Japan - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Japan was 69.05 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 69.05 in 2020 and 43.30 in 1992.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.97 |
| 1961 | 54.17 |
| 1962 | 52.24 |
| 1963 | 50.30 |
| 1964 | 48.56 |
| 1965 | 47.13 |
| 1966 | 46.29 |
| 1967 | 45.58 |
| 1968 | 45.08 |
| 1969 | 44.86 |
| 1970 | 44.91 |
| 1971 | 45.10 |
| 1972 | 45.59 |
| 1973 | 46.26 |
| 1974 | 46.87 |
| 1975 | 47.30 |
| 1976 | 47.95 |
| 1977 | 48.20 |
| 1978 | 48.20 |
| 1979 | 48.15 |
| 1980 | 48.15 |
| 1981 | 47.72 |
| 1982 | 47.54 |
| 1983 | 47.41 |
| 1984 | 47.10 |
| 1985 | 46.53 |
| 1986 | 46.11 |
| 1987 | 45.42 |
| 1988 | 44.62 |
| 1989 | 43.95 |
| 1990 | 43.56 |
| 1991 | 43.33 |
| 1992 | 43.30 |
| 1993 | 43.45 |
| 1994 | 43.69 |
| 1995 | 43.98 |
| 1996 | 44.36 |
| 1997 | 44.84 |
| 1998 | 45.38 |
| 1999 | 45.95 |
| 2000 | 46.56 |
| 2001 | 47.25 |
| 2002 | 47.92 |
| 2003 | 48.63 |
| 2004 | 49.42 |
| 2005 | 50.34 |
| 2006 | 51.21 |
| 2007 | 52.17 |
| 2008 | 53.25 |
| 2009 | 54.48 |
| 2010 | 55.89 |
| 2011 | 57.39 |
| 2012 | 59.03 |
| 2013 | 60.75 |
| 2014 | 62.42 |
| 2015 | 63.96 |
| 2016 | 65.31 |
| 2017 | 66.46 |
| 2018 | 67.43 |
| 2019 | 68.28 |
| 2020 | 69.05 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Japan was 48.01 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.01 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8.77 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.77 |
| 1961 | 8.83 |
| 1962 | 8.89 |
| 1963 | 8.94 |
| 1964 | 9.00 |
| 1965 | 9.07 |
| 1966 | 9.23 |
| 1967 | 9.39 |
| 1968 | 9.57 |
| 1969 | 9.76 |
| 1970 | 9.96 |
| 1971 | 10.22 |
| 1972 | 10.49 |
| 1973 | 10.76 |
| 1974 | 11.04 |
| 1975 | 11.34 |
| 1976 | 11.72 |
| 1977 | 12.10 |
| 1978 | 12.49 |
| 1979 | 12.86 |
| 1980 | 13.21 |
| 1981 | 13.55 |
| 1982 | 13.86 |
| 1983 | 14.17 |
| 1984 | 14.48 |
| 1985 | 14.82 |
| 1986 | 15.19 |
| 1987 | 15.58 |
| 1988 | 16.00 |
| 1989 | 16.48 |
| 1990 | 17.04 |
| 1991 | 17.64 |
| 1992 | 18.31 |
| 1993 | 19.04 |
| 1994 | 19.80 |
| 1995 | 20.58 |
| 1996 | 21.41 |
| 1997 | 22.26 |
| 1998 | 23.13 |
| 1999 | 24.00 |
| 2000 | 24.89 |
| 2001 | 25.78 |
| 2002 | 26.67 |
| 2003 | 27.58 |
| 2004 | 28.54 |
| 2005 | 29.54 |
| 2006 | 30.51 |
| 2007 | 31.50 |
| 2008 | 32.54 |
| 2009 | 33.72 |
| 2010 | 35.07 |
| 2011 | 36.45 |
| 2012 | 37.97 |
| 2013 | 39.59 |
| 2014 | 41.17 |
| 2015 | 42.66 |
| 2016 | 43.96 |
| 2017 | 45.13 |
| 2018 | 46.17 |
| 2019 | 47.12 |
| 2020 | 48.01 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Japan was 21.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.20 in 1960 and a minimum value of 20.68 in 2007.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.20 |
| 1961 | 45.34 |
| 1962 | 43.36 |
| 1963 | 41.36 |
| 1964 | 39.56 |
| 1965 | 38.06 |
| 1966 | 37.07 |
| 1967 | 36.19 |
| 1968 | 35.51 |
| 1969 | 35.09 |
| 1970 | 34.94 |
| 1971 | 34.87 |
| 1972 | 35.10 |
| 1973 | 35.50 |
| 1974 | 35.83 |
| 1975 | 35.95 |
| 1976 | 36.23 |
| 1977 | 36.10 |
| 1978 | 35.71 |
| 1979 | 35.29 |
| 1980 | 34.94 |
| 1981 | 34.18 |
| 1982 | 33.67 |
| 1983 | 33.24 |
| 1984 | 32.62 |
| 1985 | 31.71 |
| 1986 | 30.92 |
| 1987 | 29.84 |
| 1988 | 28.62 |
| 1989 | 27.47 |
| 1990 | 26.52 |
| 1991 | 25.68 |
| 1992 | 24.99 |
| 1993 | 24.41 |
| 1994 | 23.89 |
| 1995 | 23.39 |
| 1996 | 22.95 |
| 1997 | 22.58 |
| 1998 | 22.25 |
| 1999 | 21.95 |
| 2000 | 21.67 |
| 2001 | 21.47 |
| 2002 | 21.25 |
| 2003 | 21.04 |
| 2004 | 20.89 |
| 2005 | 20.79 |
| 2006 | 20.70 |
| 2007 | 20.68 |
| 2008 | 20.71 |
| 2009 | 20.76 |
| 2010 | 20.82 |
| 2011 | 20.94 |
| 2012 | 21.06 |
| 2013 | 21.16 |
| 2014 | 21.25 |
| 2015 | 21.30 |
| 2016 | 21.35 |
| 2017 | 21.33 |
| 2018 | 21.26 |
| 2019 | 21.16 |
| 2020 | 21.04 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
