Brazil vs Japan: Population ages 65 and above, total
Brazil
24.43 million
in 2025
Japan
37.00 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37.00 million against 24.43 million in Brazil, a difference of 12.57 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.24 million | 6.16 million | 3.92 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.44 million | 8.72 million | 5.29 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.03 million | 12.36 million | 7.33 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.37 million | 18.12 million | 10.74 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.56 million | 25.63 million | 15.07 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.84 million | 33.38 million | 17.54 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 22.11 million | 36.79 million | 14.68 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 37.00 million against 24.43 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Brazil and Japan?
- 12.57 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.