Japan vs Turkey: Population aged 15-24 years (thousands)
Japan
11,776 thousands
in 2025
Turkey
12,718 thousands
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands) over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 12,718 thousands against 11,776 thousands in Japan, a difference of 942 thousands.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,155 thousands | 7,550 thousands | 10,605 thousands | Japan |
| 1980s | 16,621 thousands | 9,936 thousands | 6,685 thousands | Japan |
| 1990s | 18,508 thousands | 12,041 thousands | 6,467 thousands | Japan |
| 2000s | 14,168 thousands | 12,774 thousands | 1,393 thousands | Japan |
| 2010s | 12,072 thousands | 13,111 thousands | 1,039 thousands | Turkey |
| 2020s | 11,826 thousands | 13,243 thousands | 1,417 thousands | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 15-24 years, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 12,718 thousands against 11,776 thousands in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 15-24 years between Japan and Turkey?
- 942 thousands, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for population aged 15-24 years?
- Japan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population aged 15-24 years (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release