Ghana vs Japan: Female population by age group
Ghana
2.08 million people
in 2023
Japan
2.02 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
34th
Japan rank
37th
Female population by age group over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.08 million people against 2.02 million people in Japan, a difference of 62,320 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Japan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 542,139 people | 4.94 million people | 4.40 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 789,272 people | 4.00 million people | 3.21 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 945,706 people | 4.73 million people | 3.79 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 3.67 million people | 2.47 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.41 million people | 2.92 million people | 1.51 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.67 million people | 2.79 million people | 1.12 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 2.50 million people | 506,948 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.07 million people | 2.13 million people | 61,440 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, at 2.08 million people against 2.02 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between Ghana and Japan?
- 62,320 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for female population by age group?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Japan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.