Age structure Japan, in 31 editions.

0-14 years: 16% (female 9,955,603; male 10,542,973) (male 10,121,414; female 9,644,243)
15-64 years: 69% (female 43,377,425; male 43,843,645) (male 43,624,464; female 43,359,249)
65 years and over: 15% (female 10,514,017; male 7,272,829) (male 7,737,781; female 10,962,552) (July 1995
1996 est.)

0-14 years: 16% 15% (male 10,121,414; 9,931,114; female 9,644,243) 9,464,940)
15-64 years: 69% (male 43,624,464; 43,577,219; female 43,359,249) 43,250,874)
65 years and over: 15% 16% (male 7,737,781; 8,089,200; female 10,962,552) 11,419,447) (July 1997
1996 est.)

0-14 years: 15% (male 9,931,114; 9,802,921; female 9,464,940) 9,342,254)
15-64 years: 69% (male 43,577,219; 43,486,840; female 43,250,874) 43,135,979)
65 years and over: 16% (male 8,089,200; 8,388,242; female 11,419,447) 11,775,297) (July 1997 1998
est.)

0-14 years: 15% (male 9,802,921; 9,697,851; female 9,342,254) 9,242,027)
15-64 years: 69% 68% (male 43,486,840; 43,405,024; female 43,135,979) 43,023,885)
65 years and over: 16% 17% (male 8,388,242; 8,686,347; female 11,775,297) (July 1998 12,126,943) (1999
est.)

0-14 years: 15% (male 9,697,851; 9,575,637; female 9,242,027) 9,105,713)
15-64 years: 68% (male 43,405,024; 43,363,054; female 43,023,885) 42,980,253)
65 years and over: 17% (male 8,686,347; 9,024,015; female 12,126,943) (1999
12,501,304) (2000 est.)

0-14 years: 15% 14.64% (male 9,575,637; 9,510,296; female 9,105,713)
9,043,074) 15-64 years: 68% 67.83% (male 43,363,054; 43,202,513; female 42,980,253)
42,790,187) 65 years and over: 17% 17.53% (male 9,024,015; 9,351,340; female 12,501,304) (2000 12,874,252) (2001 est.)

0-14 years: 14.64% 14.5% (male 9,510,296; 9,465,282; female 9,043,074) 8,999,888)
15-64 years: 67.83% 67.5% (male 43,202,513; 43,027,320; female 42,790,187) 42,586,112)
65 years and over: 17.53% 18% (male 9,351,340; 9,664,112; female 12,874,252) (2001 13,231,914) (2002 est.)

0-14 years: 14.5% 14.4% (male 9,465,282; 9,368,132; female 8,999,888) 8,906,024)
15-64 years: 67.5% 67% (male 43,027,320; 42,852,204; female 42,586,112) 42,368,109)
65 years and over: 18% 18.6% (male 9,664,112; 9,945,638; female 13,231,914) (2002 13,774,392) (2003 est.)

0-14 years: 14.4% 14.3% (male 9,368,132; 9,337,867; female 8,906,024) 8,876,996)
15-64 years: 67% 66.7% (male 42,852,204; 42,697,264; female 42,368,109) 42,196,835)
65 years and over: 18.6% 19% (male 9,945,638; 10,169,190; female 13,774,392) (2003 14,054,850) (2004 est.)

0-14 years: 14.3% (male 9,337,867; female 8,876,996) 9,328,584/female 8,866,772)
15-64 years: 66.7% 66.2% (male 42,697,264; female 42,196,835) 42,462,533/female 41,942,835)
65 years and over: 19% 19.5% (male 10,169,190; female 14,054,850) (2004 10,435,284/female 14,381,236) (2005 est.)

0-14 years: 14.3% 14.2% (male 9,328,584/female 8,866,772) 9,309,524/female 8,849,476)
15-64 years: 66.2% 65.7% (male 42,462,533/female 41,942,835) 42,158,122/female 41,611,754)
65 years and over: 19.5% 20% (male 10,435,284/female 14,381,236) (2005 10,762,585/female 14,772,150) (2006 est.)

0-14 years: 14.2% 13.8% (male 9,309,524/female 8,849,476) 9,024,344/female 8,553,700)
15-64 years: 65.7% 65.2% (male 42,158,122/female 41,611,754) 41,841,760/female 41,253,968)
65 years and over: 20% 21% (male 10,762,585/female 14,772,150) (2006 11,312,492/female 15,447,230) (2007 est.)

0-14 years: 13.8% 13.7% (male 9,024,344/female 8,553,700) 8,926,439/female 8,460,629)
15-64 years: 65.2% 64.7% (male 41,841,760/female 41,253,968) 41,513,061/female 40,894,057)
65 years and over: 21% 21.6% (male 11,312,492/female 15,447,230) (2007 11,643,845/female 15,850,388) (2008 est.)

0-14 years: 13.7%
13.5% (male 8,926,439/female 8,460,629) 8,804,465/female 8,344,800)
15-64 years: 64.7%
64.3% (male 41,513,061/female 40,894,057) 41,187,425/female 40,533,876)
65 years and over: 21.6%
22.2% (male 11,643,845/female 15,850,388) (2008 11,964,694/female 16,243,419) (2009 est.)

0-14 years:
13.5% (male 8,804,465/female 8,344,800)
15-64 years:
64.3% (male 41,187,425/female 40,533,876)
65 years and over:
22.2% (male 11,964,694/female 16,243,419) (2009 (2010 est.)

0-14 years:
13.5% 13.1% (male 8,804,465/female 8,344,800) 8,521,571/female 8,076,173)
15-64 years:
64.3% 64% (male 41,187,425/female 40,533,876) 40,815,840/female 40,128,235)
65 years and over:
22.2% 22.9% (male 11,964,694/female 16,243,419) (2010 12,275,829/female 16,658,016) (2011 est.)

0-14 years:
13.1% 13.5% (male 8,521,571/female 8,076,173) 8,927,803/ female 8,268,937)
15-64 years:
64% 62.6% (male 40,815,840/female 40,128,235) 39,850,531/ female 39,909,944)
65 years and over:
22.9% 23.9% (male 12,275,829/female 16,658,016) (2011 13,097,558/ female 17,313,315) (2012 est.)

0-14 years:
13.5% 13.4% (male 8,927,803/ female 8,268,937) 8,808,568/female 8,204,514)
15-64 15-24 years:
62.6% 9.7% (male 39,850,531/ female 39,909,944) 6,394,809/female 5,958,408)
25-54 years:
38.3% (male 24,149,308/female 24,588,409)
55-64 years:
13.8% (male 8,785,719/female 8,786,968)
65 years and over:
23.9% 24.8% (male 13,097,558/ female 17,313,315) (2012 13,656,792/female 17,919,580) (2013 est.)

0-14 years:
13.4% 13.2% (male 8,808,568/female 8,204,514) 8,681,728/female 8,132,809)
15-24 years:
9.7% (male 6,394,809/female 5,958,408) 6,429,429/female 5,890,991)
25-54 years:
38.3% 38.1% (male 24,149,308/female 24,588,409) 23,953,643/female 24,449,655)
55-64 years:
13.8% 13.2% (male 8,785,719/female 8,786,968) 8,413,872/female 8,400,953)
65 years and over:
24.8% (male 13,656,792/female 17,919,580) (2013 14,218,655/female 18,531,653) (2014 est.)

0-14 years:
13.2% 13.11% (male 8,681,728/female 8,132,809) 8,582,648/female 8,051,706)
15-24 years:
9.7% 9.68% (male 6,429,429/female 5,890,991) 6,436,948/female 5,846,808)
25-54 years:
38.1% 37.87% (male 23,953,643/female 24,449,655) 23,764,421/female 24,297,773)
55-64 years:
13.2% 12.76% (male 8,413,872/female 8,400,953) 8,104,835/female 8,084,317)
65 years and over:
24.8% 26.59% (male 14,218,655/female 18,531,653) (2014 14,693,811/female 19,056,392) (2015 est.)

0-14 years: 13.11% 12.97% (male 8,582,648/female 8,051,706) 8,472,869/female 7,963,782)
15-24 years: 9.68% 9.67% (male 6,436,948/female 5,846,808) 6,436,935/female 5,813,222)
25-54 years: 37.87% 37.68% (male 23,764,421/female 24,297,773) 23,593,194/female 24,145,406)
55-64 years: 12.76% 12.4% (male 8,104,835/female 8,084,317) 7,867,611/female 7,840,141)
65 years and over: 26.59% 27.28% (male 14,693,811/female 19,056,392) (2015 15,080,738/female 19,488,235) (2016 est.)

0-14 years: 12.97% 12.84% (male 8,472,869/female 7,963,782) 8,361,611/female 7,875,045)
15-24 years: 9.67% 9.64% (male 6,436,935/female 5,813,222) 6,417,085/female 5,778,904)
25-54 years: 37.68% 37.5% (male 23,593,194/female 24,145,406) 23,435,323/female 23,980,781)
55-64 years: 12.4% 12.15% (male 7,867,611/female 7,840,141) 7,692,424/female 7,665,157)
65 years and over: 27.28% 27.87% (male 15,080,738/female 19,488,235) (2016 15,397,309/female 19,847,759) (2017 est.)

0-14 years: 12.71% 12.49% (male 8,251,336 /female 7,787,234) 8,047,183/female 7,623,767)
15-24 years: 9.63% 9.47% (male 6,397,995 /female 5,746,140) 6,254,352/female 5,635,377)
25-54 years: 37.28% 36.8% (male 23,246,562 /female 23,784,273) 22,867,385/female 23,317,140)
55-64 years: 12.01% 12.06% (male 7,588,597 /female 7,563,245) 7,564,067/female 7,570,732)
65 years and over: 28.38% 29.18% (male 15,655,860 /female 20,146,914) (2018 16,034,973/female 20,592,496) (2020 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Japan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

0-14 years: 12.29% 12.1% (male 7,835,474/female 7,370,449) 7,701,196/female 7,239,389)
15-64 years: 58.49% 58.4% (male 36,378,186/female 35,981,176) 36,197,840/female 35,777,966)
65 years and over: 29.22% (2023 29.5% (2024 est.) (male 15,909,031/female 20,244,922) 15,976,233/female 20,309,321)