Italy vs Japan: Age dependency ratio, young
Italy
18.4%
in 2025
Japan
19.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
211th
Japan rank
209th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.1% against 18.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 211th and Japan ranks 209th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 38.5% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 34.5% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 31.7% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 23.0% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.0% | 0.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 19.1% against 18.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Italy and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Italy ranks 211th and Japan ranks 209th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.