Japan vs United States of America: Population ages 80 and above, female
Japan
8.23 million
in 2025
United States of America
8.48 million
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 8.48 million against 8.23 million in Japan, a difference of 249,700.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,766 | 1.84 million | 1.33 million | United States of America |
| 1970s | 771,406 | 2.82 million | 2.05 million | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.40 million | 4.03 million | 2.63 million | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2.54 million | 5.39 million | 2.85 million | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.24 million | 6.49 million | 2.24 million | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6.35 million | 7.04 million | 686,004 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.90 million | 7.79 million | 117,235 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 8.48 million against 8.23 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Japan and United States of America?
- 249,700, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 218 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.