Population aged 65 and over in Japan
30.0% of the population of Japan was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Japan, 2025
30.0%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.7%
Position in 2025
2nd of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Japan over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.0% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 29.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.9%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
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