Japan vs North America: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.1859 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
North America rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.114 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and North America ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0631 units per person | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.0788 units per person | 0.1008 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.1151 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2007 units per person | 0.1233 units per person | 0.0774 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2623 units per person | 0.1435 units per person | 0.1188 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2948 units per person | 0.1741 units per person | 0.1207 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, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Japan and North America?
- 0.114 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and North America ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- 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.