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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 1981

1981Swap

BrazilJapan

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

Brazil and Japan compared

In 1981, Brazil has a population of 122.6 million and Japan 118.7 million; the two are about the same size.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.5% in Brazil and 9.2% in Japan, 5.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 20.3 years in Brazil and 33.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.94 in Brazil and 1.72 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years in Brazil and 76.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 77.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 11.5% compared with 1981.

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

Key figures (1981)

BrazilJapan
Population122.6 million118.7 million
Aged 0–1438.3%23.3%
Aged 15–6458.2%67.5%
Aged 65+3.5%9.2%
Median age20.3 yrs33.0 yrs
Old-age dependency6.113.6
Total fertility rate3.941.72
Life expectancy62.3 yrs76.6 yrs
Population growth+2.31%+0.43%
Net migration (per year)-65,971-278,525
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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