Japan vs Mali: Population by age group

Japan
4.14 million people
in 2023
Mali
4.16 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Mali rank
36th

Population by age group over time

  • Japan
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.16 million people against 4.14 million people in Japan, a difference of 16,050 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 10.01 million people 847,486 people 9.16 million people Japan
1960s 8.17 million people 990,621 people 7.18 million people Japan
1970s 9.73 million people 1.22 million people 8.51 million people Japan
1980s 7.53 million people 1.55 million people 5.98 million people Japan
1990s 5.99 million people 1.87 million people 4.12 million people Japan
2000s 5.73 million people 2.55 million people 3.17 million people Japan
2010s 5.14 million people 3.50 million people 1.64 million people Japan
2020s 4.38 million people 4.04 million people 335,942 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Japan or Mali?
Mali, at 4.16 million people against 4.14 million people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Japan and Mali?
16,050 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Mali rank globally for population by age group?
Japan ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.