Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of Japan. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's population and age distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. The World Bank's population estimates are from various sources including the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects; census reports and statistical publications from national statistical offices; Eurostat's Demographic Statistics; United Nations Statistical Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years); U.S. Census Bureau: International Database; and Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Statistics and Demography Programme.

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Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:

48.869

Minimum:

43.017

jan 1, 1993

Maximum:

64.467

jan 1, 2016

At the date of observation

Value

Absolute change

Change from the previous value

jan 1, 1961

55.97

+55.97

0.0%

jan 1, 1962

54.161

-1.809

-3.23%

jan 1, 1963

52.215

-1.947

-3.59%

jan 1, 1964

50.264

-1.951

-3.74%

jan 1, 1965

48.538

-1.726

-3.43%

jan 1, 1966

47.155

-1.383

-2.85%

jan 1, 1967

46.398

-0.758

-1.61%

jan 1, 1968

45.763

-0.635

-1.37%

jan 1, 1969

45.329

-0.434

-0.95%

jan 1, 1970

45.157

-0.172

-0.38%

jan 1, 1971

45.251

+0.094

0.21%

jan 1, 1972

45.424

+0.173

0.38%

jan 1, 1973

45.915

+0.491

1.08%

jan 1, 1974

46.571

+0.656

1.43%

jan 1, 1975

47.153

+0.581

1.25%

jan 1, 1976

47.529

+0.376

0.8%

jan 1, 1977

48.192

+0.663

1.39%

jan 1, 1978

48.437

+0.245

0.51%

jan 1, 1979

48.415

-0.022

-0.05%

jan 1, 1980

48.364

-0.051

-0.1%

jan 1, 1981

48.384

+0.02

0.04%

jan 1, 1982

47.921

-0.463

-0.96%

jan 1, 1983

47.719

-0.202

-0.42%

jan 1, 1984

47.589

-0.131

-0.27%

jan 1, 1985

47.269

-0.32

-0.67%

jan 1, 1986

46.675

-0.594

-1.26%

jan 1, 1987

46.191

-0.484

-1.04%

jan 1, 1988

45.428

-0.762

-1.65%

jan 1, 1989

44.548

-0.88

-1.94%

jan 1, 1990

43.823

-0.725

-1.63%

jan 1, 1991

43.395

-0.427

-0.98%

jan 1, 1992

43.072

-0.323

-0.74%

jan 1, 1993

43.017

-0.056

-0.13%

jan 1, 1994

43.177

+0.16

0.37%

jan 1, 1995

43.441

+0.264

0.61%

jan 1, 1996

43.753

+0.311

0.72%

jan 1, 1997

44.188

+0.435

1.0%

jan 1, 1998

44.712

+0.524

1.19%

jan 1, 1999

45.301

+0.589

1.32%

jan 1, 2000

45.943

+0.642

1.42%

jan 1, 2001

46.638

+0.694

1.51%

jan 1, 2002

47.364

+0.726

1.56%

jan 1, 2003

48.109

+0.745

1.57%

jan 1, 2004

48.899

+0.791

1.64%

jan 1, 2005

49.765

+0.866

1.77%

jan 1, 2006

50.717

+0.951

1.91%

jan 1, 2007

51.685

+0.968

1.91%

jan 1, 2008

52.759

+1.074

2.08%

jan 1, 2009

53.96

+1.201

2.28%

jan 1, 2010

55.311

+1.35

2.5%

jan 1, 2011

56.819

+1.508

2.73%

jan 1, 2012

58.245

+1.426

2.51%

jan 1, 2013

59.79

+1.545

2.65%

jan 1, 2014

61.401

+1.611

2.69%

jan 1, 2015

62.985

+1.584

2.58%