Italy vs Japan: Population ages 80 and above, female
Italy
2.86 million
in 2025
Japan
8.23 million
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.23 million against 2.86 million in Italy, a difference of 5.38 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.9 times Italy's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 485,568 | 518,766 | 33,198 | Japan |
| 1970s | 698,072 | 771,406 | 73,334 | Japan |
| 1980s | 984,930 | 1.40 million | 416,588 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.46 million | 2.54 million | 1.08 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 4.24 million | 2.34 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.53 million | 6.35 million | 3.82 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.82 million | 7.90 million | 5.09 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.23 million against 2.86 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Italy and Japan?
- 5.38 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Italy ranks 7th 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.