Japan vs Low & middle income: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Japan
100.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
6.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Low & middle income rank
14th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.97 units per square kilometre against 6.85 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 94.12 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 14.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.05 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 15.82 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 23.8 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 22.15 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 33.85 units per square kilometre | 2.24 units per square kilometre | 31.61 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 49.69 units per square kilometre | 2.85 units per square kilometre | 46.84 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.31 units per square kilometre | 3.81 units per square kilometre | 66.5 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.57 units per square kilometre | 4.99 units per square kilometre | 86.59 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 100.7 units per square kilometre | 6.49 units per square kilometre | 94.21 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 100.97 units per square kilometre against 6.85 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 94.12 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.