High income vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
High income
0.2 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
High income rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- High income
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.2 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0999 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0871 units per person | 0.0631 units per person | 0.024 units per person | High income |
| 1970s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 0.023 units per person | High income |
| 1980s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | High income |
| 1990s | 0.127 units per person | 0.1446 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.143 units per person | 0.2007 units per person | 0.0577 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1642 units per person | 0.2623 units per person | 0.0981 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1905 units per person | 0.2948 units per person | 0.1043 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, High income or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.2 units per person in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between High income and Japan?
- 0.0999 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- High income ranks 3rd 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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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.