Median age estimates and projections in Japan
The median age in Japan was 49.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Japan, 2023 (latest estimate)
49.0
Change from 2022
+0.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
41.4 years
Projection for 2030
51.5 years
Projection for 2050
52.8 years
Projection for 2100
53.0 years
Position in 2023
2nd of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 53.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 52.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 52.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 52.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 52.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 53.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 53.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 53.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 53.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 52.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 52.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 53.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 53.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 52.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 51.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 49.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 49.0 years |
| 2022 | 48.5 years |
| 2021 | 48.1 years |
| 2020 | 47.7 years |
| 2019 | 47.3 years |
| 2018 | 46.9 years |
| 2017 | 46.5 years |
| 2016 | 46.2 years |
| 2015 | 45.8 years |
| 2014 | 45.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 48.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 45.1 years, the figure has changed by +8.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 2nd highest value.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Population estimates and projections
124,370,947 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.48%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
123,366,734 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.49%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
30.0%
2025 · World Bank