Japan vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Japan
0.2218 % change on previous year
in 2025
Romania
0.621 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
216th
Romania rank
213th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.621 % change on previous year against 0.2218 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.3992 % change on previous year.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Romania ranks 213th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 0.1978 % change on previous year | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 0.5749 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.339 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.704 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.9599 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3418 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.6797 % change on previous year | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.621 % change on previous year against 0.2218 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Japan and Romania?
- 0.3992 % change on previous year, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 216th and Romania ranks 213th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.