Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above
Japan
30.0%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
21.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Japan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.0% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Post-demographic dividend in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 9.3% | 3.0% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 10.7% | 2.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 11.9% | 1.6% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 15.2% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 17.7% | 8.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 20.4% | 9.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Japan, at 30.0% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 8.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- 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.