Population, ages 10-18, total in Japan

Japan: Population, ages 10-18, total was 10.58 million in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
10.58 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 191 countries
All-time high
16.66 million
in 1990
All-time low
10.58 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 10-18, total in Japan, 1990–2015

05.0M10.0M15.0M1990200220151990: 16.7M1991: 16.3M1992: 15.8M1993: 15.2M1994: 14.7M1995: 14.2M1996: 13.8M1997: 13.4M1998: 13.1M1999: 12.8M2000: 12.5M2001: 12.2M2002: 11.9M2003: 11.6M2004: 11.4M2005: 11.2M2006: 11.1M2007: 11.0M2008: 10.9M2009: 10.9M2010: 10.9M2011: 10.8M2012: 10.8M2013: 10.7M2014: 10.7M2015: 10.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 10-18, total in Japan stood at 10.58 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 10-18, total in Japan peaked at 16.66 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.58 million, 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.

Population, ages 10-18, total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 10-18, total in Japan, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 16.66 million
1991 16.25 million -2.5%
1992 15.76 million -3.0%
1993 15.22 million -3.4%
1994 14.68 million -3.5%
1995 14.20 million -3.3%
1996 13.77 million -3.0%
1997 13.40 million -2.7%
1998 13.07 million -2.4%
1999 12.77 million -2.3%
2000 12.46 million -2.4%
2001 12.16 million -2.4%
2002 11.87 million -2.4%
2003 11.60 million -2.3%
2004 11.37 million -2.0%
2005 11.19 million -1.6%
2006 11.06 million -1.2%
2007 10.97 million -0.8%
2008 10.92 million -0.5%
2009 10.89 million -0.3%
2010 10.85 million -0.3%
2011 10.82 million -0.3%
2012 10.78 million -0.4%
2013 10.73 million -0.5%
2014 10.66 million -0.6%
2015 10.58 million -0.8%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 10.58 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 551,042, 19.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 10.58 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 589,861, 17.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.58 million 12.77 million 16.66 million 10
2000s 11.45 million 10.89 million 12.46 million 10
2010s 10.73 million 10.58 million 10.85 million 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 15 Turkey 12.21 million compare
  2. 16 Russia 12.19 million compare
  3. 17 Tanzania 10.75 million compare
  4. 19 Iran 10.32 million compare
  5. 20 Kenya 9.56 million compare
  6. 21 Sudan 9.26 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 10-18, total in Japan?
Population, ages 10-18, total in Japan was 10.58 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 10-18, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 16.66 million in 1990.
What is the lowest population, ages 10-18, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.58 million in 2015.
How does Japan rank for population, ages 10-18, total?
Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 10-18, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, ages 10-18, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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