Japan vs Saint Helena: Old-age dependency ratio
Japan
50.1%
in 2023
Saint Helena
44.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
Saint Helena rank
4th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Japan currently reports 50.1% against 44.0% in Saint Helena, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Saint Helena ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Saint Helena in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5% | 16.0% | 7.5% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 15.6% | 6.3% | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 16.2% | 4.7% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 14.8% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 20.8% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 31.9% | 11.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 42.3% | 7.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Japan or Saint Helena?
- Japan, at 50.1% against 44.0% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Japan and Saint Helena?
- 6.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Saint Helena rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Saint Helena ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).