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. 2023 Jul 5;33(7):372–380. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20220302

Table 1. The 2015 Japan Standard Population and other standard populations.

Age category 2015 Japan
Standard Population
1985 Japan
Standard Population
2013 European
Standard Population
2000 United States
Standard Population
WHO World
Standard Population
(2000–2025)
Segi’s World
Standard Population
0 years 978,000 1,000
1–4 years 4,048,000 4,000
0–4 years 8,180,000 18,987,000 8,860 12,000
5–9 years 5,369,000 8,338,000 5,500 19,920,000 8,690 10,000
10–14 years 5,711,000 8,497,000 5,500 20,057,000 8,600 9,000
15–19 years 6,053,000 8,655,000 5,500 19,820,000 8,470 9,000
20–24 years 6,396,000 8,814,000 6,000 18,257,000 8,220 8,000
25–29 years 6,738,000 8,972,000 6,000 17,722,000 7,930 8,000
30–34 years 7,081,000 9,130,000 6,500 19,511,000 7,610 6,000
35–39 years 7,423,000 9,289,000 7,000 22,180,000 7,150 6,000
40–44 years 7,766,000 9,400,000 7,000 22,479,000 6,590 6,000
45–49 years 8,108,000 8,651,000 7,000 19,806,000 6,040 6,000
50–54 years 8,451,000 7,616,000 7,000 17,224,000 5,370 5,000
55–59 years 8,793,000 6,581,000 6,500 13,307,000 4,550 4,000
60–64 years 9,135,000 5,546,000 6,000 10,654,000 3,720 4,000
65–69 years 9,246,000 4,511,000 5,500 9,410,000 2,960 3,000
70–74 years 7,892,000 3,476,000 5,000 8,726,000 2,210 2,000
75–79 years
(*75 and over)
6,306,000 2,441,000 4,000 7,415,000 1,520 2,000*
80–84 years 4,720,000 1,406,000 2,500 4,900,000 910
85–89 years
(**85 and over)
3,134,000 784,000** 1,500 4,259,000** 440
90–94 years 1,548,000 800 150
95 years and over
(***95–99 years)
423,000 200 40***
100 years and over 5
Total 125,319,000 120,287,000 100,000 274,634,000 100,035 100,000