Germany vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, male
Germany
8.80 million
in 2025
Japan
16.27 million
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, male over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.27 million against 8.80 million in Germany, a difference of 7.47 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 million | 2.66 million | 1.00 million | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.30 million | 3.73 million | 576,902 | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.00 million | 5.04 million | 1.04 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.43 million | 7.44 million | 3.01 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.21 million | 10.90 million | 4.69 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.43 million | 14.55 million | 7.12 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.36 million | 16.18 million | 7.82 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 16.27 million against 8.80 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Germany and Japan?
- 7.47 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.