Japan vs Kazakhstan: Share of the population that is female
Japan
51.2%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
51.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
51st
Kazakhstan rank
49th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 51.3% against 51.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 51.7% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 51.8% | 1.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 52.3% | 1.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 52.2% | 1.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 52.5% | 1.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 52.0% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 51.3% against 51.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Japan ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.