Japan vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above
Japan
30.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
25.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.0% against 25.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 10.3% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 13.5% | 6.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 18.3% | 7.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 24.0% | 5.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Japan, at 30.0% against 25.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 4.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico 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.