Japan vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Japan
0.168 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.1053 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
OECD members rank
5th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • OECD members
0.050.10.15196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.168 units per person against 0.1053 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0627 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 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 5th of 217 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 0.0358 units per person 0.0508 units per person 0.0149 units per person OECD members
1970s 0.0451 units per person 0.0582 units per person 0.013 units per person OECD members
1980s 0.0608 units per person 0.0642 units per person 0.0034 units per person OECD members
1990s 0.0852 units per person 0.0712 units per person 0.014 units per person Japan
2000s 0.1153 units per person 0.0778 units per person 0.0376 units per person Japan
2010s 0.148 units per person 0.0882 units per person 0.0598 units per person Japan
2020s 0.1652 units per person 0.1006 units per person 0.0646 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Japan or OECD members?
Japan, at 0.168 units per person against 0.1053 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Japan and OECD members?
0.0627 units per person, 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 population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.