Population, ages 13-18, total in Japan
Japan: Population, ages 13-18, total was 7.20 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 13-18, total in Japan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 13-18, total in Japan stood at 7.20 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-18, total in Japan peaked at 11.68 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.20 million, in 2015.
Japan ranks 17th 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 | 10.15 million | 8.85 million | 11.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.80 million | 7.25 million | 8.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.22 million | 7.20 million | 7.23 million | 6 |
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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, ages 13-18, total in Japan?
- Population, ages 13-18, total in Japan was 7.20 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-18, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-18, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.20 million in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for population, ages 13-18, total?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-18, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 13-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 13-18, total is the total population age 13-18.