Japan vs United States: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Japan's Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) was 70.12, compared to United States's 54.45. That makes Japan's value 28.8% higher than United States's.
Japan
Rank #44 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 70.12
- Year-over-year
- +0.0%
- 10-year change
- +8.8%
- Peak
- 70.26 (2021)
- Trough
- 51.59 (2005)
United States
Rank #112 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 54.45
- Year-over-year
- +1.0%
- 10-year change
- +9.0%
- Peak
- 54.45 (2024)
- Trough
- 47.77 (2007)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND), CC BY 4.0.