Japan vs Upper middle income: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Japan
100.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
7.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 100.97 units per square kilometre against 7.8 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 93.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 12.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 17.05 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 15.77 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 23.8 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre 22.06 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 33.85 units per square kilometre 2.39 units per square kilometre 31.46 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 49.69 units per square kilometre 3.06 units per square kilometre 46.63 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 70.31 units per square kilometre 4.15 units per square kilometre 66.16 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 91.57 units per square kilometre 5.57 units per square kilometre 86 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 100.7 units per square kilometre 7.39 units per square kilometre 93.31 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 Upper middle income?
Japan, at 100.97 units per square kilometre against 7.8 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Upper middle income?
93.17 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.