Japan vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.1902 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
OECD members rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.1097 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0631 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | OECD members |
| 1970s | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.1065 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2007 units per person | 0.134 units per person | 0.0666 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2623 units per person | 0.1565 units per person | 0.1058 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2948 units per person | 0.1811 units per person | 0.1137 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 OECD members?
- Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Japan and OECD members?
- 0.1097 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th 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.