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Australia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1954

1954Swap

AustraliaJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

Australia and Japan compared

In 1954, Australia has a population of 8.9 million and Japan 90.9 million; Japan is about 10 times the size of Australia.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.3% in Australia and 5.1% in Japan, 3.2 points higher in Australia. The median age is 30.2 years in Australia and 23.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.19 in Australia and 2.47 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in Australia and 64.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Australia is projected to grow by 263.7% and that of Japan to grow by 15.6% compared with 1954.

GDP per person is $65K in Australia (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1954)

AustraliaJapan
Population8.9 million90.9 million
Aged 0–1428.4%34.1%
Aged 15–6463.4%60.7%
Aged 65+8.3%5.1%
Median age30.2 yrs23.2 yrs
Old-age dependency13.18.5
Total fertility rate3.192.47
Life expectancy69.9 yrs64.5 yrs
Population growth+2.13%+1.14%
Net migration (per year)+72,256-68,802
GDP$1.8T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$65K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment4.1% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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