๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japanvs๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

Total Population
122,427,730
47,850,792
Japan is 2.6ร— Spain
Median age
51.2 years
47.3 years
3.9 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
30.20%
22.16%
8.0 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
-0.55%
-0.08%
0.47 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
Japan Spain
Young Population 11.05%13,524,677 12.33%5,899,361
Working Age Population 58.76%71,934,032 65.51%31,346,454
Elderly Population 30.20%36,969,021 22.16%10,604,977

In 2026, the median age is 51.2 years in Japan and 47.3 years in Spain.Japan already reached Spainโ€™s current median age in 2017, about 9 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Japan peaks in 2009 at 128,192,471.The total population of Spain peaks in 2023 at 47,911,583.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Japan will be 95.0%, and 37.48% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Spain will be 90.7%, and 36.06% of the population will be elderly.

Japan Spain
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1963โ€“2003 1991โ€“2014
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1970 1950 or earlier
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 1994 2 years later 1992
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2005 2022 17 years later