High income vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above
High income
20.0%
in 2025
Japan
30.0%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- High income
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.0% against 20.0% in High income, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 2.4% | High income |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 2.3% | High income |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 0.9% | High income |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.5% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 20.1% | 5.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 26.2% | 9.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 29.5% | 10.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, High income or Japan?
- Japan, at 30.0% against 20.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between High income and Japan?
- 10.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- High income ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- 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.