Euro area vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Euro area
0.2288 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.2288 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.0711 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1079 units per person | 0.0631 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | Euro area |
| 1970s | 0.1261 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | Euro area |
| 1980s | 0.1328 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | Euro area |
| 1990s | 0.1505 units per person | 0.1446 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | Euro area |
| 2000s | 0.1728 units per person | 0.2007 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1957 units per person | 0.2623 units per person | 0.0665 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2192 units per person | 0.2948 units per person | 0.0756 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, Euro area or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.2288 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Euro area and Japan?
- 0.0711 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 4 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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About this data
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.