Euro area vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Euro area
0.1004 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.1319 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1319 units per person against 0.1004 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.0315 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | Euro area |
| 1970s | 0.0498 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | Euro area |
| 1980s | 0.0509 units per person | 0.0419 units per person | 0.009 units per person | Euro area |
| 1990s | 0.0588 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0709 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0836 units per person | 0.1143 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.1296 units per person | 0.034 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, per capita, Euro area or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1319 units per person against 0.1004 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Euro area and Japan?
- 0.0315 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.