Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan
Japan: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1960.
Japan ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.2% | — |
| 1961 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 78.7% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 94.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 94.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.3% | 75.2% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 82.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 88.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.3% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 92.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 5 French Polynesia 95.4% compare
- 6 Andorra 95.2% compare
- 7 San Marino 95.1% compare
- 9 Hong Kong 94.8% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 94.6% compare
- 11 Switzerland 94.6% compare
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Japan was 94.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.