Population, age 3, female in Japan
Japan: Population, age 3, female was 479,275 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 3, female in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 479,275 for population, age 3, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 3, female in Japan peaked at 659,299 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 479,275, 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 | 605,818 | 579,071 | 659,299 | 10 |
| 2000s | 567,742 | 533,018 | 581,308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 502,765 | 479,275 | 522,086 | 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 3, female in Japan?
- Population, age 3, female in Japan was 479,275 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 3, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 659,299 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 3, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 479,275 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population, age 3, female?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 3, female 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 3, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.