India vs Japan: Population ages 80 and above, female
India
9.19 million
in 2025
Japan
8.23 million
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 9.19 million against 8.23 million in Japan, a difference of 959,880.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 788,118 | 518,766 | 269,351 | India |
| 1970s | 1.22 million | 771,406 | 450,485 | India |
| 1980s | 1.98 million | 1.40 million | 580,836 | India |
| 1990s | 3.03 million | 2.54 million | 497,540 | India |
| 2000s | 4.33 million | 4.24 million | 87,361 | India |
| 2010s | 6.40 million | 6.35 million | 46,962 | India |
| 2020s | 8.50 million | 7.90 million | 595,238 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, India or Japan?
- India, at 9.19 million against 8.23 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between India and Japan?
- 959,880, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, female. 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.