Chagai vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above
Chagai
20.4%
in 2025
Japan
30.0%
in 2025
Chagai rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Chagai
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.0% against 20.4% in Chagai, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Chagai's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chagai ahead.
Chagai ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 1 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chagai averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chagai | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 6.3% | 7.2% | Chagai |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 7.9% | 6.5% | Chagai |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 10.3% | 4.5% | Chagai |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 20.1% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 26.2% | 9.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 29.5% | 9.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Chagai or Japan?
- Japan, at 30.0% against 20.4% in Chagai as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Chagai and Japan?
- 9.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chagai and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Chagai ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 1 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). 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 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.