Age dependency ratio, young in Japan
Japan: Age dependency ratio, young was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Japan is 19.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Japan peaked at 46.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2025.
Japan ranks 208th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3% | — |
| 1961 | 44.8% | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 42.4% | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 38.0% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 36.6% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 35.2% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 33.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 28.3% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.5% | 33.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.5% | 33.4% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 27.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Japan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Japan was 19.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Japan ranks 208th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.