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Japan Highest Dependency Ratio

Name: Japan Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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70.26 in 2021

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank

The highest dependency ratio in Japan was 70.26 in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 (70.26), 2022 (70.25), 2025 (70.21), 2024 (70.12), 2023 (70.10).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	70.21	+0.09	38th
2024	70.12	+0.02	174th
2023	70.10	−0.15	173rd
2022	70.25	−0.01	172nd
2021	70.26	+0.37	169th
2020	69.89	+0.41	168th
2019	69.48	+0.46	168th
2018	69.02	+0.71	166th
2017	68.31	+0.99	165th
2016	67.32	+1.30	164th
2015	66.02	+1.56	160th
2014	64.47	+1.86	157th
2013	62.61	+2.07	150th
2012	60.54	+1.95	142nd
2011	58.58	+1.18	137th
2010	57.40	+0.62	130th
2009	56.79	+1.06	126th
2008	55.73	+1.36	125th
2007	54.37	+1.36	114th
1960	55.22	–	26th
2006	53.01	+1.42	104th
1961	53.82	−1.41	22nd
2005	51.59	+1.30	89th
1962	51.40	−2.42	11th
2004	50.29	+0.94	74th
2003	49.35	+0.81	62nd
2002	48.53	+0.93	55th
2001	47.61	+0.93	43rd
1984	47.57	−0.36	23rd
1983	47.93	−0.44	21st
1982	48.37	+0.03	19th
1981	48.34	+0.19	17th
1980	48.15	+0.00	13th
1979	48.15	+0.23	9th
1963	49.00	−2.39	1st
2000	46.68	+0.80	35th
1977	47.54	+0.46	5th
1976	47.08	+0.52	5th
1999	45.88	+0.67	24th
1986	46.36	−0.75	22nd
1985	47.11	−0.46	25th
1978	47.92	+0.38	6th
1975	46.56	+0.58	3rd
1964	47.10	−1.90	1st
1998	45.21	+0.64	19th
1997	44.57	+0.62	14th
1987	45.51	−0.85	18th
1974	45.97	+0.69	3rd
1965	45.81	−1.29	1st
1996	43.95	+0.49	14th
1988	44.62	−0.89	17th
1973	45.28	+0.79	2nd
1972	44.50	+0.70	2nd
1966	44.62	−1.19	1st
1995	43.47	+0.33	12th
1994	43.14	+0.19	12th
1993	42.95	+0.06	13th
1992	42.89	−0.05	13th
1991	42.94	−0.29	12th
1990	43.23	−0.58	12th
1989	43.81	−0.81	14th
1971	43.80	+0.28	1st
1970	43.51	+0.00	1st
1969	43.51	−0.09	1st
1968	43.60	−0.24	1st
1967	43.84	−0.78	1st

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