Japan vs Puerto Rico: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita

Japan
0.0003 thousands per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.0003 thousands per person
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Puerto Rico rank
3rd

Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0003 thousands per person against 0.0003 thousands per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 thousands per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person 0 thousands per person Japan
1980s 0.0001 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person 0 thousands per person Japan
1990s 0.0001 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person 0 thousands per person Japan
2000s 0.0002 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person Japan
2010s 0.0003 thousands per person 0.0002 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person Japan
2020s 0.0003 thousands per person 0.0002 thousands per person 0.0001 thousands per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita, Japan or Puerto Rico?
Japan, at 0.0003 thousands per person against 0.0003 thousands per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita between Japan and Puerto Rico?
0 thousands per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita?
Japan ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita
Unit
thousands per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,792 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.