What is population, age 21, male in Japan?

Population, age 21, male in Japan was 614,034 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1995.

What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 614,034 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 21, male?

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

Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 21, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 21, male was 614,034 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

614,034

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

18th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.02 million

in 1995

All-time low

614,034

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 21, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Japan recorded 614,034 for population, age 21, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Japan peaked at 1.02 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 614,034, in 2015.

Japan ranks 18th 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	965,311	883,928	1.02 million	10
2000s	757,104	674,340	847,258	10
2010s	631,829	614,034	658,625	6

Countries ranked near Japan

15 Egypt 748,981 compare
16 Democratic Republic of Congo 730,107 compare
17 Turkey 710,184 compare
19 South Africa 505,930 compare
20 Thailand 473,457 compare
21 Tanzania 465,108 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 21, male in Japan?: Population, age 21, male in Japan was 614,034 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1995.
What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 614,034 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 21, male?: Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, 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 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.