Japan vs OECD members: Age dependency ratio, old
Japan
51.0%
in 2025
OECD members
29.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
OECD members rank
6th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 51.0% against 29.5% in OECD members, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 14.1% | 4.7% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 15.6% | 4.1% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 16.4% | 1.3% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 20.1% | 10.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 23.7% | 19.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 27.9% | 22.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 51.0% against 29.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Japan and OECD members?
- 21.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.