japan 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	628,870	609,545	672,847	10
2000s	591,954	553,989	618,393	10
2010s	518,574	493,727	543,766	6

Countries ranked near Japan

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27 Thailand 446,264 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Japan

Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 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)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, male in Japan?: Population, age 2, male in Japan was 493,727 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 672,847 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 493,727 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 2, male?: Japan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 2, 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 2, male refers to the male population at the specified age.