Japan’s ageing lead

Name: Japan’s ageing lead
Uploaded: 2026-11-02T21:25:23+00:00
Description: Follow the changing share of people aged 65 and above in ten selected countries.

Follow the changing share of people aged 65 and above in ten selected countries.

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Population aged 65 and above · percentage of total population · 1960–2025

Sources, method and credits

UN Population Division, World Population Prospects, via World Bank World Development Indicators, API last updated 8 October 2026, accessed 2 November 2026. Annual estimates for ten selected countries, not a global top ten; intermediate animation is interpolated.

World Bank data CC BY 4.0. Background Shibuya crossing at night by Syced, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0; photograph is illustrative.

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