India vs Japan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
India
99.51 million people
in 2023
Japan
36.65 million people
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 99.51 million people against 36.65 million people in Japan, a difference of 62.87 million people.
That makes India's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.43 million people | 4.80 million people | 7.63 million people | India |
| 1960s | 16.98 million people | 6.36 million people | 10.62 million people | India |
| 1970s | 23.16 million people | 8.88 million people | 14.28 million people | India |
| 1980s | 30.50 million people | 12.40 million people | 18.10 million people | India |
| 1990s | 39.79 million people | 18.12 million people | 21.67 million people | India |
| 2000s | 53.20 million people | 25.61 million people | 27.59 million people | India |
| 2010s | 72.32 million people | 33.35 million people | 38.97 million people | India |
| 2020s | 94.37 million people | 36.57 million people | 57.80 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, India or Japan?
- India, at 99.51 million people against 36.65 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between India and Japan?
- 62.87 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.