Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 80 and above, female
Japan
13.0%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
7.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Japan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.0% against 7.2% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.1% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 6.9% | 5.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Japan, at 13.0% against 7.2% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 5.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- 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.