Japan vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Japan
0.168 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1426 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.168 units per person against 0.1426 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0254 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0358 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0616 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0608 units per person | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0852 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1153 units per person | 0.1002 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.148 units per person | 0.1187 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1652 units per person | 0.1369 units per person | 0.0283 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 Portugal?
- Japan, at 0.168 units per person against 0.1426 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0254 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Portugal 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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About this data
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.