Japan vs Vatican: Old-age dependency ratio
Japan
50.1%
in 2023
Vatican
91.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
Vatican rank
1st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 91.5% against 50.1% in Japan, a difference of 41.4%.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Vatican in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 16.7% | 1.7% | Vatican |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 29.0% | 8.2% | Vatican |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 54.0% | 23.6% | Vatican |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 96.8% | 53.7% | Vatican |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 94.2% | 44.6% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Japan or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 91.5% against 50.1% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Japan and Vatican?
- 41.4%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Vatican rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Vatican ranks 1st 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).