Survival ages across the population in Japan
Japan: Survival ages across the population was 35.43 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Japan, 1947–2023
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival ages across the population in Japan is 35.43 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Japan peaked at 36.59 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.12 years, in 1947.
That places Japan 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.12 years | — |
| 1948 | 0.18 years | +50.0% |
| 1949 | 0.17 years | -5.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2 years | +17.6% |
| 1951 | 0.21 years | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.25 years | +19.0% |
| 1953 | 0.26 years | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0.29 years | +11.5% |
| 1955 | 0.33 years | +13.8% |
| 1956 | 0.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.34 years | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.38 years | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 0.42 years | +10.5% |
| 1960 | 0.49 years | +16.7% |
| 1961 | 0.55 years | +12.2% |
| 1962 | 0.62 years | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.87 years | +40.3% |
| 1964 | 1.48 years | +70.1% |
| 1965 | 2.06 years | +39.2% |
| 1966 | 3.28 years | +59.2% |
| 1967 | 3.08 years | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 4.29 years | +39.3% |
| 1969 | 5.24 years | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 5.89 years | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 6.9 years | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 7.86 years | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 8.61 years | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 12.27 years | +42.5% |
| 1975 | 14.66 years | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 16.28 years | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 17.15 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 17.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 18.77 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 19.33 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 19.88 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 20.66 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 21.09 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 21.95 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 22.52 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 23.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 23.82 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 23.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.28 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 24.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.36 years | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 25.03 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 25.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 26.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 25.46 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.87 years | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 28.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 27.33 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 28.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 29.33 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 30.04 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 30.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.16 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 30.79 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.05 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 31.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.02 years | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 33.34 years | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 34.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 35.12 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 35.75 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 36.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.41 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 35.43 years | -1.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 35.43 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Japan's 35.43 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.79 years, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +70.1% | 0.87 years | 1.48 years |
| 1966 | +59.2% | 2.06 years | 3.28 years |
| 1948 | +50.0% | 0.12 years | 0.18 years |
| 1974 | +42.5% | 8.61 years | 12.27 years |
| 1963 | +40.3% | 0.62 years | 0.87 years |
| 1968 | +39.3% | 3.08 years | 4.29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1567 years | 0.12 years | 0.18 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.301 years | 0.2 years | 0.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2 years | 0.49 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.61 years | 5.89 years | 18.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.04 years | 19.33 years | 24.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4 years | 24.42 years | 28.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.01 years | 29.33 years | 32.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.45 years | 30.02 years | 36.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.04 years | 35.43 years | 36.41 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Japan?
- Survival ages across the population in Japan was 35.43 years in 2023, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.59 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 years in 1947.
- How does Japan rank for survival ages across the population?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.