Japan vs Netherlands: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre
Japan
0.1007 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.107 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Netherlands rank
10th
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.107 thousands per square kilometre against 0.1007 thousands per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0063 thousands per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0238 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0428 thousands per square kilometre | 0.019 thousands per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0334 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0513 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0179 thousands per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0488 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0599 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0111 thousands per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0693 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0677 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0016 thousands per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0907 thousands per square kilometre | 0.087 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0037 thousands per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1005 thousands per square kilometre | 0.1036 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0031 thousands per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.107 thousands per square kilometre against 0.1007 thousands per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.0063 thousands per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.