Japan vs San Marino: Youth dependency ratio
Japan
19.8%
in 2023
San Marino
19.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
224th
San Marino rank
227th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- San Marino
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.8% against 19.4% in San Marino, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 224th and San Marino ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and San Marino in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.7% | 38.1% | 15.6% | Japan |
| 1960s | 38.5% | 37.9% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 34.5% | 37.9% | 3.4% | San Marino |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 27.5% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 22.2% | 1.2% | San Marino |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 22.1% | 0.9% | San Marino |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Japan or San Marino?
- Japan, at 19.8% against 19.4% in San Marino as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Japan and San Marino?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and San Marino?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and San Marino rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 224th and San Marino ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).