What is population, age 6, male in Japan?

Population, age 6, male in Japan was 536,798 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 6, male recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 752,011 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 6, male recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 536,798 in 2015.

How does Japan rank for population, age 6, male?

Japan ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 6, male rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 6, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 6, male in Japan

Name: Population, age 6, male in Japan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Population, age 6, male was 536,798 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

536,798

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

23rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

752,011

in 1990

All-time low

536,798

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 6, male in Japan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Japan recorded 536,798 for population, age 6, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 6, male in Japan peaked at 752,011 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 536,798, in 2015.

That places Japan 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	670,660	610,166	752,011	10
2000s	611,376	586,992	624,221	10
2010s	556,516	536,798	576,326	6

Countries ranked near Japan

20 Uganda 661,957 compare
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22 Afghanistan 562,951 compare
24 South Africa 510,438 compare
25 Thailand 454,830 compare
26 Iraq 431,003 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 6, male in Japan?: Population, age 6, male in Japan was 536,798 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 6, male recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 752,011 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 6, male recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 536,798 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, age 6, male?: Japan ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 6, male rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 6, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 6, 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 6, male refers to the male population at the specified age.