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Population aged 65 and over in Japan

Latest: 30.0%
Previous: 29.8%
Change: +0.21 (+0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population aged 65 and over over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population aged 65 and over in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	6.5%
Dec 31, 1967	6.7%
Dec 31, 1968	6.8%
Dec 31, 1969	7.0%
Dec 31, 1970	7.1%
Dec 31, 1971	7.2%
Dec 31, 1972	7.4%
Dec 31, 1973	7.6%
Dec 31, 1974	7.7%
Dec 31, 1975	7.9%
Dec 31, 1976	8.1%
Dec 31, 1977	8.4%
Dec 31, 1978	8.6%
Dec 31, 1979	8.8%
Dec 31, 1980	9.1%
Dec 31, 1981	9.3%
Dec 31, 1982	9.5%
Dec 31, 1983	9.8%
Dec 31, 1984	10.0%
Dec 31, 1985	10.4%
Dec 31, 1986	10.6%
Dec 31, 1987	11.0%
Dec 31, 1988	11.3%
Dec 31, 1989	11.7%
Dec 31, 1990	12.2%
Dec 31, 1991	12.6%
Dec 31, 1992	13.1%
Dec 31, 1993	13.6%
Dec 31, 1994	14.1%
Dec 31, 1995	14.7%
Dec 31, 1996	15.2%
Dec 31, 1997	15.8%
Dec 31, 1998	16.3%
Dec 31, 1999	16.9%
Dec 31, 2000	17.4%
Dec 31, 2001	18.0%
Dec 31, 2002	18.6%
Dec 31, 2003	19.1%
Dec 31, 2004	19.6%
Dec 31, 2005	20.3%
Dec 31, 2006	21.0%
Dec 31, 2007	21.6%
Dec 31, 2008	22.3%
Dec 31, 2009	22.8%
Dec 31, 2010	23.1%
Dec 31, 2011	23.7%
Dec 31, 2012	24.5%
Dec 31, 2013	25.4%
Dec 31, 2014	26.2%
Dec 31, 2015	26.9%
Dec 31, 2016	27.5%
Dec 31, 2017	28.0%
Dec 31, 2018	28.3%
Dec 31, 2019	28.6%
Dec 31, 2020	28.9%
Dec 31, 2021	29.2%
Dec 31, 2022	29.4%
Dec 31, 2023	29.6%
Dec 31, 2024	29.8%
Dec 31, 2025	30.0%

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