Population, age 2, total in Japan
Japan: Population, age 2, total was 961,631 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 2, total in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 2, total in Japan stood at 961,631. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 2, total in Japan peaked at 1.31 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 961,631, in 2015.
Japan ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.19 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 1.08 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 961,631 | 1.06 million | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 2, total in Japan?
- Population, age 2, total in Japan was 961,631 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 2, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 2, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 961,631 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population, age 2, total?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 2, total 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, 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.