Japan vs East Timor: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Japan
0.2218 % change on previous year
in 2025
East Timor
0.3477 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
216th
East Timor rank
214th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.3477 % change on previous year against 0.2218 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.1259 % change on previous year.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.6 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 East Timor ranks 214th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 0.9604 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 0.9576 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.5272 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 8.4 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | East Timor |
| 2010s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.3418 % change on previous year | 0.4218 % change on previous year | 0.0801 % change on previous year | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.3477 % 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 East Timor?
- 0.1259 % change on previous year, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and East Timor?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and East Timor rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 216th and East Timor ranks 214th 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.