Japan vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Japan
0.2999 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2999 units per person against 0.2494 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0505 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0631 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0218 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0788 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.1479 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.2007 units per person | 0.1714 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2623 units per person | 0.2037 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2948 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 0.0557 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 Portugal?
- Japan, at 0.2999 units per person against 0.2494 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0505 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Portugal 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.