Changes in the Gender Ratio in Japan, 1920-2015
The following data show the changes in the gender ratio (if population of women = 100) in Japan, between 1920 and 2015.
Many men died in World War II, then the men's population was low in 1945.
Figure: Changes in Gender Ratio in Japan, 1920-2015
Year | Gender ratio (women=100) |
1920 | 100.4 |
1925 | 101.0 |
1930 | 101.0 |
1935 | 100.6 |
1940 | 100.0 |
1945 | 89.0 |
1950 | 96.2 |
1955 | 96.5 |
1960 | 96.5 |
1965 | 96.4 |
1970 | 96.4 |
1975 | 96.9 |
1980 | 96.9 |
1985 | 96.7 |
1990 | 96.5 |
1995 | 96.2 |
2000 | 95.8 |
2005 | 95.3 |
2010 | 94.8 |
2015 | 94.8 |
Source is Statistics Bureau.
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