European Union vs Japan: Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita
European Union
0.0239 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.04 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Japan rank
2nd
Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita over time
- European Union
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.04 units per person against 0.0239 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0161 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.003 units per person | European Union |
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | European Union |
| 1980s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | European Union |
| 1990s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | European Union |
| 2000s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0374 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, per capita, European Union or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.04 units per person against 0.0239 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male, per capita between European Union and Japan?
- 0.0161 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Japan rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 80 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.