Age dependency ratio in Japan
Japan: Age dependency ratio was 70.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Japan recorded 70.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Japan peaked at 70.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1992.
Japan ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.8% | 43.5% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 43.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 43.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 46.7% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 57.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 69.9% | 70.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 70.6% compare
- 39 Senegal 70.6% compare
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
- 43 Rwanda 69.6% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
More health data for Japan
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 542,965 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 7.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 10.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 573,409 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 6.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 487,297 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 552,498 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Japan?
- Age dependency ratio in Japan was 70.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1992.
- How does Japan rank for age dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.