Japan vs Low & middle income: Population ages 65 and above, total
Japan
37.00 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
569.87 million
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 569.87 million against 37.00 million in Japan, a difference of 532.86 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 15.4 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Low & middle income 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 | 6.16 million | 84.08 million | 77.91 million | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 8.72 million | 114.40 million | 105.67 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 12.36 million | 154.68 million | 142.32 million | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 18.12 million | 210.78 million | 192.66 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 25.63 million | 287.21 million | 261.58 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 33.38 million | 386.67 million | 353.29 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 36.79 million | 524.69 million | 487.90 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 569.87 million against 37.00 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 532.86 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Japan ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.