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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 1955

1955Swap

BrazilJapan

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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.

Brazil and Japan compared

In 1955, Brazil has a population of 61.2 million and Japan 91.9 million; Japan is about 1.5 times the size of Brazil.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.4% in Brazil and 5.2% in Japan, 2.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.3 years in Brazil and 23.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.08 in Brazil and 2.35 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 50.9 years in Brazil and 65.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 255.9% and that of Japan to grow by 14.3% compared with 1955.

GDP per person is $11K in Brazil (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1955)

BrazilJapan
Population61.2 million91.9 million
Aged 0–1443.2%33.5%
Aged 15–6454.4%61.2%
Aged 65+2.4%5.2%
Median age18.3 yrs23.5 yrs
Old-age dependency4.48.6
Total fertility rate6.082.35
Life expectancy50.9 yrs65.7 yrs
Population growth+3.06%+1.08%
Net migration (per year)+12,501-95,975
GDP$2.28T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$11K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment6% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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