World Population PyramidsPopulation pyramids and indicators by country and year日本語

Australia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1958

1958Swap

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 1958, Australia has a population of 9.7 million and Japan 94.5 million; Japan is about 9.7 times the size of Australia.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.5% in Australia and 5.4% in Japan, 3.1 points higher in Australia. The median age is 30.0 years in Australia and 24.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.42 in Australia and 2.10 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.9 years in Australia and 67.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Australia is projected to grow by 232.3% and that of Japan to grow by 11.2% compared with 1958.

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

Key figures (1958)

AustraliaJapan
Population9.7 million94.5 million
Aged 0–1429.8%31.2%
Aged 15–6461.7%63.4%
Aged 65+8.5%5.4%
Median age30.0 yrs24.7 yrs
Old-age dependency13.88.6
Total fertility rate3.422.10
Life expectancy70.9 yrs67.0 yrs
Population growth+2.12%+0.82%
Net migration (per year)+71,921-229,568
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.

Compare other years