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Australia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1988

1988Swap

AustraliaJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 1988, Australia has a population of 16.5 million and Japan 122.2 million; Japan is about 7.4 times the size of Australia.

The share aged 65 and over is 10.7% in Australia and 11.1% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 31.4 years in Australia and 36.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.84 in Australia and 1.63 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in Australia and 78.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Australia is projected to grow by 96.8% and that of Japan to shrink by 14.1% compared with 1988.

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

Key figures (1988)

AustraliaJapan
Population16.5 million122.2 million
Aged 0–1422.5%19.9%
Aged 15–6466.8%68.9%
Aged 65+10.7%11.1%
Median age31.4 yrs36.7 yrs
Old-age dependency16.016.1
Total fertility rate1.841.63
Life expectancy76.3 yrs78.5 yrs
Population growth+1.69%+0.41%
Net migration (per year)+153,330+51,154
GDP$1.8T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$65K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment4.1% (2025)2.5% (2025)

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