What is population, age 20, male in Japan?

Population, age 20, male in Japan was 618,735 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 991,822 in 1993.

What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 618,735 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 20, male?

Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 20, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 20, male was 618,735 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

618,735

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

18th

of 191 countries

All-time high

991,822

in 1993

All-time low

618,735

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Japan recorded 618,735 for population, age 20, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Japan peaked at 991,822 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 618,735, in 2015.

That places Japan 18th 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	953,223	861,945	991,822	10
2000s	738,295	656,991	830,544	10
2010s	628,179	618,735	644,373	6

Countries ranked near Japan

15 Russia 725,304 compare
16 Iran 716,208 compare
17 Turkey 712,409 compare
19 South Africa 505,781 compare
20 Tanzania 480,798 compare
21 Sudan 472,735 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 20, male in Japan?: Population, age 20, male in Japan was 618,735 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 991,822 in 1993.
What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 618,735 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 20, male?: Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, 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 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.