What is population, age 23, male in Japan?

Population, age 23, male in Japan was 621,856 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1995.

What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 621,856 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 23, male?

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

Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 23, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 23, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 23, male was 621,856 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

621,856

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

18th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.02 million

in 1995

All-time low

621,856

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 23, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 23, male in Japan stood at 621,856. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, male in Japan peaked at 1.02 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 621,856, 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	961,604	862,577	1.02 million	10
2000s	804,617	710,724	906,402	10
2010s	652,369	621,856	692,102	6

Countries ranked near Japan

15 Egypt 742,684 compare
16 Turkey 699,359 compare
17 Democratic Republic of Congo 680,289 compare
19 South Africa 498,228 compare
20 Thailand 479,325 compare
21 Germany 472,139 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 23, male in Japan?: Population, age 23, male in Japan was 621,856 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1995.
What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 621,856 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 23, male?: Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 23, 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 23, male refers to the male population at the specified age.