High income vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, female
High income
22.4%
in 2025
Japan
32.8%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- High income
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 32.8% against 22.4% in High income, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 7.0% | 3.1% | High income |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 8.9% | 3.2% | High income |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 1.5% | High income |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 16.8% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 22.6% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 28.9% | 10.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 32.3% | 10.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, High income or Japan?
- Japan, at 32.8% against 22.4% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between High income and Japan?
- 10.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- High income ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.