Central Europe and the Baltics vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Central Europe and the Baltics
0.2091 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
2nd
Japan rank
2nd

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • Japan
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.2091 units per person in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 0.0908 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0821 units per person 0.0631 units per person 0.0191 units per person Central Europe and the Baltics
1970s 0.1045 units per person 0.0788 units per person 0.0257 units per person Central Europe and the Baltics
1980s 0.1071 units per person 0.1027 units per person 0.0044 units per person Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 0.1221 units per person 0.1446 units per person 0.0224 units per person Japan
2000s 0.1437 units per person 0.2007 units per person 0.057 units per person Japan
2010s 0.1683 units per person 0.2623 units per person 0.094 units per person Japan
2020s 0.1999 units per person 0.2948 units per person 0.0949 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Central Europe and the Baltics or Japan?
Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.2091 units per person in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?
0.0908 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.