Japan vs North America: Population ages 70-74, female
Japan
6.5%
in 2025
North America
5.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
North America rank
7th
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.5% against 5.1% in North America, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.8% | 0.8% | North America |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | North America |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | North America |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.7% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 2.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 6.5% against 5.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Japan and North America?
- 1.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.