Euro area vs Japan: Population ages 80 and above, female
Euro area
8.2%
in 2025
Japan
13.0%
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.0% against 8.2% in Euro area, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.5% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 9.8% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 12.4% | 4.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Euro area or Japan?
- Japan, at 13.0% against 8.2% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Euro area and Japan?
- 4.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.