Japan vs North America: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Japan
0.1319 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.0855 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
North America rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1319 units per person against 0.0855 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0464 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and North America ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0397 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0416 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0503 units per person | 0.009 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0853 units per person | 0.0524 units per person | 0.0329 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1143 units per person | 0.0642 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1296 units per person | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0499 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, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 0.1319 units per person against 0.0855 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Japan and North America?
- 0.0464 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and North America ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
- 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.