Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio
Japan
70.2%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
70.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
41st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.6% against 70.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.8% | 80.7% | 32.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 100.7% | 54.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 96.5% | 49.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 95.7% | 51.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 86.0% | 34.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 82.8% | 18.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 73.9% | 3.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.6% against 70.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.