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Japan: Age dependency ratio, young

19.12percent · 2025-10.3% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Japan from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202519.123
202419.455
202319.815
202220.189
202120.513
202020.762
201920.959
201821.113
201721.22
201621.289
201521.325
201421.332
201321.285
201221.185
201121.075
201021.046
200921.098
200821.074
200720.985
200620.915
200520.848
200420.803
200320.831
200220.907
200120.986
200021.093
199921.271
199821.512
199721.777
199622.069
199522.434
199422.885
199323.441
199224.104
199124.865
199025.811
198926.969
198828.265
198729.565
198630.787
198531.882
198432.762
198333.496
198234.215
198134.54
198034.717
197935.055
197835.197
197735.205
197635.118
197534.946
197434.672
197334.284
197233.82
197133.443
197033.379
196933.534
196833.799
196734.223
196635.217
196536.578
196437.992
196339.966
196242.384
196144.822
196046.308

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, young. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-young (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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