Japan vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Japan
0.1319 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.0849 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
OECD members rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1319 units per person against 0.0849 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.047 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 4th 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 | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0358 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | OECD members |
| 1970s | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0853 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1143 units per person | 0.0683 units per person | 0.046 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1296 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 0.0491 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 OECD members?
- Japan, at 0.1319 units per person against 0.0849 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Japan and OECD members?
- 0.047 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, male, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th 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.